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Home Broadband. Who's Good? Who Should You Avoid?

Doing what we do, we see a very large range of broadband being used and have put together the following roundup for you.

Most providers do not charge a set-up fee, just a monthly payment.

NTL (re-branded as Virgin Media) provide what is called ‘Cable Broadband’, requiring you to have an NTL cable into your house. Not everyone can get this service, it depends where you live. If you can get it however, from personal experience the service is excellent, and they are currently doing a deal of £10 per month for the first year (with a £25 set up fee)!

Virgin.net’s basic package starts at £9.99 per month, includes everything you need to get started (0845 045 1308).

Tiscali’s entry level package offers ...Read More

Buying a New Computer Part 2 - What Do All The Numbers Mean? What Do I Need?

It is easy to become flummoxed when faced with the vast array of technical terms and acronyms. The first part of this article briefly describes the most commonly referred to features of a computer while the second part advises on what combination of these you should look for.

A typical computer advert will list the CPU or Processor name, the amount of Memory or Ram, the size of the hard drive and the type of graphics card it has.

Let’s break this down and try to make some sense of it…Read More

Buying a New Computer Part 1 - Where From?

As you are no doubt aware, if you want to buy a new computer, the choices are virtually limitless. Do you buy from the big boys, such as the Dell’s, PC World’s, and Currys of this world, do you opt for one of the smaller high street shops...Let’s start with the big names. You will have undoubtedly received numerous flyers and catalogues from Dell in the post.... Read More