If you are considering swapping providers but want to read up on the latest broadband news prior to deciding - smart move.

However do you know your Gigs from your Megs?

Simplifydigital.com gives you the ultimate Geektionary - a list of phrases used by the tech-savvy broadband watchers in the know.

3G - Third Generation - easy as that. This refers to the network on your mobile phone and your mobile broadband - the speeds of which would most likely be roughly 384Kbps.

3.5G - a slightly faster mobile broadband than the 3G one, also called HSDPA or HSUPA.

ADSL - more specifically, it's an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. This is an old technology which gives you access to the world wide web through your telephone line.

Broadband provider - a firm which provides internet, see also ISP.

Business broadband provider - a company which provides broadband internet to businesses solely. Also can be called Business ISP.

Dongle - a portable small modem that can be connected to a PC. It is a device which gives you mobile broadband.

FUP - Fair Usage Policy - a notorious document ISPs like to have in their small prints. It gives information regarding what allowances suppliers seem to be "fair".

Gig - also Gb and Gigabyte, refers to both speeds (also per second is added, for example 10Gbps) and a measure of data (just Gb). A Gibabyte consists of 1000 Megabytes, could be a size of a movie, for instance.

HSPA - also known as High-Speed Packet Access - a mixture of HSDPA and HSUPA, the technology aims to provide quicker speeds especially when upstreaming.

ISP - (plural - ISPs) Internet Service provider. It's simply a company which provides broadband, for example BT or Virgin Media or TalkTalk, among others.

Kilobyte - Remember the big fat Gigabyte? Well, this similarly is a measure of speeds and data - only a lot smaller. The most popular abbreviation - KB, or speed-wise Kbps. 1 Megabyte is 1000 Kilobytes

Latency - is how long it takes for data to go from one PC to the other and superfast speed is key here, no one likes waiting.

Meg - Also Megabyte or Mb. Just like Gigs and kilobytes - this is a measure of speeds and data. Mbps - is a measure of broadband speeds, whereas MB simply is how big the data is. A video clip might be 50MB for example.

Modem - your key to connection to the World Wide Web.

Roaming - using your mobile abroad and connecting to a different local network - well that's what you are doing, you're roaming.

Router - a device which gives you the opportunity to connect several people to the Internet simultaneously Unlimited - what marketing departments call "a big amount" - usually when users cross the limit, FUP kicks in, restricting speeds for instance.

USB - a small portable gadget where you can store or back up your files, can be easily connected to PCs.

VoIP - ever used Skype? That's a prime example of VoIP, Voice Over IP, it allows you to use Internet to call people, often for free.

Wireless - easy: internet connection without any wires. Could be gathered from a nearby hub which provides wireless connection, or you might have a wireless router at home. Also known as Wi-Fi.