what is narrowband -i have heard of broadband but what is the difference in these 2?

Answer 1

Narrowband (narrow bandwidth) refers to a signal which occupies only a small amount of space on the radio spectrum — the opposite of broadband or wideband.Narrowband can also be used with the audio spectrum to describe sounds which occupy a narrow range of frequencies.It is also very often used to describe radio antennas, called narrowband when they are designed specifically for one frequency or channel only instead of a wide range.

Broadband in general electronics and telecommunications is a term which refers to a signal or circuit which includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies.The wider the bandwidth, the more information can be carried.

Broadband Internet access, often shortened to "broadband Internet" or just "broadband", is a high data-transmission rate internet connection. DSL and cable modem, both popular consumer broadband technologies, are typically capable of transmitting 256 kilobits per second or more, starting at approximately four times the speed of a modem using a standard digital telephone line.

Answer 2

Narrowband is Dial up. It's much slower than broadband, and your phone line is in constant use. It's how we used to connect to the internet before broadband.

Answer 3

It is purely about the amount of 'traffic' that the line is capable of holding.

Narrowbad ie: Dial-up, has to convert digital signals into analouge audio 'pulses'. due to the sensitivity of such equipment there is only so many times an audio signal can pulse per second before the pulses merge(creating an undecipherable garble).

Broadband by-passes this by staying 'digital' and achieves a much higher data transfer rate.

it is best to think of digital(ie:binary) as a lightswitch. it has two possible states. on or off. yes or no. 0 or 1.
for analouge, think of a 'dimmer' switch. it has more than the 'on - off' state. there are degrees of on/off.

Answer 4

narrowband is dial up hun, it is slower than broadband and uses a dial up connection, it uses up your phoneline so you cant recieve calls.

Answer 5

the diff is speed