| one that surfs the internet these days is wanting more | | | | songs onto their computers instead of going to the |
| and more from their experience. The internet is | | | | store and buying them off of the shelves. If you are |
| becoming just like a desktop experience there are | | | | not using broadband internet access to download |
| many times a user can be confused about whether | | | | these types of media, you will get very frustrated, |
| they are online, or performing a task locally on their | | | | because depending on the size of the file it could take |
| desktop. | | | | hours to get what you want. Another group of people |
| The demand for these types of media rich, extremely | | | | are trying to pay their bills online, because it is very |
| responsive applications on the internet has caused | | | | convenient and reminders can be sent to your email |
| more and more people to look towards broadband | | | | address, so that you never miss a payment. |
| internet access for their internet service. The spread | | | | However if you do not have broadband internet, then |
| of broadband internet has been fueled by lower prices, | | | | the convenience is not worth the wait for the |
| more availability, and the need to use the internet for | | | | authentication process needed to pay your bills online. |
| more important tasks on a day to day basis. Many | | | | Broadband internet has also spread because many |
| people are using the internet to download different | | | | people are using different online programs to complete |
| types of media for personal use, paying their bills online, | | | | many different tasks. Web email, online word |
| and even using more traditional applications online | | | | processing, and online spreadsheets are becoming |
| instead of locally. All of these types of applications | | | | more and more popular today. Many of these |
| really need broadband internet access to perform at | | | | programs require broadband internet access to allow |
| their best. | | | | the user to get the same experience that they are |
| More and more people are downloading movies and | | | | used to with their old desktop applications. |