Editing DSLReports (section)

{{Short description|Telecommunications information service}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox website
| name = DSLReports
| logo = DSLReports logo.png
| logocaption = 
| screenshot = DSLReports_website_screenshot.png
| caption = Screenshot of DSLReports as of December 22, 2015.
| url = https://www.dslreports.com/
| commercial = Yes
| type = [[Consumer advocacy]]
| registration = Optional
| language = English
| num_users = 1.8&nbsp;million
| author = Justin Beech<ref>{{cite news | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/cyber/bonus/1101/broadband-suits-you.htm | title = Which broadband flavor suits you? | date= November 12, 2001 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = USA Today | author = Edward C. Baig }}</ref>
| editor = Karl Bode (2001–2018)<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-15-fi-lazarus15-story.html | title = Tiered pricing seems like a plan to Net extra cash | date= April 15, 2009 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | author = David Lazarus }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/142097|title=Karl Bode – home page news from the beginning {{!}} DSLReports, ISP Information|last=EST|first=justinMonday July 2, 2018, 21:50|website=DSL Reports|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bode |first1=Karl |title=Laid Off |url=https://twitter.com/KarlBode/status/1088850305708507136 |website=Twitter |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1999|5|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/dslreports.com|title=DSLReports.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools|work=[[WHOIS]]|date= |access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
| current_status = Offline as of January 2025.  "On vacation" since January 26, 2025.  Homepage-only since February 1, 2025 pending transition to read-only mode. Entirely offline as of March 26, 2025.
}}
'''DSLReports''' was a (see "[[#Online Status|Online Status]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Brad |date=2025-01-20 |title=Long-running tech forum DSL Reports goes offline |url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/01/20/long-running-tech-forum-dsl-reports-goes-offline/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=MobileSyrup |language=en}}</ref>) North American-oriented broadband information and review site based in New York City.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/cyber/bonus/1101/consumer.htm | title = Service gripes can be tough to untangle | date= November 8, 2001 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = USA Today | author =Andrew Backover}}</ref> The site's main focus was on internet, phone, cable TV, [[fiber optics]], and [[wireless]] services in the United States and Canada, as well as other countries (United Kingdom and Australia).<ref>{{cite news | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2001-05-07-komando.htm | title = A guide to Mother's Day on the Web | date= March 11, 2002 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = USA Today | author = Kim Komando }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/18/technology/18broadband.html?ex=1321506000&en=588e1690532b1cc7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | title = Not Always Full Speed Ahead | date= November 18, 2006 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | work = The New York Times | author = MATT RICHTEL and KEN BELSON }}</ref>

DSLReports was created by Justin Beech in June 1999.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.infoworld.com/article/2676822/application-development/a-one-man-e-commerce-site-that-pays-off-well.html | title = A one-man e-commerce site that pays off well | date= February 19, 2002 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | magazine = InfoWorld | author = Brian Livingston }}</ref> According to Alexa's page ranking system and the [[WHOIS]], dslreports.com's domain URL was registered on May 28, 1999. The site appeared to go mostly offline without notice in mid-January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Brad |date=2025-01-20 |title=Long-running tech forum DSL Reports goes offline |url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/01/20/long-running-tech-forum-dsl-reports-goes-offline/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=MobileSyrup |language=en}}</ref> The site went fully offline on March 26, 2025.