It's fast - generally 10-20 times faster than your existing dial-up modem. A typical dial-up modem operates in the range of 30 to 50 Kbps. A broadband connection operates at between 256 Kbps and 10 Mbps, depending on the service you have selected. To give you an idea of the difference that this speed can make, a 3½ minute MP3 music file takes about 18 minutes to download using a 28.8 Kbps dial-up modem but only about 20 seconds on a 1.5 Mbps broadband link. An email containing a family photo takes about 55 seconds at 28.8 Kbps but only about 3 seconds on a 512 Kbps link.
It's always on. As long as your computer is switched on you can be connected to the Internet. This means that you do not waste time dialing up and waiting for your modem to connect you to the Internet every time you go online. You will not be subject to annoying busy signals and you will be less likely to experience drop out s .
Your phone line is not tied up while using the Internet. Therefore there is no need to pay for a second phone line.
There are no additional dial-up charges to connect each time you use the service.
You can link several computers to the Internet through the same connection - great for multi-user offices or for the home. N o more arguments over who uses the Internet first!
Broadband's high speed gives you access to applications that are either not feasible at the speed of a dial-up connection or just annoyingly slow. For example, broadband can
allow you to transfer large files of text or graphics at high speeds,
Send photos or large amounts of text to family and friends in a flash,
give you instant access to web pages, even those with large amounts of graphics that are typically very slow to download on a dial-up connection,
allow employees to telecommute, operating from their home or elsewhere with the same response speeds and level of security as if they were in their office,
study from home in 'real time',
download software upgrades and other large files quickly and easily,
download software upgrades and other large files quickly and easily,
download your favourite music or watch a live concert,
watch movies,
make videoconferencing faster, smoother and more practical
Broadband allows you to do all the things you are able to do with a dial-up connection, but faster and more cost effectively
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