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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1733
From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted October 09, 2008 01:43 PM
Consider global peak times. Then try at a different time when the web is not as busy. That can be hard with time changes, especially global. Here in Massachusetts, early mornings are best.
I also have my broadband through the Cell phone provider. It does not eat up any of the minutes plan on my cell phone. But it is cellular based technology, called EV-DO revised A. The best part about it is it covers me wherever the cell phone works. I plug in the USB modem to the laptop, and I can check email at a roadside rest stop say traveling from Massachusetts to Orlando Florida. Verizon offers employer discounts. Check with your employer about it. Savings are significant, and in the end the broadband connection is competitively priced. I pay about $100.00 per month for BOTH...cell phone talk time AND internet connection.
I also purchased a EVDO-A router (google Kyocera KR-1), which makes the house wifi when the need for that is there.
Before I made the switch, I paid $110.00 per month for a private line as dialup service, cell phone, and ISP account.
No regrets even though it sounds quite expensive. I know you're in the UK, but you should be able to find something. I recommend switching. And by the way, you can keep your email service at AOL and it's FREE. Just ask them AFTER you switch ISP. An AOL email address is great for the hackers and spammers. Then change to a private email address for family and friends when you get a new isp.
CG
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