There is already a disconnect between what’s available online and what my broadband connection can provide, and that’s where having a symmetrical fibre connection helps.

Construction companies and architects can download plans, drawings and pictures at high speed using a broadband connection.

It replaces the need to buy a disc or download software with a video stream over a broadband connection.

It added almost 2,300 customers to its new high-speed broadband service for commercial vessels, and raised subscription rates.

The following day his telephone service was out for 12 hours and his broadband service was down for a whole day.

One possible alternative if you are limited to a poor broadband service is to turn your smartphone into a mobile hotspot and tether your computer to it.

It also promised no price rises on its broadband service for 18 months.

Meanwhile, countless people are making do with an inferior broadband service as they think it would be a laborious process to change their provider.

International flights could run into problems when flying over countries that have not yet approved the use of the same frequencies for wireless broadband access.

The PS3 has wireless connectivity built in, so it can connect to a wireless broadband network without additional purchases.

How to mend a wireless broadband router.