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It is not always easy to find the best broadband service for you. Wading through a cyber sea of websites offering 'best' deals, now also made more confusing by the plethora of websites offering comparison deals, it is hard to make a choice about which one is the best broadband service for you. You can't believe the marketing hype from the many different ISP's (internet service providers like Virgin, Tiscali or BT), you have to look at a variety of factors. Here is the best way to find the one that is right for you.

Narrow it down!

Firstly, if you have no idea what kind of package you are looking for then you should get in and make some decisions about speed and download limit. Do that before you do anything else and you will find already that your task is much simpler. A quick guide to how to choose is that if you are a light internet user and you only browse a few pages and use it for email, then you will only need a low (say 1GB) download cap and you can choose a package with a low speed (512Kbps to 2Mbps).

If you are a medium user, and there are several people browsing and emailing every day and maybe watching streaming videos such as the ones on Youtube or on BBC, then you might want to go for bigger downloads (such as 10GB) and better speeds of around 4Mbps -10Mbps. If you want to game a lot online (for instance with World of Warcraft) or download music and movies regularly then you should look at either high download caps or unlimited caps and the highest speeds you can get (20-24Mbps). These will cost more but give you the best speeds around.

Always check comparison sites

Comparison sites will give you an overview of what broadband offers are out there for your needs and price range. This is a short cut so that you do not have to check many different sites. It will also introduce you to smaller providers offering better deals. Don't be afraid to go with people you have not heard of, often they give better deals and service than the big guns you have heard of.

Look for reviews

A lot of comparison sites will offer an average customer review but it can also be well worth looking for independent user review sites. It is defiantly good to get an idea of what kind of customer service you can expect when things go wrong, as most people do not know enough about computers to fix any technical problems. Make sure that if this happens, your provider does offer reliable technical support. The best way to find out if they do is to look at what other users are saying about them.

With this in mind you will get yourself a good deal with the right provider.

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