| It may come as quite a shock to hear that only a | | | | waiting quite sometime before a picture starts to |
| third of Europeans have a broadband connection | | | | appear. |
| in their home; well that's according to a new | | | | Another popular provider of these types of |
| report from the European Commission (EC). | | | | services is Apple, who is well known for breaking |
| It was also found that out of the 27,000 | | | | a whole new market with its iTunes and iPod |
| households surveyed, even less of them have | | | | products. By simply going online and paying as little |
| fixed phone lines, which is likely to be due to the | | | | as 97p, you can download your favourite song or |
| growing popularity of Internet telephony services | | | | album within a matter of minutes (dependent on |
| such as Skype and Gizmo. | | | | the speed of your connection). |
| For many, they would simply be lost if it wasn't | | | | It's not just the streaming and downloading of |
| for their broadband internet connection. | | | | videos where people are missing out on but the |
| So, what's all the fuss about and what are you | | | | speed and ease of surfing the internet without |
| missing? | | | | the dropping of your connection and delay when |
| With the launch of ITV and BBC's streaming | | | | loading pages that some users can experience |
| services within the next few months, people will | | | | with when on dialup. |
| soon be able to watch their favourite television | | | | With the availability of cheap broadband |
| shows online, see alternative endings and special | | | | connections, it's a wonder why people are still |
| behind the scenes exclusives. Try all of this on an | | | | waiting to switch. |
| old-fashioned dialup connection and you may be | | | | |