If you own a computer and in todays world who doesnt sooner or later, you will want to have access to the Internet.
The Internet for some is the Holy Grail of the modern age, and not having access to it is seen in some quarters as sacrilege.
But how do you connect to this Holy Grail the Internet?
You need an Internet Service Provider or ISP who will give you access and you need to decide between dial-up service which uses a regular telephone line, and broadband service which, very often comes in the form of Cable, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Satellite or T1 connections.
Do not get thrown off by all the computer talk. The option really is yours to decide on the type of service you need especially if you are working within a budget.
You must first determine what you will be using the Internet to do. If you will be checking email and accessing the Internet occasionally, then, you may need to consider dial-up service.
Dial-up service is cheap with a couple of disadvantages. It uses a telephone line to dial-in to the ISPs network and when the connection is made, you are not able to take or make calls.
With dial-up service,...