yet again we`re in the middle of something interesting...............
just got brave and opened our own chatroom.................
dial up connection failed............
someone please give us some advice re the pros and cons of broadband cos we knew pc`s when win 95 was an innovation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we`re on tiscali dial up ...............anyone got anything better.................
need some help before we make the jump
I've never had any trouble with Blueyonder from Telewest. If you dont have cable then i'm not sure but Wanadoo and tiscalis own broadband should be ok.
My advice to you would be to switch to Broadband the prices are so cheep now day’s and its all fixed monthly fee rate too, you can surf all day and don’t have to worry about your phone bill and no tieing up the phone line either.
As to which Service provider to use well that all depends, but have a look at this;
I made the switch from dialup many months ago & I was amazed at the speed. Its a bit like coparing an urban road to a motorway. OK untill there is a pileup LOL.
I'm with Telewest and , after a short period of poor connection, I have found them to be most helpful & they attempt to help in every way when things do go wrong. I believe that the merger with NTL will be complete after June, I do hope that the service will not sufffer.
You need to think to yourself how much you use the net now and how much you want to use the net. If all you do is use it for checking emails and posting on the forum and perhaps wanting to go on the chatroom it might not be worth upgrading. Especially if you're using pay-as you surf and it costs £10 every 3 months.
How ever good broadband packages can be gotten for £15 or less a month and in the case of telewest you get free cable tv (though the most basic package which is better than freeview).
Broadband and the net can be made to save you money, by being able to shop around (with dial-up it can be difficult to quickly surf a few retailers websites for a product) and buy things alot cheaper online as well as having a much bigger selection. Nike for example will personalise your trainers for more or less the same price as a non-personilised pair.
Also if you want to look at porn the then broadband is essentially a must, you'll find a whole host of adult website offering a huge amount of selection for often less than the price of a dvd from a sex shop.
Get broadband
It's soo much better - even a techno numpty like me notices the difference.
And to be honest prices have come down since broadband was first becoming available.
Do it do it do it :happy:
HO here.
At home I have broadband and the office I have dialup and to be really honest I ntice NO difference whatsoever!!!!!!!!!!
IMO at times broadband at home is a pain in the ass, and I have been known to drive to my office to get on line there as it is quicker.!!
Broadband has only been here at home since 'he' moved in, and at lest 4 times, I have threatened to have it removed,
thanks for all the help & info everyone
just done the sign up ......upgraded our tiscali
so..........in 15 days or so we should be superfast!!!!!!!!!!!!
) watch TV on-line, streaming video etc. etc. etc. - you'll wonder why you never opted for it a long time ago. 
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