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Here are 20 good reasons why broadband is best!
Broadband has many benefits depending on whether you are a home-user, home-worker or rural business.
It keeps your phone line free. How annoying is it when you want to make a call and somebody in your house is on the net? No problem with Village Networks broadband! It works separately from your telephone line, leaving it free for incoming and outgoing calls while you’re online. This means you don't need a second line, even if you use the internet a lot.
It's extremely fast. You can get speeds up to 100 times faster - or more - than a standard modem. This means things like streaming video, internet radio, and large downloads become a reality.
It's 'always-on'. When you turn on your computer, you are online. Emails come through instantly, and your computer updates things like virus checkers, software, etc, whenever it needs to, without prompting you to dial up. No more frustrating dial-up connections leaving you having to re-connect after your ISP has cut you off because you have been connected for 2 hours. You'll always have the information that you need whenever you need it.
It can save you money. For less than £30 per month, with no call charges or second line needed. For light users, this may not be less than you're paying - but you'll get so much more for your money!. For heavy users or businesses it can be much cheaper than a leased line or ISDN and a basic 24/7 ISP. Many of the so called 'anytime' services are becoming severely restricted for dial-up users with time limits being introduced and prices rising. This situation will only get worse.
It can cut your phone bill dramatically. With a low-cost handset connected to your PC - or even a microphone and headset - you can make telephone calls all over the world at incredibly low cost, or even completely free! And don't forget the savings you'll make, by not paying for dial-up services!
It gives you broadcast quality video. You can stream video from websites at broadcast quality. For example, BBCi offer a variety of video news-on-demand programmes. Try watching streamed video without ADSL at http://news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC iPlayer lets you listen live, or listen again to almost all their broadcast material. Apple has teamed up with major film studios to provide free, high quality movie trailers often before you will see them anywhere else. However, high quality does mean big downloads – and with broadband your wait is minutes, rather than hours.
Multitasking. You can download a file, browse the web and check e-mail, all at the same time - and all very much faster than using a dial-up connection.
Application Downloads. No need to spend money on that your favourite gaming magazine. Download the demo games and applications for free 1 or 2 months before the magazine comes out.
Radio Stations. Whatever your musical tastes, there's almost certain to be a radio station in the world that offers it! Internet based radio offers a huge, free and high quality selection. Check out List of UK based Radio Stations and search for Radio Stations by Country
Software Downloads. It doesn’t encourage you to try new software when it takes an age to download. But with broadband, you may never need to buy software in a box again!
Home Shopping. Nothing is more annoying than a busy supermarket - having to put things in your trolley, take them out to be scanned, put them back, put them in the car, take them out of the car and then finally put them away. Many supermarkets offer online shopping, pick your goods, and have them delivered at a convenient time. Department stores, Argos, Halfords, in fact there are many stores who offer online shopping, but with so much information available, it takes time! Broadband speeds this up. Check out Tesco Home Shopping, Iceland Home Shopping and Waitrose Online.
Video Conferencing. Chat to your family or friends using net meeting, with high quality sound and video... only with broadband!
Music Downloads. Download your favourite songs in MP3 format in seconds, rather than hours.
General Web Browsing. You'll have noticed how more and more websites are graphic-intense. With this increase comes the increase in time to view it! After all, all you want is the latest football scores! Broadband makes this problem vanish. If you have more than one computer linked together, and your family want to surf the web at the same time you are downloading/surfing - do it with broadband with no major loss in speed.
Run a business or family website quickly and easily. Creating and managing even a simple website, over a dial-up connection - is tedious and time-consuming. With broadband, it's fast, rewarding work.
Your business can be as fast as the competition. With broadband, you're on equal ground with even the most well-equipped competitors - maybe even ahead of the pack! You'll know exactly what your costs are each month with flat rate charges. There are no hidden surprises because you are not charged for the amount of time your subscribers or teleworkers are on-line, or for the amount of data that they send or receive when they are on line.
Give your children the same opportunities that are available to others. It's cheaper than 2 hours weekend access at most internet cafés. Children can have access to a wealth of information, education and media from all over the world. Having broadband at home means you can keep a watchful eye on their access too.
Ideal for home workers. With its low cost, always-on connection, and its ability for voice and internet to share a single line, broadband is the perfect choice for anyone working from home.
Enables businesses to work more efficiently. Receive and respond to your emails much more efficiently. With broadband, you can check emails regularly - every few minutes if required - without having to wait to dial up. This means you will know almost instantly when you have email, enabling you to respond to your customers and business contacts much more quickly. With almost infinite resources available via the web, a connection means your employees will be able to access the information they require much faster, whilst at the same time your company saves money due to the low cost of Village Networks broadband. If your company already uses ISDN or leased lines, the costs savings by switching to broadband can be significant.
Security. Use a webcam to monitor your house from anywhere in the world you can access the Internet.