http://www.connectingart.org/connecting-broadband/does-connecting-to-broadband-incur-a-phone-call-cost-like-dialup-does Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:54:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.connectingart.org/connecting-broadband/does-connecting-to-broadband-incur-a-phone-call-cost-like-dialup-does/comment-page-1#comment-1482 Kahlo Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:38:59 +0000 http://www.connectingart.org/connecting-broadband/does-connecting-to-broadband-incur-a-phone-call-cost-like-dialup-does#comment-1482 No. They are generally "always on" connections. Unlike dial-up, which dials a phone number to make a connection, cable and dsl do not make phone calls and generally do not charge to make connections. They are always connected separately from the actual phone line. One minute of connection costs just as much as a thousand minutes. You can turn it on and off ad nauseam without additional charges.<br><b>References : </b><br>Check with your service provider. They'll be happy to tell you the details. No.
They are generally "always on" connections. Unlike dial-up, which dials a phone number to make a connection, cable and dsl do not make phone calls and generally do not charge to make connections. They are always connected separately from the actual phone line. One minute of connection costs just as much as a thousand minutes. You can turn it on and off ad nauseam without additional charges.
References :
Check with your service provider. They’ll be happy to tell you the details.

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