How DSL Works

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) gives you broadband access over your existing
copper telephone wires. A DSL connection to the Internet is a high-speed, 'always on'
(you don't need to dial up your ISP each time you want to connect) connection that lets
you use your telephone line for making and receiving calls AND for Internet access simultaneously.

For DSL to work, you need a computer running Windows 98 or higher or Mac OS 9 or higher,
a telephone line at your house, which is supplied by your telephone company
and a DSL account with Humboldt Internet. Humboldt Internet
will then enable your phone line to be DSL capable if you are within an area serviceable
by DSL. It takes 5 business days to install the DSL on your existing phone line once you place
the order. If there are any difficulties, however, it could take up to 10 business days.

Once your DSL account is active, you put filters (we supply you with two) on your phone jacks
and then attach the DSL modem to your computer.

At the phone jack in your wall, you will plug in the filter. You need a filter on all the jacks in your
house you have phones on. If you need more than two, they are available for $7 each.

On the other end of the splitter are two labeled ports, one labeled DSL and the
other labeled phone. You will plug the phone into the phone port and the DSL modem
into the DSL port.

You then will plug an ethernet cord supplied by us into the DSL modem and plug the other end
of the cord into your computer's ethernet card. If you do not have an ethernet card
in your computer, you will need to purchase one and install it. They cost approximately $20
and are easily installed.

Most customers can do the self-install, but we are available to come out to your
house to do an on premises install for a fee.

Please call us at 825-4638 to see if your phone line is within the DSL service area.