Compaq Presarios Can Now Connect to High-Speed DSL Service with Simple Software Download
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1999--
Presario Internet PCs Fully Compatible with DSL Services Offered by Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and BellSouth
Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) today announced the availability of software that enables owners of selected Presario PC models to activate an "always on" high-speed DSL Internet connection. The new software allows Presario PCs equipped with the 6.0MB Max Digital DSL/56K modem to download from the Internet at up to 6 megabits per second(1) using G.DMT full-rate DSL services. For details on downloading this software, please visit Compaq's Web site at: compaq.com.
The new software is available for Compaq Presario PCs equipped with the 6.0MB Max Digital DSL/56K modem, which was integrated into Presario models 5690, 5695, and 5697, and is available through Compaq's "Built For You" kiosks and web site. Compaq has worked with Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and BellSouth in offering GDMT full-rate services compatible with Compaq Presario PCs.
"With today's announcement Compaq and its partners, Alcatel Microelectronics and Conexant Systems Inc., are enabling more Presario customers to capitalize on the rapidly growing availability of DSL as a powerful consumer vehicle to get high-speed, low-cost access to the Internet," said Tom Mitchell, Vice President, Consumer Desktop Development, Compaq Computer Corporation.
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