The concept adopted by Open.... is to provide the richest TV experience with as much data as possible being accessed over the on-line connection.

(My on-line connections are through Macintoshes, so the following is based on the developer's information, not personal experience.)

Even so, the results of the shootout are enlightening for the thousands of people who are shopping for Internet and on-line connections every day.

The on-line connection to Smart Investor is extra, the cost depending on how fully the service is used.

The remote children surveillance service is notified that she is at home, and subsequently the on-line connection is switched off.

Some Internet service providers complained that this could dampen use of the Internet, since many people use second lines for on-line connections.

Since Debbie and Andre share a phone line, the move automatically cuts off Debbie's on-line connection.

The computer can digest information only as fast as your on-line connection conveys it.

In Kosovo, some people with on-line connections have started using anonymous remail services to try to maintain confidential communications and avoid detection by the Serbian military.

This new model of on-line all-the-time connections would allow customers to be alerted immediately when E-mail arrives, for example, or when there are news updates.