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- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 05:04:31 PM UTC
Well...
best broadband provider? Depends on where you live and what you consider to be criteria for the best. Is it speed, the level of restrictions imposed by an ISP, etc?
best antivirus software available (dont care if its free or not.)? This is a heavily debated subject. What do you want from an anti-virus?
Are you basing your decision on detection rates, features, resource usage, self-defense capability, etc?and best mobile pay as you go provider? What makes the best for you? Is it cost, services offered, etc?
Go with what works best for you (And that won't burn a hole in your budget). :-)
But if you want recommendations from the great users here at WOT, you'll need to provide more details as to what you are looking for. ;)
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- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 06:55:03 PM UTC
best of the best of the best sir!
I think this sums it up quite well :-)
You're asking for opinions based upoon location..
For me, it is:- best broadband provider:
- high speed cable
- best antivirus software available (dont care if its free or not.)
- www.avira.com
- best mobile pay as you go provider
- I don't use "pay as you go" because I am "going" all the
time
currently with: AllTel (for the past 6 years)
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- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 06:57:11 PM UTC
Best Free Antivirus.
(Get Avast Anti Virus.The Best of the Best.G.O.M.with Honours).
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- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 08:16:06 PM UTC
Agreed
avast! is my choice for the best free anti-virus. :D
I remember when I first encountered avast! :-)
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- on Thu 26 Nov 2009
- 03:26:31 AM UTC
I agree also
I've used Avast ! for years and it has never let me down.
Excellent AV......just Excellent. -
- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 08:44:11 PM UTC
Avast +1
I have been using Avast Free4Home for some time and it's great, unobtrusive and works well with other security products. But essentially, it has to be an antivirus that you are happy with.
There is also Avira which is highly rated too.Broadband providers - you need to shop around for the deal that will suit you, cost, speed (upload and download), reliability, and usage restrictions that may be imposed, usually found in the very small print as 'fair usage policy'.
Mobile pay as you go? Again it depends on what is available and suits you, your lifestyle and means. Number of minutes and texts and cost comparison.
Colin
http://freepcsecurity.co.uk
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it" - Winston Churchill -
- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 11:40:26 PM UTC
Another use for Avast
While I am an Avira fan, I recently had a reason to use Avast . . . you're gonna like this one.
In addition to the main machine that I am using (an HP ze4700 laptop), which BTW has Avira on it, I also have a Dell Mini 910 . . . that I got for free as part of my broadband promotion package.
I don't really use it, but keep it as a backup to this one against the day that this one becomes a boat anchor.
One of the characteristics of this Mini is that it has a 66 key keyboard . . . no F keys and also NO hard disk activity light (it has a Solid State Disk, so there are no moving parts).
Consequently, there's no way to tell if the HDD is active or if the machine has frozen. So, I searched for an on screen HDD activity indicator. As I recall, there is such an animal but it is retail. I wanted something free.
Enter Avast. As those that use Avast probably know, the little blue icon globe in the systray rotates if there is HDD activity.
So, I installed Avast on it, and now have an HDD activity indicator . . . in addition to a respectable Antivirus program!!
Interesting solution . . . woke up in the middle of the night and had the classic "AHA!" moment . . .
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- on Sun 19 Apr 2009
- 11:47:52 PM UTC
Lucid
Hey Bob, you should start to worry if you get too many of these "AHA!" moments LOL
And on that happy note I'm off to bed :-)Colin
http://freepcsecurity.co.uk
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it" - Winston Churchill -
- on Mon 20 Apr 2009
- 12:06:40 AM UTC
Best thinking
I do my best thinking when I'm either laying in bed and get into "that place" (the time suspended between falling sound asleep and not), or standing in front of the urinal and my aged swollen prostate makes me wait to start (I know . . . a little too graphic there . . .but it's known as a "pee revelation", and we GOM's get that a lot).
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- on Tue 21 Apr 2009
- 07:53:20 PM UTC
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For the ISP if you're in the UK > PlusNet (www.plus.net)
For the AV, see the following (specifically the section titled "Infection prevention and cures")
http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=12-08-...
