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Using broadband Internet from home can change how you live your life. Common or garden, time consuming tasks can be carried out in seconds and things you'd put off until tomorrow can quickly be done today. |
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Some examples of broadband improved service that are available |
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|  | Use your broadband connection to handle far more sophisticated and media rich content. |
| | Email and instant messaging. |
| | Educational materials and research resources. |
| | School and college study and homework support. |
| | Secure online banking and financial advice. |
| | Online software downloads and updates. |
| | Computer games and interactive gaming. |
| | Movies and TV on demand. |
| | Internet radio and webcast concerts. |
| | Music downloads and movie sites. |
| | News, travel and leisure information. |
| | Secure online shopping and browsing. |
| | Secure share dealing and personal banking. |
| | Chatrooms and newsgroups securely and safely. |
| | Personal websites and online magazines. |
| | Special interest hobby sites and associated information. |
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When you're using your home broadband connection |
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| | A fixed monthly charge is usually standard with broadband. |
| | Broadband allows you to make and take calls as normal even when you are online. This means that there are no more annoying engaged tones for people trying to call you. |
| | When your broadband connection is open, so are you – all the time - with virtually instant access to any online information or service. |
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High speed access at your fingertips |
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| | End the irritating wait for even the simplest websites to appear - with downloads at up to 10 times the speed you can get via a standard telephone and modem, surfing the net becomes fun not frustrating. |
| | Download music faster than you can play it. Finding, checking out and downloading animations, graphics and video, and movie, news and sports clips is quicker and easier. |
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If you're working from home |
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| | Get to work without the commute, and as you're online and on the phone at the same time, you can use video conferencing to fully participate in those important meetings. |
| | Send and receive emails and files almost instantly. Your work can be sent, received, developed and delivered – on time at virtually no cost. |
| | Benefit from the freedom broadband home working gives you in other parts of your life. |
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