As the price of broadband has come down in recent years, its availability is far spread, with more and more people choosing to make the switch to a sophisticated technology, that can cope with the demands of modern living. In order for you to get full value for money and usage, here are some advantages on getting connected to broadband over dial-up.

1. You can download software, and transfer files quickly, such as, email photos from the digital camera, or send home movies from your camcorder to friends and family etc.

2. With a high speed connection, you can play games online, against other people in real time, via gaming websites. This can be done on the PC or games consoles such as PSP, PS2, Xbox etc.

3. One of the best aspects of broadband is that you can now easily watch thousands of web cams set up all around the world, so you can see what's going on anywhere you want. If your friends or family have a web cam at home, this could provide an excellent and FREE way of communicating with loved ones around the world.

4. Watch live web casts, internet tv and short films online.

5. You can now watch music videos at a much better quality than before, with high speed downloads, you can watch the latest videos from your favourite bands and artists.

6. Music downloads are now a doddle, and you can now order singles and albums, which are cheaper than buying it at your local store. Total convenience.

7. One of the latest innovations is VOIP. This, in a nutshell, allows you to use the internet connection to make and receive phone calls. With technology currently developing, this will gain in popularity and eventually bring prices down for current call charges.

8. Listen to a selection of streaming radio stations for free, whilst you surf the web, and not have any interference.

There are so many other uses for ADSL broadband in the home and at work, that being without it can have you missing out on some of the greatest innovations of this era.