| INTERNET SERVICE
... your choice of ISP,
installation & tutorials |
Whilst
three quarters of Britain's 14.3m internet
connections were broadband in 2009, Birmingham and Glasgow were the only
cities rated as meeting today's broadband needs. Rural broadband was
judged just adequate for today's applications placing the UK 25th (down
from 24th in 2008).
High-speed internet access is a
daily way of life now for Telecottage clients, both business and personal
users. With new faster cheaper deals announced frequently, you could be
missing out - contact
Telecottage
for an appointment to review your options.
The Internet offers cheap
instant global communications via VoIP, Email & Instant Messaging plus
space to advertise your business, interest or hobby 24 hours a day. With 27 trillion email messages being
handled daily, an effective Internet
Security Protection
combining AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, AntiSpam and Firewall is essential.
Your Domain Name confirms that you
understand how important modern communications are & shows clients your
business is up-to-date.
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WHAT
FACTORS DETERMINE YOUR BROADBAND SPEED?
ADSL2+ Broadband uses advanced ‘rate-adaptive’ technology to
deliver higher speeds, rather than running at ‘fixed’ ADSL speeds. Every broadband service is
different as it is automatically set to the fastest speed
your phone line can support - see Broadband
ADSL Checker
- & your choice of Internet Service Provider.
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 | Distance from your local telephone exchange |
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| Length & quality of the telephone wire & equipment delivering broadband to your Master Socket |
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| Internal telephone extension lines wiring & equipment in your home or office |
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| Processing speeds of your computer & router/modem |
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| Connection speed between your computer & modem/router |
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 Broadband speeds will
differ with location and vary throughout the day as levels of congestion on the Internet
change, especially during the peak period (5pm - 10pm) when global
Internet speeds are at their slowest due to North American congestion. However, once set
your maximum broadband speed should remain largely stable.
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the day-to-day download speeds experienced include: |
| Time of Day -
how busy your local network & the Internet are (6-9pm being the
busiest time, when speed can reduce significantly) |
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| Speed of individual websites visited (some have a maximum access
speed due to running on old equipment) |
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| Number of computers sharing your broadband connection
(available broadband connection is equally shared) |
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| Spyware, Viruses or inefficient hardware slowing down your computer |
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| ADSL or
ADSL2+ broadband provision on your telephone line or cable
connection |
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WHY UPGRADE TO BROADBAND? A broadband Internet connection installed by The Telecottage opens doors to limitless opportunities:
| HOUR LONG TASKS NOW TAKE MINUTES! Improve productivity, transfer data in a fraction of the time |
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| PERMANENT CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET
Respond immediately to chat, email & faxes as they arrive |
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| USE A SINGLE TELEPHONE LINE RENTAL Email, browse & chat plus make telephone/fax calls at the same time |
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| NO INTERNET CALL CHARGES! With broadband, all you pay is a fixed monthly fee for a 'permanently on' connection |
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| REAL-TIME VIDEO CONFERENCING
Free face-to-face meetings with your clients, colleagues, family & friends worldwide |
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| FASTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION
A huge library of information just waiting to be accessed online |
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| AUTOMATED BACK-UP & SECURITY
Fast secure automatic back-up online keeps your valuable data safe 'off-site' |
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Had broadband for a while? Check with your ISP
for speed upgrade and free WiFi Broadband Router options!
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UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
offer a variety of service choices & features. Fortunately
The Telecottage offers impartial advice,
professional installation with tutorials to ensure you always have
the best ISP package
Recommended ISPs provide both POP3 & Webmail facilities protected by a
single password, allowing clients access to new messages wherever they are
in the world. If your ISP does not provide Webmail, then Mail2Web (shown
right) can be used to View / Reply to / Create new email messages.
To
prevent a potential attacker from guessing your logon details, passphrases should be
as long & as sophisticated as possible eg:
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2-digit letter password allows 100
combinations, 8-digits allows 100 million! |
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8-digit letter & numbers password
has 400 million combinations |
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Entropy passwords like '4zM9h=f%' are more
secure than 'oxygen24' as the latter is easy to
guess based on dictionary attacks |
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Passphrase like '4liveat19SunStreet' is
easy to remember than entropy passwords & their length makes them effective |
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MODERN
COMPUTERS: can easily handle ADSL & Cable broadband delivery
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 Connect to
the Internet with a dial-up modem & you could unknowingly be affected
by Internet 'dialer' malware, which makes your computer dial premium-rate
(09x) or international (00x) numbers instead of your ISP's access
number - leaving you with a high phone bill! BT's Modem Protection
software could warn you when your computer attempts to dial an unauthorised
or expensive number.
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FIRST-TIME
or INFREQUENT INTERNET DIAL-UP USERS:
No joining fees or monthly membership costs - just pay-as-you-go via the
cost of a local telephone call. Unlimited email messaging worldwide.
Browse websites to book flights, check your finances etc or even create
your own website! Freephone friendly Technical Support is important too!
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 Download
speeds depend upon your computer's specification including modem speed,
telephone line quality & the size of any email attachments.
Graph
(shown left) indicates typical download times.
If
your recipient does not yet have broadband, check first before emailing
large sized photographs!
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EXPERIENCED
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FREQUENT "ANYTIME" DIAL-UP USERS:
need unlimited Internet access for a fixed monthly fee with no telephone
call charges. Frequent ANYTIME users include Telecottage clients working
from a Home Office & Families needing unlimited Internet access.
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  BT,
YAHOO
... and HELP - three words frequently used by new clients seeking
assistance!
If you are having difficulties, contact
The Telecottage
to arrange your appointment.
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 Want
the Web wherever, whenever? The same wireless networking that The
Telecottage installed for you in your Home Office is now
available in public access areas via Hotspots. Switch on your WiFi
notebook to have high-speed internet access at cafes, airports, libraries
& hotels. |
 Ideal for
visiting family, friends or clients when
Internet Access is required without trying your host's generosity! |
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LOCAL
TELEPHONE WIRES QUALITY - FROM STREET & INTERNALLY
If
you're consistently getting Bandwidth Speed Test results that are
substantially below expectations, the problem may be the poor quality of your local telephone wires
- contact The Telecottage. |
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Does
your Broadband Internet Connection fly or crawl?
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Since most Internet users spend more time
reading email and viewing websites than downloading them, only a fraction of their
actual broadband capacity is ever used. Therefore a Contention Ratio of 1:10 is good,
1:20 acceptable and 1:50 should be avoided - contact
The Telecottage
for assistance. |
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