Broadband Property (.NET)

Type: Boolean

Returns True if the visitor is using a broadband connection such as DSL, cable, T1 or other high-speed internet connectivity. Otherwise it returns False.

Tip: See the section on Detecting Connection Speeds and Dial-up Users for a detailed discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using this property compared to the ConnectionSpeed and ConnectionType properties.

C# Example 1:

In this example we check to see if the visitor is on a broadband connection. If so we redirect them to a different page on the site:

ExtendedOptions options = new ExtendedOptions();

options.AddProperties("Broadband");

ExtendedBrowserObj extBrow = BrowserObj.GetExtendedBrowser(options);

if (extBrow.Broadband == false)

Response.Redirect("/slowpage.aspx");

<html> Page for broadband users goes here </html>

Example 2:

In this example we check to see if the visitor is on a broadband connection. If so we dynamically send Flash content to the browser, otherwise we send a static image.

ExtendedOptions options = new ExtendedOptions();

options.AddProperties("Broadband");

ExtendedBrowserObj extBrow = BrowserObj.GetExtendedBrowser(options);

<html>

<% if (extBrow.Broadband == true) { %>

<% } else { %>

<% } %>

</html>

Special notes for this property:

If the user’s JavaScript and/or images are disabled this property will always return False.
If the user is on broadband, but the connection is not very good and/or there is high latency (as the case may be with certain wireless networks) this property may return False despite the user technically being on a broadband connection.