Ipods are everywhere these days. You can't walk into any public place weather it be a grocery store, mall, or a gym without seeing at least one person with an ipod strapped to their arm. The question these days that everyone is asking...is there a cheap place to download ipod music?

There are always alternatives. Owners of an ipod will typically use apples service called itunes which can be found at itunes.com. However, many people are looking for a more cost effective way of loading their pods with all of the latest ipod music, ipod videos, and ipod themes. Anyone that has ever used itunes knows one thing...Its not cheap.

It's not cheap because you are charged anywhere from a dollar to thirty dollars for every file you download. It does not take much to figure out that you will spend a fortune to load your ipod with all of the media that you might want let alone all of the different files it will hold.

One thing that I have found in my travels are membership sites that allow you to pay a one time small fee and you can download unlimited ipod music and any other type of file or media that it may hold. These sites have millions of files that are all guaranteed to be virus free and are extremely easy to download directly to your ipod for play back.

There is quite a bit that goes into picking the right site to you. Some sites only allow you to download music, some offer video. I've found it easier to just find a site that has all different types of media. This way it is a one stop shop for all of your ipod needs.

Weather you are just looking to download ipod music or if you are looking to really load up with all of the latest media that is offered I would suggest checking out what I have dubbed "mega sites".

For more information on "mega sites" and the ones that I have found to be the best available on the internet...save yourself some time researching and take a look at THE BEST IPOD DOWNLOAD SITES

Do not download another file to your ipod until you see the best sites to DOWNLOAD IPOD MUSIC

Nowadays there is a proliferation of broadband speed tests on the internet. These have arisen in response to the growing difference between the speeds advertised by Internet Service Providers (ISP's) and the speeds actually received by consumers. More and more customers are finding that their speeds are far lower than what they are paying for and research by Moneysupermarket.com in 2007 showed that 44% of 43,000 customers were receiving only a pitiful HALF of the advertised speeds for their internet connections. This massive difference between advertised and received speeds has finally caught the attention of communication regulator OFCOM.

OFCOM has warned ISP's that they must be more transparent about the actual speeds consumers are receiving and there are calls from consumer panels to make ISP's contact customers within a fortnight of joining to inform them of their exact actual top speeds. OFCOM has also introduced, since Valentine's Day this year, important regulatory changes that give consumers freedom to switch ISP's if they are not happy with the service and speeds.

In the past ISP's could bully consumers into staying with them by charging them for changing providers and by creating delays that left consumers without a broadband connection for weeks, a situation that forces a lot of people to reluctantly remain with a provider they were unhappy with. Under OFCOM's new regulations, ISP's can no longer charge for switching to new providers. They must also ensure that the Migration Authorisation Code (MAC), the code which is given to customers to give to their new providers, is passed on within five days of the request. In the past ISP's would wait weeks before giving these codes to customers, in order to deter them from changing. Now under the new regulations consumers are protected from this practice.

These changes are part of what will be a continuing development of adequate regulatory standards that are needed for the booming broadband industry. As it becomes more integral to daily life, and bandwidth becomes more valuable, we will need to ensure that consumer rights are protected.

With these changes in mind, now is a really good time to do a test of your broadband speeds to ensure that you are getting what you are paying for, and that you CAN get what you are paying for. With many of the previous obstacles to changing providers removed, consumer freedom is far greater and worth taking advantage of to ensure you the best deal.

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