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Why Should I Sign Up To Broadband Internet Access?

• Lightning fast downloads - a 512k connection, which is often the basic no-frills broadband speed these days, is 10-times faster than your old dial up connection!
• No need to dial-up - you have a hassle free, always on, connection to the Internet
• Talk & Surf at the same time - broadband frees up your telephone line with the ability to surf the internet and hold a telephone call at the same time.
• One flat fee per month - which is often the same price as a dial up connection of a much lower speed
• Watch live TV and listen to live radio
• Watch content such as Pop Videos when you feel like it
• Download music from web sites such as iTunes or Napster, where you can listen to millions of the latest tracks for a low monthly subscription.
• Play the latest multiplayer online games such as Fifa 2007, Need 4 Speed.

What Should I Consider When Choosing A Broadband Package?
When reading about the packages and latest offers from the main broadband providers you will notice two important aspects creep up time and time again:

• The speed of the connection i.e. 512k, 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB. This obviously affects the speed at which you can download files such as music, but also the ability to smoothly stream (watch) video and TV directly over the Internet
• A monthly download limit. Most broadband packages include a download limit such as 1GB per month. This limit determines how much video, music, web pages and email you can receive over your broadband connection in a particular time period - often a month. A 1GB limit would not last for long if you are a heavy user of streamed video. To understand roughly what is possible with various download limits, take a look at this guide provided by BT.

With this in mind, your broadband package choice should be based on the requirements of your family. Here are some things you might like to think about:

• Will you watch live TV over the Internet, perhaps foreign shows?
• Do you have a teenager who would like to stream pop videos directly over the Internet and also download music files?
• Is gaming an important feature? Most games these days allow you to play with friends over the Internet and some games have a minimum connection speed.
• Will you be downloading large files such as software programmes. If so, would you like to be using the software within minutes or are you happy to leave it an hour or 2?
• Do you have a webcam? High resolution (good quality) video requires a faster connection.

Another important thing to note is whether you are happy with your current telephone & TV providers. There are an increasing number of suppliers offering a Broadband + Digital TV + Telephone bundle at low prices - see the special offers below for some examples from NTL, Telewest & HomeChoice.

Which Broadband Package Should I Choose?

As you can see below, there are lots of enticing offers this month. Based on the information provided above you should be able to make a decision in confidence...