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Broadband saving you money
By Shila Demazzier | August 28, 2008
There seems to be quite a few people that are still listening to the horrible sounds of a dial-up modem every time they go on the Internet. There are more people who do not even have a computer. If you happen to be one of these people, I will explain to you why you should start heading in the opposite direction.
Most likely you’re not reading this on a computer if you haven’t got an internet connection. Please, go out and get one. I’m not saying you need purchase a PC worth thousands of dollars; there are places you can get one for a few hundred dollars that will work very well. Then you’ll need to get a DSL or cable connection that’ll cost at most an additional $45 a month, and some run as low as $15 a month. (This’lldepend on your speed/location).
First, by using a broadband connection you can save hundreds of dollars. If you happen to have a dial-up connection, you are paying for your connection by the minute. Since broadband is much faster than dial-up every time you try to load up your pages you are wasting money.
Secondly, the more you use the Internet, the more money you will save making purchases. You may be surprised to see that goods are much cheaper on the Internet compared to department or boutique stores, even when you account for shipping. You don?t pay sales taxes when purchased out of state and since the retailer is not wasting money on a storefront and employees, their overhead is much lower (that translates to lower prices for the consumer).
Even though sending email is less personal, it is convenient and much faster than taking the time to write a letter or talk on the phone. Why waste your money, when email is practically free?
Online banking can save you money since many banks offer incentives and charge lower fees when using an online account. Just like in retail, the banks can spend less overhead on tellers and physical offices and share some of that profit with you.
Many people benefit from classified ad, or auction sites. Sites like Craigslist and Ebay allow the consumer to sell what they consider junk. (”One person’s trash is another person’s treasure”).
Vonage and Skype are popular voice over IP companies with lower rates than telephone companies. With these Technologies, the internet is used so that your voice could be transported across the world for a smaller fee than the traditional phone call.
Stop paying for the newspaper to be delivered to your house. You can read hundreds of thousands of current articles online from around the world for free.
Yes, you can do all this with a dial-up connection, but we all know how painful that can really be. Just remember for an extra $10 a month you can upgrade to a broadband connection. You will get that money back with all the money you will save with the seven steps I just showed you.
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