Your access to the communication phenomenon the internet (or WWW, World Wide Web, 'net etc) is principally governed by two factors:

Your needs
e.g size/type of the data you transfer (multi-media, text...), how often needed, how many users etc
Your budget
eg. commercial user or private, light use, need to consolidate costs eg phone/email/video

Once these have been ascertained the next step is in choosing your access method - dial up or broadband. Dial up is surprisingly still very common in developed countries particularly amongst those who classify themselves as low users - "I just want to check my email" who will pay for their access on a pay as you go or low rate unlimited access monthly fee.

Broadband Internet is available to those subscribing to cable, DSL (or ADSL) or commercial T1 services - often prompting those who made the change to utter "I can't believe I waited so long!” The always on era has dawned and burst into full daylight and many are now enjoying the cost and time saving benefits of the information super highway commonly known as 'Broadband'. Broadband is ‘always on’, and you can talk on the phone and use the internet at the same time.

Broadband is now available in a wide range of pricing and capacity options from low bandwidth 256Kbps to a mind numbing 20Mbp/s and growing exponentially. On a like for like cost comparison there is absolutely no basis for opting for dial up on a pay monthly basis.
What are the other benefits of broadband apart from doing everything dial up did quicker, cheaper and quieter (dial up users will relate to that) ?

The list goes on ... in the very near future all our homes will be connected to the internet via a broadband enabled medium. Even governments have launched initiatives to encourage a wider demographic spread of internet users.
There are many vendors, some are rebadged resellers, for broadband connectivity - many offering introductory incentives such as free equipment, a discounted period and packages bundled with TV and phone packages. hdfraser.net are authorized resellers for a number of broadband providers and equipment suppliers, if you need broadband today - it is only a click away !