In the beginning, the World Wide Web was fast decent for most. Checking e-mail and reading a Web site didn’t require scads of bandwidth. Any broadband connection was more than adequate for anyone other than capability users.

But a funny thing happened in the past few years: Many folks became potential users. humans started buying albums from iTunes, they started downloading episodes of “Mad Men,” they watched endless videos on YouTube. All that added activity calls for a faster Net.

Until that day comes, there are things that a user can do to assemble certain their connection is as fast as possible.

The starting point for any broadband connection is an Net service provider, or ISP. Consumer broadband is split amidst two competing technologies: digital subscriber line, or DSL, and cable.

Depending on how many providers service your area, you may have a choice. Generally speaking, cable is faster. But cable speeds […]

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