Hi speed internet access offered by the telco's (DSL), Cable TV, and the new kid on the block, Satellite TV are all broadband. In my area, DSL is limited to 6Mbps, Cable is limited to 8Mbps. Cable is good if the run you're on is not over populated. The more users on line, the slower the speed, less users the faster, up to the limit. With DSL the speed isn't affected by the number of users on line, but by the distance from the central office, SLAM and other switch traffic. At my previous address, I was at the end of the line, and the speed was slow 400 - 900Kbps for 384Kbps to 1.5Mbps service. I have sinced moved and am closer to the central office, my speed is now 1.9 - 2.8Mbps for 1.5 to 3.0Mbps service. Hope to upgrade to 6Mbps later. The slowest DSL or Cable is still better than dial-up.