Surfing on the fast track

My contract has ended for Singnet BroadBand 512kbps. I recontracted for 1500kbps (unlimited plan) and today is the activation day.
In 1997, when the first broadband services were launched, the equipment was untested and thus hard to set up. Also, the expected bandwidth -- at times said to be about 100 times faster than that offered by 56K modems -- was never realised.
This led to disappointment with broadband services in the early days. Until recently, broadband has always been seen as an unfulfilled promise. But things have turned around over the past year or two. Thanks to better experience and, of late, lower prices, broadband services have become attractive to those who usually would not have considered them.
For those who have not considered getting on the broadband wagon before, now is the time to do so.