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Internet Connection Types

  • Dial-up = 95%+ of NZers using the web connect via "dial up" modem.
  • Typical uses at low speed "dial-up" rates are e-mail and "surfing" using a web browser.
  • Broadband - Higher speed Internet. Available via copper (ADSL), fibre optics, satellite, wireless technologies.
  • Broadband is high speed and "always on" - your computer / PDA / phone is permanently connected to the Internet.
  • Higher speed uses include multi-media, TV, video conferencing.
  • Higher speed provides for new services - such as VoIP (Voice services)