What are the options for the Internet connection speed of my ISP?

What are the options for the Internet connection speed of my ISP?

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Well the three basics options for the Internet connection speed of my ISP would be dial up, DSL and broadband. Dial-up is waning thankfully, though it is still somewhat functional for basic email and messaging purposes. If you're really interested in experiencing the World Wide Web dial-up is really not something you want to be using, and you're probably not watching me on dial-up right now. DSL was the real first wide distribution of broadband that was made available and there are a lot of different DSL speeds that are becoming increasingly available as telephone companies build in more and more switching stations and improve the technology moving from old style phone technology to fiber optic. In some areas fiber optic technology is beginning to kick in as it's being deployed by phone companies and if you can avail yourself of the opportunity to go fiber optic I would definitely look into it because those speeds are outrageous. Cable is also a good way to explore getting online and getting broadband. If you're really aggressive, or in a business situation you may want to consider looking at a T1 or a T3 line, especially because you then have the possibility of combining both broadband internet service with voice over internet service, all on the same data back bone.