Nevertheless, it can provide additional variety, and is often richer and cheaper to obtain than from other sources. Getting onto the Internet Connecting to the Internet is becoming simpler as more service providers compete for your business. However, you will still need to get to grips with a certain amount of technical terminology. This terminology is not explained on this sheet but is adequately covered in a wide range of publications and articles available through libraries or on the Internet itself. To get onto the Internet it is worth making enquiries to find out whether you are already entitled to access at some level.
Many large organisations have corporate access.
Contact your IT co-ordinator, system administrator or computing department to see whether they know of an existing link. If you are a 'lone' user interested in getting access from your office or home for the first time, you will probably need to contact a service provider. Apart from the initial registration fee, there is usually a monthly charge from the service provider. There is also the cost of the telephone calls that the modem makes for the computer to gain access to messages and files on the Internet. Alternatives to dial-up access are ISDN and other faster, but more expensive, options.