in reply to the message i sent yesterday , my computer has pentium 4 and i wanted broadband as it is very slow but a customer adviser told me that because the last date my modem was updated was 2001 i was unable to do this as the date has to be after sept 2003 ! any suggestions ? as tou can tell i am not exactly computer litterate and need to access a lot of info from the internet for my college course ! thanks

What does the ISP you are interested in getting service from recommend? They'd be the best place to start.