Getting a new phone number is more convenient and quicker. However, if you want to use an existing phone number you can port that to the new provider as well. Just keep it connected until the porting process is completed which usually takes two to three weeks. Once it’s ported over you can disconnect the previous telephone provider.

Telecommunication is a highly and strictly regulated industry and it’s subjected to various laws, regulations, and taxes at various levels. As a result, home phone providers charge applicable taxes and fees so that they can comply with laws and regulations mandated by the government.

Bundling up the DSL with a home phone would be a financial decision. By using the same line for both services, there won’t be any disruption in either of the services. And you could save a fairly good amount at the end of the year. If you like to do casual gaming, video-calling and downloading DSL is for you. It’s faster and more reliable than the Satellite Internet and dial-up connections. It’s also just like the home phone. Every subscriber gets a dedicated line for their Internet as well. So that provides better quality and faster speeds consequently.

There is no link between a data transfer of a home phone and DSL so the upload and download speeds wouldn’t be affected even if you get the home phone through the same line. Both operate at different frequencies so they don’t interfere with each other. DSL works at a fairly higher frequency which makes it a lot faster than voice. And the closer the DSL connection is to the ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) location, the faster it is.

With DSL, subscribers receive a fast connection via a phone jack on an existing phone line. DSL operates within the higher frequencies in which the telephone doesn’t so you can use the Internet while making phone calls as well. It has a fairly wide availability spectrum and it’s less costly than Satellite Internet which requires a dish as well. With DSL, every subscriber has a dedicated line, just like the phone service. So a lot of people online at the same time wouldn’t put a heavier demand on DSL lines.

A landline telephone is a phone that uses a metallic wire or in some cases optical fiber telephone line for transmission as distinguished from a mobile cellular line, which uses radio waves for transmission. So basically, it’s a hard-wired phone connection.