Which is the best Broadband?
Broadband is the quickest way to connect either one, or several, PCs to the Internet and email.
There are three ways of getting broadband depending on your requirements. Through a cable operator such as Virgin, though a phone line through companies such as BT, Talk Talk or Plusnet or through a 3G dongle.
You can get Virgin cable if it has been laid in your area and you can check on the company's website if it has or not. Cable (or fibre) is by far the best method if you can get it. It is much faster - 20 mbits to 200 mbits - and you can get the full advertised speed unlike phone line connections. I have 150 mbits cable at my house and it is very fast and reliable.
The most common broadband is through a phone line connection via BT or one of the many other service providers. The speed of this is limited by several things, the most important being how far you are away from your nearest telephone exchange. It is worth going on the various broadband providers website as many of them have a way of calculating how fast your broadband will be with them. This can also depend on whether they have their own equipment in the local exchange or they are using the BT equipment.
When you install your broadband make sure you follow the instructions to the letter as wrongly installed broadband can run very slowly.
3G dongles are useful for people on the move a lot (or people without a phone line) and work through a mobile phone type connection. They can be very useful but be very wary of going over your useage allowance. I have a deal with 3 where I get 1 gigabyte a month for £5. Guess how much it costs if I use an extra gigibyte - £100!!! So I don't - ever.
Take a look at Martin Lewis's Money Saving Expert website for the best deals. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband
There are three ways of getting broadband depending on your requirements. Through a cable operator such as Virgin, though a phone line through companies such as BT, Talk Talk or Plusnet or through a 3G dongle.
You can get Virgin cable if it has been laid in your area and you can check on the company's website if it has or not. Cable (or fibre) is by far the best method if you can get it. It is much faster - 20 mbits to 200 mbits - and you can get the full advertised speed unlike phone line connections. I have 150 mbits cable at my house and it is very fast and reliable.
The most common broadband is through a phone line connection via BT or one of the many other service providers. The speed of this is limited by several things, the most important being how far you are away from your nearest telephone exchange. It is worth going on the various broadband providers website as many of them have a way of calculating how fast your broadband will be with them. This can also depend on whether they have their own equipment in the local exchange or they are using the BT equipment.
When you install your broadband make sure you follow the instructions to the letter as wrongly installed broadband can run very slowly.
3G dongles are useful for people on the move a lot (or people without a phone line) and work through a mobile phone type connection. They can be very useful but be very wary of going over your useage allowance. I have a deal with 3 where I get 1 gigabyte a month for £5. Guess how much it costs if I use an extra gigibyte - £100!!! So I don't - ever.
Take a look at Martin Lewis's Money Saving Expert website for the best deals. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband
