Hopefully, my Dad will find the time soon to look into finding a supplier for his Broadband Internet needs. One of the main reasons I have an interest in this is that I hope when I am next in the UK to sort out a few problems with his PC. Most of the computer is salvaged from parts of my old one, and it is unfortunately mis-behaving. However, as I will not be in the UK for very long, I do not want to spend a lot of my time waiting for updates and other related downloads to complete. It would also be good to be able to show him how the kittens have grown up via our webcams, and live video chatting is slightly painful when one participant is on dial up access still.

Anyway, I have already offered to Compare Broadband services for him, once I know what his priorities are. Some people place more importance on speed than price for example, whilst others would make the decision based more upon their total download allowance in a month than the actual speed at which they can download. The technical support offered can be a deal breaker, as I remember from my days at an ISP in Gloucester.

To help Dad select the right Broadband Provider, we need to look at all the factors I mentioned above, and then select the company that ticks the most amount of important boxes. Simply choosing an ISP because their installation discs are included with your newspaper is rarely a sound move.