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	The Beginner's Guide to Broadband and Wireless Internet By: Burns, Peter Published By: Summersdale Publishers Ltd. ePub for Digital Editions Price: $10.99 PDF for Digital Editions Price: $10.99 Mobipocket Reader Price: $10.99 Microsoft Reader Price: $10.99 Available to read online in eb20 (what's this?) PDF for Digital EditionsePub for Digital EditionsMobipocket ReaderMicrosoft Reader	EBOOK OPTIONS ADD TO CART ADD TO WISHLIST TELL A FRIEND RECEIVE ALERTS
	Includes information needed to get the most out of broadband. This book guides you through the decisions you make, from choosing the right anti-virus software to setting up a wireless network in your home. It contains chapters on instant messaging, downloading music, making phone calls from your computer and finding the best broadband websites.

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Section 1: Broadband Explained Essential Information Going online used to be about connecting your computer to your home telephone and dialling in to surf the web. This is known as dial-up Internet access and although it will get you online, it’s slow. There are lots of new and exciting websites and services you can’t use with a dialup connection unless you’re prepared to wait and wait and wait. Broadband allows you to surf the web at high speed. It still uses your telephone line (or cable service), but squeezes a lot more information down it at much faster speeds, opening up new ways to communicate and be entertained. Section 2: Benefits of Broadband Cost With dial-up Internet you pay as you go. You can also buy Pay As You Go broadband but more usually it involves a monthly fee. It still works out less expensive so if you spend over eight hours a month during peak times on the Internet, you would be better off with broadband. Talk and Surf All broadband services allow you to surf the web and chat on your home phone at the same time. Always On With dial-up Internet access, switching on your computer and dialling is a hassle. With broadband, your connection is always switched on so you can get online instantly Communicate Broadband opens up new and free opportunities to keep in touch with your friends and family. Music and Video Broadband is perfect if you love music or films. Millions of music tracks are at your fingertips and broadband makes watching TV and video online a reality. Online Gaming Broadband allows you to connect to game players worldwide using your computer or games console. Why play against the computer when you can play against real people? Wireless Networks More and more people have several computers in the home. One in the office, one for the kids, even one in the kitchen. Broadband lets you hook them all together without the need for all those wires. Security Keeping your computer safe from hackers and viruses is vitally important. Broadband allows you to download regular updates to your computer so it’s always safe from prying eyes.

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