Dial up
Dial up
ADSL via Paradyne hardware
Used dedicated copper lines
Top speed was 7000K
Average speed was 2000K
Top range 6 km with MVL
Dedicated
IBM RS6000 AIX Servers
Linux PCs with Raid disk arrays
Email, Newsgroups, Hosting
Custom products like FamilyNet
Game servers such as Kali
Sophisticated quality control
Servers
14.4K, 28.8K, 56K or v.90
Initially used consumer grade
Upgraded to rack mount design
Almost 5000 phone lines
Extremely cost effective
12:1 Modem to customer ratio
Very few busy signals