Through our partnership with Con Edison and Ambient Corporation, EarthLink can now bring high speed power line Internet access to your home. This new technology sends the Internet signal over Con Edison power lines and utilizes a special modem to give you access from any power outlet in your home!

Whether you live in a single family home or high-rise apartment, all you need is electric power, a specially configured Ambient modem (which we’ll provide to you at no additional cost), and an EarthLink High Speed power line Internet access account (which will be established FREE for all trial participants).

Here’s how it work:



Internet Backbone: A high capacity data transmission line that carries data to and from communities. An Internet backbone is the data equivalent of a high voltage power line.
Power Line Communications (PLC) Equipment: The PLC equipment transfers the Internet signal onto the electric power line and allows for two-way communication flow.
“Last Mile”: Repeaters amplify the data signals along medium voltage power lines -- also used to carry power from your community into your neighborhood.
“Last Inch”: PLC communication equipment safely bypasses data signals from the medium voltage power lines to the low voltage power lines that carry power -- and the data signals -- into your home.
BPL Modem: The Broadband over Power Line (BPL) modem plugs into a standard electrical outlet in your home -- and sends and receives signals to and from your low voltage power line.
 

Getting started is as easy as 1-2-3. Our Quick Start Guide will help you get up and running in just 3 easy steps:

Step 1: Connect your modem.

Step 2: Install the EarthLink software.

Step 3: Check your Internet connection.

And if you do experience a problem, a qualified EarthLink representative will be happy to talk you through it.
 




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