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A Guide To The Internet In The UK.19 May 2011
There is such a huge assortment of choice when it comes to the Net that it can be quite bewildering. The purpose of this guide is to make the process of setting yourself up online easier.
I have been on the Internet since 1988 (with a 2Kb modem in those days) and have used dial-up telephone line connections, high-speed broadband and satellite links.
At whatever level you are thinking about entering the Internet market, you will need an Internet Service Provider (ISP). You might merely want to surf the Net and swap emails or you may like your own website too. Let us consider these in turn.
The most common form of UK net access at the moment is high-speed broadband, whether it comes from a cable provider or a telephone line, usually provided by BT. If you are still using a dial-up 56 Kb connection, you have a magnificent experience in store for you.
If you are considering going online for the first time, don't give dial-up a second thought - it is painfully slow, when you have used high-speed broadband.
If you have a cable TV provider, you will almost certainly find it easier to get your connection from your existing supplier, otherwise I suggest going with BT Broadband.
BT has lots of experience, a long-standing good record and are very reasonable too these days. You can read an piece on broadband Internet access by clicking through to BT's web site.
Most ISP's will permit you a couple of email addresses and a limited amount of their disk space to host a personal website. This might be sufficient for some people, but these days, with lower prices and higher individuality required, I think that most individuals would rather a more personal web site and the personal email addresses that go with it.
For example: would you rather 'be referred to as' (ie have an email address of): owen1954-8@ntlworld.com and a site address of http://ntlworld.com/owen1954-8/index.html or owen@amiabledragon.com and an address of http://amiabledragon.com ?
(These are real examples: I was with NTL before, but have left them and the Amiable Dragon is one of my websites). In this example, amiabledragon.com is my domain name, so I can put anything I choose before it to create an email address.
It is far more personal AND it can be utilized for business, if I like, whereas lots of ISP's ban the use of their websites for business use. If you decide on having your own domain, then you will have to host it somewhere (ie someone will have to keep it on their computer for you).
Finally, you may like to improve your Net experience by upgrading some of your accessories; for example: buying an optical or radio mouse, a wireless router, a better chair or desk et cetera.
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