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The first and worst way to connect to the internet is dial-up. This is done by connecting to a phone line, and using a modem to transer the digital signals over the telephone line. The advantage of dial-up is that it is very cheap to have. The dissadvantages are plentiful. It is very slow, one cannot talk on the phone while on the internet unless a second line is available, and the connection can get dissrupted easily. A good consumer of this is someone who rarely uses the internet. It is not used much anymore.

The second way is cable. An example would be Insightbb. This takes cable television signals from the company where it is put in a line splitter. The line splitter takes the television signals and sends them to the TV, and takes the digital signals and sends them to the computer. Disadvantages are somewhat higher prices, and it is not the fastest form of connecting to the internet. Advantages are speed (it isn't slow), dedicated connection, and it isn't hooked up to a phone line. This form of connecting to the internet is perfect for people who use the internet for things such as e-mail, web browsing, etc. High speed downloads can be sometimes slow, but the are finding better ways to speed up the process.