Ourserve Domain Names Page.

The first important step to getting your company or family on-line is an Internet portal connection. This will normally be over an analogue telephone line. Dial-up is the old form of connection that is really outdated now. It is very slow by todays standards, but has the advantage that you only pay for the call when you dial up or "connect" to the service providers system, the call should be at local rate only. ADSL is a much faster system that uses your BT telephone line but not the telephone system to connect your PC to the Internet. You do have to pay a monthly fee for this service and some providers may charge you extra if you exceed a certain bandwidth (move too much data over the connection). We recommend Demon home which is fast and has un metered data bandwidth which means that you may download as much as you like without further charge. You telephone will still receive and send calls even when you are on-line with your PC. Please note that you must have a BT phone line to subscribe to ADSL. You will need an ADSL modem to connect to the service. Demon provide this free of charge at present but as the system is live all the time (always up) then it may be better to purchase your own ADSL router with built in fire wall. The fire wall protects your PC from other users on the Internet (Hacker Attack). the router will also allow more than one PC on a network to access the Internet. A wireless router will allow you to easily access the Internet using your wireless laptop anywhere in range. Ourserve do not supply Internet connections though we are happy to advise and install any hardware purchased through us.

Next you will need a chosen domain name. As a guide try to keep the name short and as close to your business name as possible. For families An ourserve email address is quite adaquate, for example: john.smith@ourserve.net Of course individuals and families may also choose a domain name of their own too: john@smith1005.co.uk the the 1005 has been added because the smith.co.uk domain name will have been registered many times. The advantage of an ourserve email address is that most names will still be available. For a company the company name is best: john@Southernsalesandservices.co.uk This is an example of an unacceptably long name, this could be shortaned too:john@southernsales.co.uk Companies will also use the domain name for access to their web site i.e. www.southernsales.co.uk It is important to remember that you must have no gaps (spaces) in you domain name and most symbols are illegal. It is best to use just letters, numbers, and either a hyphen or underscore. The easier and shorter the name, the better chances of it being remembered and used correctly. Remember, your web site is your business card for the whole world too see, your domain name is the key to the card! We have vast experiance in setting up Internet access domains, websites, and email accounts. Please contact us at anytime for help and advice in choosing the right domain name. When we have found you the right name for you we can register the name and have it operational on our server in 24-48 Hours. This will cost just Ł25.00 for a .co.uk domain. Use the email button to email your requirements or Phone 02380 611900 Or 07810 207301. We look forward to your call.