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What Is Telephone Banking?

Telephone banking is a feature offered by many banks to make it more convenient for their clients. It involves the use of a touch-tone telephone to conduct different types of banking transactions. It is related to online banking features, although one does not need the Internet to engage in...

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What Is ISDN?

ISDN, which stands for Integrated Services Digital Network, is a particular kind of digital phone and internet service that was the first technology to be introduced prior to ADSL or asynchronous digital subscriber line. The introduction of ADSL has largely made ISDN obsolete. In a normal...

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What Is a DSL Filter?

A DSL filter is a small device used attached in-line in order to help filter out and clean any kind of line interference to any kind of regular phone equipment. This device, which is also known as a micro-filter, is used when the DSL service shares the same line as the telephone. A DSL filter may...

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What Is a T1 Line?

A T1 line is a type of telephone line. It is made of copper or fiber optic material, which enables it to transmit more data than the standard telephone line. It is often called the T-carrier line. Most T1 lines are made of twisted copper. This has been the industry practice for several decades....

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...

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How Does the Internet Work?

The Internet is an international network that uses particular data transfer processes and online protocols to create a standard communication highway. The Internet would not be possible without powerful telephone lines such as T3 lines which have the capacity to transfer data at high speeds (an...

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What Is a Property Easement?

A property easement is the right to use a certain portion of a real estate property for a specific purpose and without having to own it. Easements are commonly involved in determining and seeking access to a property owned by another individual. Originally, there are only four types of easement....

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Study: Both Adults and Teens Text While Driving

As cited on RideLust, a recent study by Pew Research revealed that both teen drivers and their adult counterparts text while driving in equal numbers.  Fourteen percent of teens and adults admitted to the dangerous practice, but the rates of speaking on a cell phone while driving were...

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Researchers Blame Cell Phones for Decline in Bee Populations

Researchers blame cell phones for decline in bee populations.  A group of scientists from the British Bee Association have noticed a sharp decline in bee populations in the United Kingdom.  As of 2009, bee populations dropped by 17 percent in the United Kingdom and nearly 30 percent within...

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What Is HSDPA?

High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (often abbreviated as HSDFPA) is one of the most recently released forms of protocol for sending mobile telephone data. HSDPA is classified under 3.5G or generation technology. In a nutshell, it allows users to download data into their cell phones at the same...