Pay as you go? that's an easy one - none of them. They've all got pro's and con's (and sadly, mostly alot of the latter and few pro's)
Regards
Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group / hpHosts
it-mate.co.uk / hosts-file.net -
- on Thu 23 Apr 2009
- 01:16:44 AM UTC
Best AV
Overall the best antivirus for me is nothing because I would now just reformat since my computer is slow, but I use avast! so you can say thats my "best" antivirus. Avira does not work on my computers/laptops well.
Broadband, just get a simple highspeed.
As for mobile, 3G connection. XD, if you can afford it which I do not recommend.
Just MyWOT and SpywareBlaster, I guess... Found a malicious or fraudulent website? Rate it at WOT ASAP! Found a game hacker? Report it to the game's anti-cheat team! Infected with a virus? Delete it with an antivirus =P
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- on Mon 16 Nov 2009
- 05:50:32 AM UTC
I would rate Fast.co.uk as
I would rate Fast.co.uk as the best internet service provider in the UK. They offer excellent services and there is never an issue that I have faced when using their services.
Keith.
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- on Mon 16 Nov 2009
- 07:55:22 AM UTC
Best of???
In my humble opinion the best Broadband-Virgin optical cable if its in your area..Best pay as you go-Virgin some great tariffs..Best Anti Virus-Avast.4.8 free till 5 comes out..
But as many here will tell you its different strokes for different folks......If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..
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- on Wed 25 Nov 2009
- 03:15:27 AM UTC
Best anti virus
In my opinion the best anti virus is to use linux, not windose.
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- on Wed 25 Nov 2009
- 04:30:31 AM UTC
Granted,but
I agree that Linux is less targeted than Windows, but there ARE some pieces of malware out there written specifically for Linux, just like there are a few for Apple.
Though they are rare, it's not good to be a smug Linux or Apple user and think that you are immune from malware . . . you're NOT.
I don't know about Apple, but Avast and Clam have programs for Linux. It's a good idea to run a scan every now and then . . . at the very least to insure that you won't be infecting a Windows friend of yours, when you send them an email, because you're harboring a Windows virus, even though it doesn't have any impact on your Linux machine.
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- on Wed 25 Nov 2009
- 08:56:43 AM UTC
(Following posts: don't turn
(Following posts: don't turn this into a fanboy flamewar)
However, I must argue that though there are a few viruses out there for Linux, the reason why they aren't that successful is the inherent kernel security model that was designed from the start, making it harder for these viruses to cause damage.
Windows is not at fault, but it seems networking was clearly an afterthought on Windows' design.
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- on Wed 25 Nov 2009
- 09:23:03 AM UTC
True maybe, but
As I said before, there is still the consideration (double meaning intended) of passing on a Windows virus to a Windows user in an email from your unaffected Linux box.
So, maybe you don't need to worry about it, but the other guy, who may be your friend and in your address book, does. Do him/her a favor and scan your Linux box now and then.
Though I'm a Linux user myself, I'm by no stretch a Linux fanboy.
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- on Wed 25 Nov 2009
- 11:30:46 AM UTC
Ah, so you're talking about
Ah, so you're talking about Windows viruses being passed through my Linux box, not Linux viruses messing up my box.
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- on Thu 26 Nov 2009
- 12:04:10 AM UTC
From my first post
"to insure that you won't be infecting a Windows friend of yours, when you send them an email, because you're harboring a Windows virus, even though it doesn't have any impact on your Linux"
That was what I reiterated in my second post (which is why I remarked "As I said before"), to which you made this reply. So, evidently you didn't read the first post closely.
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- on Thu 26 Nov 2009
- 09:43:54 AM UTC
Ah, I have re-read the post,
Ah, I have re-read the post, and see your point from the first post. Thanks and sorry for not paying more detailed attention.
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- on Thu 26 Nov 2009
- 09:52:59 AM UTC
Not abrasive
Did not mean to be abusive or abrasive in my tone, though it may have "sounded" that way.
best broadband provider, best antivirus? and best pay as you go deal.
my question is:
best broadband provider?
best antivirus software available (dont care if its free or not.)?
and best mobile pay as you go provider?
please i really need help with this