Weigh up the options before you select the right broadband option for your home, Kya deLongchamps reports.

If you spend hours online, have multiple users and download a lot of music and film, the cap limit will impact on your service. With 4mb broadband you can expect to download a five minute song in just 10 seconds, a task that would have taken 56K dial-up connections over 12 minutes to complete.

BROADBAND, that fast up to the minute connectivity to the internet, has become something of an essential for the family home. Being off-line now infuses the same wide-eyed panic among otherwise sensible grown ups formerly reserved for the power letting us down at dusk on a school night. Choosing an internet service provider (ISP) can be complicated, as the services and deals vary wildly and the terminology, such as download speeds, and packets, turn information technology to consumer fog. 

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As featured in the Irish Independent's Your Money magazine
 

Energy Bills

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There's a broadband plan to suit everyone, but don't abandon the landline just yet, advises John Cradden

IT has been a long time since the quality or value of a telephone service was the main factor in determining your choice of telecoms provider.

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from Ask Tina with Tina Leonard
 

There are many comparison websites but some are better than others - and when it comes to services you need to be able to compare on content detail and by inputting your own usage details. Here are some useful ones:
 

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How To Save Cash on Your Bills

Last October, electricity and gas suppliers jacked up their prices for customers here. Bord Gais started the ball rolling and the rest duly followed.

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