There's a little old lady in Sweden who can surf the Internet at the astonishing speed of 40 gigabits per second. A new experimental technique developed by her son Peter gives Sigbritt Lothberg, 75, the fastest home Internet connection anywhere on the planet. She could download an entire movie in less than 2 seconds but she only uses it to read newspapers online.

Such incredible speeds may be available for our own particular uses someday, but not soon. A consortium of leading research institutions called Internet2 is developing one of the fastest networks around. It putters along at "only" 10 gigabits. Like the original Internet, it’s for crunching vast amounts of data by universities and research labs for fields like particle physics and imaging.

Qwest, the major local telecommunications company, is helping build Intenet2's "Abilene backbone", the fiber-cable network capable of such speeds. But for home users, those speeds are still a long way off due to technical problems. DSL connections rely on the distance from the nearest phone office to the user, so even the lowest speeds may not be available everywhere. It also depends on the services of an ISP such as SWCP for Internet access.

For years, Southwest Cyberport has proudly partnered with Qwest to bring residential broadband to all of New Mexico. New areas are being added all the time -- several neighborhoods in and around Santa Fe should be getting it soon, for instance.  

How it works
SWCP/Qwest DSL uses your existing phone lines to put a DSL signal on your phone line, which does not interfere with talking on your phone or even sending or receiving faxes. This signal allows you to use the Internet at speeds starting at 256K, and ranging up to a blazing fast 3-7Mbps. These highest residential speeds currently being offered, though nowhere near Mrs. Lothberg’s, should be fast enough for even the most demanding home user.

A DSL Router is required, and can be ordered with your service. It keeps you connected to the Internet all the time, so that when you go to use your computer, there's no waiting to connect.

DSL routers are also available with wireless, so that you can connect to your high-speed Internet without an Ethernet cable (provided you have a wireless card in your computer).

SWCP also provides 3 line filters with our DSL routers to plug into your telephone, fax or answering machine, so that the DSL signal doesn’t interfere with their normal functioning.

Most home users should be able to set it up themselves. With certain services, such as an alarm system that uses the telephone line also, you may require an onsite installation by a technician, but special offers may apply for that as well. Southwest Cyberport will send out a technician to install your Qwest DSL circuit for only $75!

Do you depend solely on your cellphone? You may get SWCP/ Qwest DSL even if you don’t use a phone line. If a Qwest line goes to the house, Standalone DSL may be available, but it wil be slightly more expensive.

DSL service, because it involves both SWCP and Qwest, is billed a little differently from our other services. The DSL Line charge appears on your Qwest telephone bill, while the DSL ISP fee (the actual connection to the Internet) will be on your SWCP bill. In most cases, the SWCP charge will replace your Dial-up plan, since you won't need to dial-up anymore from the location where you get SWCP/Qwest DSL installed.

Call SWCP to order! You can also order DSL directly from Qwest, however, you must ask for SWCP to be your ISP.

Call us at 505-232-7992 for more information or to pre-qualify for this service. We track all specials and will apply them to automatically to your order. Or see our website: www.swcp.com .