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A8 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 28, 2002 ADVERTISEMENT Fast Internet access lets families do more online W ith h e lp fro m B ell Sym patico H igh S p e e d In te rn e t s e rv ic e , fa m ilie s a re d o in g m o re o n lin e , in less tim e . The Internet is now a fam ily affair. In households on every block, mom. dad and the kids all have their favourite things to do online. There's researching for school projects, organizing family outings, getting inform ation on health issues, and the list go es on and on. In an effort to make the online experi ence faster and easier for fam ilies, Bell SympaticoTM High S peed Internet service offers an approach that's very popular with fam ilies. The prem ise is sim ple: provide high speed Internet access that decreases the time it takes to do things online. T here's an ob v io u s benefit here for fam ilies. The time saved with S ym p atic o High S peed Internet service can be used to enjoy other fam ily activities. H ere's a look at what can be done online quickly with high speed access: · Emailing fam ily pictures to loved ones · V iew ing video em ails · W atching m ovie trailers · Listening to m usic · R esearching school projects · Com parison shopping · C hoosing a school or college · Taking online educational courses · Banking online · B ooking a trip · Starting a new hobby · Finding health information · Purchasing a hom e High speed access m eans dow nloading inform ation from Web sites can be d on e in a matter o f seconds.* Even during peak hours, there's no waiting as there often is w ith dial-up Internet a c ce ss. T his kind o f sp eed is som eth in g B ell v iew s as ab solu tely necessary to help m eet the needs o f busy households. A s the Internet is used more often to take care o f daily activities, fam ilies on dial-up Internet access must balance the use o f their phone with the use o f the Internet. S ym p a tico H igh Speed Internet service elim inates the need for this bal ancing act because it allow s fam ilies to `talk and surf' at the sam e time. This means that outgoing calls can be made and incom ing calls can get through, even w h en so m eo n e is on lin e. And if som eon e is o n lin e, they w o n 't get d is con n ected from the Internet w hen an incom ing call is picked up or an outgoing call is placed. Sympatico High Speed Internet service__ allows families to `talk and surf' at the same time. E m ailing rem ains one o f the m ost popular online activities with all fam ily m em bers. In recogn ition o f this fact, S ym p atic o H igh S peed Internet service a llow s up to six em ail addresses per household account. This means that every one in the fam ily can have their ow n private m ailbox. A n ti-spam em ail filtering is also included w ith this service. T his means that m ost unwanted em ails are kept out o f a su b scrib er's inbox. Parents are o b v i ously glad to have this kind o f em ail fil tering, since it gives them added control over the em ails their children are receiving. Fam ilies with dial-up Internet access usually have to go without em ail access w hile away on vacation. N ot so, with S ym p atic o H igh S peed Internet service. Email can be accessed using G e tE m a il, a W eb-based em ail service, from any com puter connected to the Internet, at any time convenient to subscribers. In fact, this Internet service also allo w s up to 10 hours o f free dial-up access per month when subscribers are away from hom e. Another area in w h ich S y m p a tic o H igh S peed Internet service gets high marks w ith fam ilies is its free tech nical support. For parents w h o fe el their children are often better with com puters than they are, having a toll-free number that they can call around the clock is reassuring. A s more fam ilies use the Internet to help with their daily activities, S ym patico H igh S peed Internet service w ill likely increase in popularity. The benefits o f high sp eed ac ce ss, w h ich offers faster sp eeds than dial-up a ccess, as w ell as other convenient features, can be appre ciated by every fam ily trying to squeeze more time into their busy lives. More information on Bell Sympatico High Speed Internet service, including how to order, is available by calling 1 877 494-7802, or by visiting www.bell.sympatico.ca/gofast or a B ell World store. Get it d o n e fast. Ct o $ 2 4 . 95/month f o r ( I n' f i r st i m o n t h s ! S y m p a t ic ® ) H igh S p e e d F o r a lim it e d tim e Save $150 v * INCLUDI NG PLUS FREE SELF IN STA L1 AT IO N KIT Cal l 1 8 7 7 4 9 4 - 7 8 0 2 oi v i s i l w w w . b e 11. s y m p a t i c o . c a/ <j o f a s t o i < i Kell W o i l d store. ^ B e ll j tD o w n lo a d speeds o n lin e can va ry w ith In te rn e t tra ffic , server o r o th e r facto rs. ` S u b je ct to a 1 2 -m o n th c o n tra c t. Rate o f $ 2 4 .9 5 /m o n th a p p lie s fo r m o n th s 1-3 a nd $ 3 4 .9 5 /m o n th fo r m o n th s 4-1 2. R egular m o n th ly rate is $ 4 4 .9 5 /m o n th a nd a p p lie s the re a fte r. Early te rm in a tio n ch arge o f $ 10 0 a pp lie s. M o n th ly rates in clu de access, m o d em use and 5 CB d o w n lo a d a nd 5 CB u p lo a d o f b a n d w id th activity. A dd itio na l charges a p p ly fo r excess b a n d w id th usage. Rates exclude app lica b le taxes. D ia l-up access is available w h ere te ch n o lo g y perm its. O ffe r ends O cto b e r 3 1 ,2 0 0 2 , a nd is o n ly available to n ew subscribers. O ffe r subje ct to ca nce lla tio n o r chan ge a nd c a n n o t be co m b in e d w ith any o th e r Bell S ym p atico o ffe r. Service o n ly available to residential custo m e rs w h e re te c h n o lo g y p erm its. O th e r c o n d itio n s re strictio ns a p p ly. Call fo r details o r visit w w w .b e ll.s y m p a tic o .c a /g o fa s t. " Som e c o n d itio n s app ly. Sym patico is a tra de -m ark o f Bell Canada.