Information AboutEarthlink |
EarthLink (), is an Internet Service Provider headquartered in Atlanta , Georgia , USA . It claims 5.4 million members (2004 estimate). BUSINESS .]] EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including Dial-up , DSL , Satellite , and Cable . EarthLink also offers different types of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services. One type provides both DSL and home voice service which makes VOIP service practical for DSL users. The support section of the EarthLink Web site has detailed instructions for configuring Windows and Mac OS to access the company's network, either with the EarthLink software or with those operating systems' standard networking features. Linux is not listed on EarthLink's support pages. In addition to selling the company's various Internet connections online and by phone, EarthLink operates retail kiosks in all Fry's Electronics stores, manned by two to five representatives directly employed by EarthLink, rather than Fry's. For signing up in-store, EarthLink offers customers special promotions not available elsewhere (including cash back and extended discounts). Services sold at the kiosks include PeoplePC dial-up, PeoplePC Accelerated dial-up, EarthLink Accelerated dial-up, EarthLink High Speed (including Cable, DSL, and Satellite), and EarthLink Wireless's AirCard , which provides Internet service over digital cellular signals across the United States. EarthLink provides the large majority of its users with free anti-virus software (Windows 2000 & XP only). HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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