Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use?
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Burning Brakes
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From: New Wilmington PA
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (SmokedTires)
Wow! Cable seems to be mopping it up. I had no idea broadband was so readily available. I guess it's just this town I'm in. I'm still stuck with dialup. Town owns the cable company and Verizon has no interest in offering broadband to Old Fartston. They just recently offered dialup! (Earthlink has had a number for a while) The only options are I$DN or Satellite, both of which are too expensive. (heh heh, excuse to move. :lol: )
Thank you all very much for your input!
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Thank you all very much for your input!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Cookwithvette)
I quite tapping all this talent on CF when I was on dialup because all the graphics made it virtually impossible to enjoy the volume of intelligence shared daily.
Broadband had made it much more palatable!
Broadband had made it much more palatable!
Drifting
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From: Shawano WI
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Cookwithvette)
Seeing as broadband is not available to me in this area I have to use dial-up. The ping is sent via a 3 legged turtle and the download request is delivered back via an arthritic 97 year old grandmother in a wheelchair with half the spokes missing on one wheel and no tire on the other. Nothing but high-tech here! :crazy: :banghead: On some of the threads with a lot of graphics I have been forced to shave twice before the page loads. Don't want to be looking scuffy! :lol:
Race Director
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Cookwithvette)
You won't get me off cable 'til you can pry my mouse from my cold, dead fingers! :yesnod: :yesnod: :blueangel:
You think I am exagurating? HAH, I challenge you. When I looked for a house to buy, I checked the local cable company to make darn sure! that there was Cable Internet at that address!
Just my opine, of course :lol: :blueangel: :jester
You think I am exagurating? HAH, I challenge you. When I looked for a house to buy, I checked the local cable company to make darn sure! that there was Cable Internet at that address!
Just my opine, of course :lol: :blueangel: :jester
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Pete79L82)
Seeing as broadband is not available to me in this area I have to use dial-up.
Oh, the HUMANITY! :smash:
Is Dial-up still LEGAL?? :blueangel: :jester
Oh, the HUMANITY! :smash:
Is Dial-up still LEGAL?? :blueangel: :jester
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Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (ricketyray)
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From: I live in my Hubby's little world
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Desertdawg)
Cable here.....it is faster by far than the old dial-up..but it has it's share of problems. :rolleyes:
But..better than nothing atall!!!!
But..better than nothing atall!!!!
Le Mans Master
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From: Wildwood IL
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Cookwithvette)
Dial up for three more days than...WAHOOO :party: DSL is comming to town. My area is the last to get the phone lines upgraded so finally I'm vaulting into the 21'st century. After all this time.. maybe I can finally post some pics.. :cheers: :cheers:
Eddie
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From: Calgary Alberta
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (Cookwithvette)
Pretty Happy with my cable connection here in the Great White North though it seems to slow down a bit when the temp drops below freezing.. :jester :D
Safety Car
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From: Pearland TX
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Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (scottw)
This is off the subject somewhat, but those of you who are running antique Pentium II's or worse might think about buying a 'puter while the economy reeks. When things do turn around(& they will) you will not find complete decent systems like a Dell Pentium 4 1.8G processor, 60G hardrive, 48X CD-Rom, speakers & 17" monitor for $699. And even laptops are now under $1000 for 1.6G machines. Add a docking station to them and they are the way to go.
And of course... if you can afford the costs... cable is the way to go as of right now.
And of course... if you can afford the costs... cable is the way to go as of right now.
Safety Car
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From: Pearland TX
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Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (bgrice)
If you all are thinking I am wrong about the *cheap* processors you can get these days, I picked up on E-bay tonight a 4 month old IBM A31P mobility 1.8G Pentium 4 laptop, Intel 845DDR(double data rate), 60G, DVD-CDWR, ATI-FireGL mobility, 64Mb 3-D, Bluetooth, 15" 1600x1200 UXGA screen laptop for $1250 and 2 years of warranty left. IBM sells these same laptops for $3600+. You can find mobile laptops at Best Buy these days, but not this high end.
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Intermediate
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From: Troy MI
Re: Dialup, DSL, Cable.... what do YOU use? (scottw)
Cable. The typical basic cable package has significantly better throughput than the typical DSL package. This is until the neighborhood kids come home from school and play massively multi-player games. FYI, check out how fast you're really going at any of these:
http://www.speed411.com/updateisp3.asp
http://www.cable-modem.net/features/oct99/speed.html
http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/
http://www.speed411.com/updateisp3.asp
http://www.cable-modem.net/features/oct99/speed.html
http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/
