Surfers can be choosers

What kind of access do you really need?
Still confused about whether you should go with a national broadband plan or a standard dial-up? Rate your ISP quotient.

Read the following statements, and we'll rate your responses on a scale of 1 to 10. You'll get 10 points if you strongly agree with the statement, 1 point if you strongly disagree, and somewhere in the middle if, well, you're ambivalent. Ready?

1.	I surf the Web at least two hours a day.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

2.	I live to swap MP3s and/or big e-mail attachments with my online buddies.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

3.	Money is no object; just give me speed, speed, speed.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

4.	Personalized customer support isn't very important to me.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

5.	I live near a major metro area teeming with service providers.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

6.	I run my own Web site from my PC, or I am always uploading files to a site hosted by someone else.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

7.	I'm planning to share my Net connection with other people in my home or office.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

8.	I need to be on the Net and on the phone at the same time, but I don't want to pay for two phone lines.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

9.	I'm trying to convince my boss to let me telecommute at least one day a week.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

10.	I can't live with a slower connection when I'm on the road.
	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Not sure	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

Help me find an ISP!

•	What kind of user are you?	•	What should you look for in an ISP?
•	Do you really need broadband?	•	Quiz: What kind of access do you really need?

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