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"Explain Broadband..."

I'm female.

We dont understand technology or cars, its a fact. We can cook, multi task and generally communicate better than men, but we rely on you for the aforementioned examples above.

I know broadband makes things download faster but what else? Basically does it just mean the information comes to your computer faster than with a dial up modem, like what I am using now?

Does broadband come in different speeds? Like you can get 28 k b s modems and 56 k b s modems and I think you can get 128 k b s modems too, so does broadband vary in its speeds also?

Explain it to me please because I am considering getting it but would like to know more before I do!

b銊ánt wrote:
> mr "X" wrote
> God you're an idiot... SERIOUSLY!
>
> why just cause you don't know?

I had already explained all that you did. Just you seem incapable of speaking languages that arn't moron.

Stop pointing out the fricking obvious!

mr "X" wrote
> God you're an idiot... SERIOUSLY!

why just cause you don't know?

if you only use internet for under an hour a day i think 56k is the best option only go to speeds like 600k if you need it for downloading things quickly, 2mb bluyonder is stupid if you only use it a few hours a day!

i have 150k from NTL i have had problemswith them trying to get away from installing my connection, they say "we cannot posibly get up there, get some scafold towers then we will do it" i ring them again and they send someone round next day and now it's perfect!

P.S if you have a rubbish computer and it is clogged up with info then internet will run slower than usaully, much slower!

i second that emotion

b銊ánt wrote:
> wait a min has anybody awnsered the question yet?
> *checks* NO! not really.
>
> well broadband is where there are 2 lines, one for the phone and one
> for internet! simple thats all it is! but nobady wants a slow 56k
> broadband connection beacause theres not much point!
> so broadband is genrally faster (but it could be 10k if you wanted it
> to be)

God you're an idiot... SERIOUSLY!

wait a min has anybody awnsered the question yet?
*checks* NO! not really.

well broadband is where there are 2 lines, one for the phone and one for internet! simple thats all it is! but nobady wants a slow 56k broadband connection beacause theres not much point!
so broadband is genrally faster (but it could be 10k if you wanted it to be)

I am looking at getting ntl broadband with the package where you get phoneline and digital tv with it for about £40 a month or something. That is 500kb broadband I think

Thanks, this clears a lot of stuff up about broadband for me!

Ms NY wrote:
> Anyhoo, I *think* a 10MB line is actually out there somewhere. I know
> a man who's got it. He's extra rich. That'd explain it.

yep, nomino, he had it installed at the same time as his private monorail and underground lair