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This page offers a summary of the Internet connectivity options in the UK, makes some recommendations, and provides links to our other Internet-related pages


Broadband

Broadband is now the number one way to connect to the Internet - Providers are commonly offering speeds of up to 8Meg, which is 160 times that of the old dial-up service.

You'll need a special Broadband modem to connect, and your phone exchange must be broadband-capable. We have more on our dedicated Broadband page

We recommend: BT Total Broadband - Offering speeds of up to 8 Meg for £7.95 for the first three months. Respected name, with lots of extras. If you opt for anything but their basic plan, you also get a free wireless BT Home Hub. (Special: also free on Option 1 till 16th May 08)

BT Total Broadband customers also get a free BT Vision digital TV recorder for on-demand telly. Details at bt.com/btbroadband

BT Vision set-top box

Dial-up

Before Broadband came along, dial-up was how most people connected to the Internet. To use dial-up, you connect a dial-up 56k modem to your PC, and plug the other end into a phone line.

We suggest: If you're looking for dial-up Internet access, we currently recommend BT Yahoo

Mobile

Lots of current mobiles can access the Internet (and we're not talking WAP here)... so you can browse sites and read emails.

We suggest: If you're looking for mobile Internet access, we currently recommend:

  • For occasional access to email on the move, consider getting a free BT Yahoo Pay As You Go account.

  • T-Mobile 3G datacardIf you want to connect your laptop to the Internet while away from home or the office, look at T-Mobile Web 'n' Walk. Their 3G network covers a fair amount of the UK, and at the time of writing, their Web 'n' Walk tariff provides high speed mobile Internet access using 3G / GPRS. You can get a USB wireless modem or a PCMCIA card. Speeds of up to 1.8Meg are available.
For more on Mobile Internet, see our dedicated Internet on the Move page.

UK Internet FAQ

Want to get more?

If you're looking to get more from your Internet connection... consider Broadband and Wi-fi. This site offers some useful information on both of these areas:

  • Broadband - Information on high-speed, always-on Broadband Internet access.
  • Wi-fi - Internet without wires. Connect a router to your Broadband connection then access the Internet from all of your PCs, laptops and PDAs
Speed up? OnSpeedWant to go faster? If you're not able to get Broadband where you are - or you're looking for a faster connection without the Broadband outlay - you might want to take a look at the service from OnSpeed.
To use it, you'll need to download their special software. Once installed, you won't even notice it's there, it runs in the background speeding up your Internet connection and compressing data automatically. More details on our OnSpeed page
Connection to phone line To connect to the 'net using a dial-up service (as opposed to Broadband or Wi-fi), you'll need to plug your modem into a phone line - but what about if you don't have a phone line close to your PC? The common solution is to run a telephone extension cable from your home's Master phone socket - kits are available from Argos and Maplin Electronics.
Telephone Extender If you don't fancy running cables around your house, or messing around banging cleats into your skirting board, there is another option - You can use your home mains wiring to connect to your master phone socket. The Wireless Telephone EXtender from manufacturer One For All provides an instant phone socket without any wiring, and can turn an electrical socket into a phone socket. Easy-to-use and portable. Available direct from Maplin Electronics (Cat No: A82FY) and Amazon.co.uk

Remote control your PC GoToMyPC Free Trial + 10% OffOnce you have Broadband at home, you may be interested to know that you can access your home PC by remote control - great for accessing your files and emails from work, a hotel, a cybercafe or even from a Windows Mobile PDA.
Find out what the remote service offered by GoToMyPC can do for you. More on our dedicated GoToMyPC page.


Some other useful links:

BT Total Broadband

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