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- 802.11
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.15.1
- 802.3
- 802 standards
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A
- ADSL
- Anti-spam
- Anti-virus software
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B
- Bandwidth
- Bebo
- Bit
- Blog
- Bluetooth
- Broadband
- Broadband availability
- Broadband speed test
- Browser
- BT Broadband Talk
- BT Fon
- BT Hub
- BT SoftPhone
- BT Videophone
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- Byte
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C
- Capped service
- Cat5
- Coaxial cable
- Copper cable
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D
- Dial-up access
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
- Digitally Enhanced Cordless Technology (DECT)
- Domain Name System (DNS)
- Download speed
- Downloading
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- Dynamic IP address
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E
- eBook
- Ethernet
- Ethernet cable
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F
- Facebook
- Faceparty
- Fat pipe
- Firewall
- Forum
- Friends Reunited UK
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G
- Generic Access Profile (GAP)
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H
- Home Area Network (HAN)
- Home Hub
- Hotspot
- Hub
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I
- IEEE
- Instant messaging
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- IP address
- ISP
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K
- Kilobit
- Kilobyte
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L
- Light user
- Local Area Network (LAN)
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M
- MAC
- Mbps
- Megabit
- Megabyte
- Message board
- Microfilter
- Modem
- myspace
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N
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- Network cable
- Network security
- Newsgroup
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O
- Online
- Online gaming
- Optical cable
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P
- Parental control
- Patch cable
- Personal Area Network (PAN)
- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
- Piczo
- Podcast
- Pop-up blocker
- Portal
- Post Office Protocol (POP)
- Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
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R
- Router
- RSS
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S
- Set Top Box (STB)
- Skype
- Social media
- Social networking
- Software
- Spyware
- Streaming
- Surfing
- Switching-switcher
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T
- TCP-IP
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U
- Uncapped ADSL
- Uncapped broadband
- Uncapped service
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Unlimited ADSL
- Unlimited broadband
- Uploading
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V
- Virus killer
- Vista
- Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
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W
- Webcam
- BT Vision
- Phishing
- Wi-fi
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Wiki
- Wireless Access Point
- Wireless adapter
- Wireless broadband
- Wireless networking
- Wireless router
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Y
- YouTube
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What is a Network cable?

A network cable is a conduit for information, consisting of a core to carry the signal, and some kind of outer layer to shield and protect it. A network cable carries data between machines. There are many historical forms of network cable, but only a few are in common use today; see ethernet cable, coaxial cable, optical cable.

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UK Evening & Weekend calls included
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350 Wi-Fi minutes per month
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Unlimited Wi-Fi minutes per month
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Unlimited Wi-Fi minutes per month
Unlimited usage allowance*
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