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Cable Connections

Description: One of the most popular ways of getting broadband internet access these days is via a cable connection. Read on to find out more about why this method is so popular.

Many homes already have cable connections in their home which allow them to watch television. The convenience and low price of these types of connection mean that cable broadband is also a good bet when it comes to hopping online at a fast speed.

When you decide which company you want to go with, they will run a cable into your home which will enable you to go online and enjoy broadband speeds for everything you do. You will need other equipment as well, such as a cable modem, but all in all it is a simple and very efficient way to get online.

Cable broadband offers a very consistent service which will be similar in speed wherever you happen to be in the country. Even if you are in an outlying rural location which is miles away from the source of your cable signal, you won't experience any difficulties with your broadband signal, unlike the problems you might incur with a satellite broadband package.

The one main disadvantage with cable connections is that they work on a shared basis. You will notice the effect this has if you go online and surf the internet at around midday, when most other people are at work, and then try and do the same again at eight o'clock in the evening, when it seems like everyone wants to get online and surf various websites or check their emails.

In the end there is a limit to the amount of data a broadband connection can handle. If everyone who is sharing a particular cable decides to make use of their connection at any one time, you will notice that your connection becomes less reliable.