| It is not always easy to find the best broadband | | | | World of Warcraft) or download music and |
| service for you. Wading through a cyber sea of | | | | movies regularly then you should look at either |
| websites offering 'best' deals, now also made | | | | high download caps or unlimited caps and the |
| more confusing by the plethora of websites | | | | highest speeds you can get (20-24Mbps). These |
| offering comparison deals, it is hard to make a | | | | will cost more but give you the best speeds |
| choice about which one is the best broadband | | | | around. |
| service for you. You can't believe the marketing | | | | Always check comparison sites |
| hype from the many different ISP's (internet | | | | Comparison sites will give you an overview of |
| service providers like Virgin, Tiscali or BT), you | | | | what broadband offers [ are out there for your |
| have to look at a variety of factors. Here is the | | | | needs and price range. This is a short cut so that |
| best way to find the one that is right for you. | | | | you do not have to check many different sites. It |
| Narrow it down! | | | | will also introduce you to smaller providers |
| Firstly, if you have no idea what kind of package | | | | offering better deals. Don't be afraid to go with |
| you are looking for then you should get in and | | | | people you have not heard of, often they give |
| make some decisions about speed and download | | | | better deals and service than the big guns you |
| limit. Do that before you do anything else and you | | | | have heard of. |
| will find already that your task is much simpler. A | | | | Look for reviews |
| quick guide to how to choose is that if you are a | | | | A lot of comparison sites will offer an average |
| light internet user and you only browse a few | | | | customer review but it can also be well worth |
| pages and use it for email, then you will only need | | | | looking for independent user review sites. It is |
| a low (say 1GB) download cap and you can | | | | defiantly good to get an idea of what kind of |
| choose a package with a low speed (512Kbps to | | | | customer service you can expect when things go |
| 2Mbps). | | | | wrong, as most people do not know enough |
| If you are a medium user, and there are several | | | | about computers to fix any technical problems. |
| people browsing and emailing every day and | | | | Make sure that if this happens, your provider |
| maybe watching streaming videos such as the | | | | does offer reliable technical support. The best |
| ones on Youtube or on BBC, then you might | | | | way to find out if they do is to look at what |
| want to go for bigger downloads (such as 10GB) | | | | other users are saying about them. |
| and better speeds of around 4Mbps -10Mbps. If | | | | With this in mind you will get yourself a good deal |
| you want to game a lot online (for instance with | | | | with the right provider. |