Welcome to Top Broadband, the best guide to broadband
and Internet related subjects in the UK. There are so
many choices when it comes to broadband in the UK that
you need to know what it all means, if you are new to
broadband then a read though this web site will have
you choosing the right broadband for you in no time
at all. Even if you have been using broadband for many
years you could still get more from your broadband as
there are lots of different ways of improving your broadband
usage such as connecting at a higher speed or using
better networking throughout your home to share your
broadband connection.
Broadband is the name given to high speed Internet
connections in the UK and there are several different
types, the most popular is ADSL which is easy to use
and is available to most people in the UK. ADSL simply
requires a standard phone line and a modem which usually
comes with the broadband package and connecting is
usually simply a matter of entering your account details
once which are then stored for future usage. There
are also other ways of connecting to broadband in
the UK though which may be more suitable for you,
for example lots of companies that offer cable can
offer broadband with the cable package so if you have
cable in your home you may well be able to get broadband
through your cable package. The other option is satellite
broadband which works very much like satellite television,
this is really only feasible if you cannot get ADSL
or cable broadband as it is more expensive and also
requires more equipment. So ADSL is the main choice
for UK broadband users and it is clear to see why,
it is cheap, easy to use and easy to set up so if
you are looking for cheap broadband then ADSL is the
best choice, we have detailed information on each
type of broadband and the main broadband service providers
in the main menu on the left should you wish to read
more.
When you buy a broadband package the main thing to look for
is the speed of the Internet connection that the broadband
package provides, this is measured in the amount of data that
the broadband package can receive per second. The more data
that the broadband connection can receive per second the faster
your Internet experience will be, web pages will load faster
and files will download quicker so it is best to get the fastest
broadband connection that you can afford. This is especially
true if you do allot of downloading as the extra speed will
be very noticeable as your files will download much quicker,
if you are only a light web user and only view the odd web
page and send the odd email then a basic broadband package
will be enough as these involve files that are so small that
the extra speed is not so important. The speed of broadband
is stated in megabytes (MB) per second with some being stated
in kilobytes (KB), there are roughly 1000 kilobytes in a megabyte
so if you see a broadband package that is 512 KB then it is
the same as half a megabyte. There are lots of broadband speeds
available with 512 KB being the slowest that you should consider,
1 MB and 2 MB are very popular and fast enough for the majority
of people but there are broadband packages that are extremely
fast and over 8 MB per second.
The great thing about broadband is that it has become very
cheap, you can get cheap deals on the basic packages that
make broadband very affordable even for light Internet users.
There are lots of broadband providers and they are all very
competitive so there are lots of cheap broadband deals out
there, there are even some companies that will give you free
broadband so there has never been a better time to enjoy broadband
at home.
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