Dial-up here :-\\ Which only means that I'd have spent mybe a third of the time to get my post total if I'd had anything else ::)

Broadband cable

Dial up,
one phone line + 2 PCs + 2 teenagers= not much time for dad :)

highspeed  :)  DSL(oops)

DSL  :)

Broadband

DSL, but the husband is b*tching because it's at the lower end of the DSL scale (192kbps). ::)

The now common way for a high bandwidth internet connection – one that can transmit or download information up to 40 times as fast as a standard telephone and modem.

DSL (which, when working as it should, is fine - young Karen knows all about the time when it wasn't...!!)


The now common way for a high bandwidth internet connection – one that can transmit or download information up to 40 times as fast as a standard telephone and modem.


Some people 'in the know' are going on about satellite connections as of late...I'll think I'll stick with my two bits of string and elastic band...!!

DSL here as well. :)

I have no idea.  I log in at work so it's probably the fastest connection available.

At home we have dial up hence why I rarely post from home

I have no idea.  I log in at work so it's probably the fastest connection available.

At home we have dial up hence why I rarely post from home
I understand!

DSL, but the husband is b*tching because it's at the lower end of the DSL scale (192kbps). ::)
Tell him I'll trade  him my 31kbps anytime....THEN he can b*tch :D

AOL High speed Cable  :)

At home we have DSL. We had dial-up for about two years before getting DSL.

Dial-up. I looked into DSL but living out in the boonies, we can't get it. We don't want to do cable because we want nothing to do with Adelphia-the only cable co. around-we don't even use them on our t.v. since we have a dish. We haven't really looked into satellite-that may the the way to so since we do have the dish.



Cat

DSL (which, when working as it should, is fine - young Karen knows all about the time when it wasn't...!!)

Yes, I remember.  So is it safe to assume that it's been holding steady since that time?  ???

Dial-up. I looked into DSL but living out in the boonies, we can't get it. We don't want to do cable because we want nothing to do with Adelphia-the only cable co. around-we don't even use them on our t.v. since we have a dish. We haven't really looked into satellite-that may the the way to so since we do have the dish.



Cat
Hey Cat...how "Fast" is yours....mine speeds along at 31,200 bps  ::)

We have RoadRunner here.



Howard

DSL

DSL

Tanya

We have RoadRunner here.

Howard


http://www.posterplanet.net/images/roadrunner.jpg

Hey Cat...how "Fast" is yours....mine speeds along at 31,200 bps  ::)


Wow! Warp speed nine.  ;)  ;D

Yes, I remember.  So is it safe to assume that it's been holding steady since that time?  ???


Sure has, Karen - which is a tad disappointing, as I miss the daily ritual of trying to get some sense out of the 'experts' on the ISP 'help desk' (which was anything but...!)

DSL, but the husband is b*tching because it's at the lower end of the DSL scale (192kbps). ::)


Tell him to get over it...it could be dial up. :P

As for me, I have dial up with Juno's speedband.

Hey Cat...how "Fast" is yours....mine speeds along at 31,200 bps  ::)



Ours (at this point) is 28.8 kbps whatever the hell that means. We don't have Road Runner, we have Slowpoke Rodriguez.  ::)


http://telemaniac.free.fr/rodriguez.jpg




Cat

Ours (at this point) is 28.8 kbps whatever the hell that means. We don't have Road Runner, we have Slowpoke Rodriguez.  ::)


http://telemaniac.free.fr/rodriguez.jpg




Cat
;DThanks Cat...I'm not alone in the horrible world of dial-up :D

DSL

Sure has, Karen - which is a tad disappointing, as I miss the daily ritual of trying to get some sense out of the 'experts' on the ISP 'help desk' (which was anything but...!)


;D ;)

;DThanks Cat...I'm not alone in the horrible world of dial-up :D



I'm used to it and I am a FAIRLY patient person so it is not too bad. But, what really bothers me is the fact that my step-daughter b!tches about it all the time when she is here. She kept telling us to go with DSL, so I looked into it. (See post above). Now, I keep telling her that there is really nothing we can do about it right now but she still b!tches about it anyway.



Cat

cable here...  it's good service - we get better transfer rates than they advertise.

:-) fw

I'm used to it and I am a FAIRLY patient person so it is not too bad. But, what really bothers me is the fact that my step-daughter b!tches about it all the time when she is here. She kept telling us to go with DSL, so I looked into it. (See post above). Now, I keep telling her that there is really nothing we can do about it right now but she still b!tches about it anyway.



Cat
Well, I get SO frustrated when I'm in games..today I tried to post on a topic 10 times and was beaten each time...so I FINALLY quit ::) Not worth popping a vein over :D

Dial-Up

Highspeed internet is just too costly in here and with the amount of time I spend on the computer most days it just doesn't make sense to pay that much. 

DSL!!!

I just got it hooked up about an hour ago! After a few months of dial up, this is like heaven on earth!!!!!

Rio

DSL!!!

I just got it hooked up about an hour ago! After a few months of dial up, this is like heaven on earth!!!!!

Rio


I was amazed how quick the webpages/windows appeared when I first connected. Appearing in two seconds, it is incredible

They have DSL at the libriaries here...but you have to wear a clothespin on your knows sans the loitering bums :P

Cable at home, dial up at work, which seems agonizingly slow after getting used to cable.  It's annoying to even try and surf the net cuz everything loads soooooo slowly.  Hmmm think maybe my boss did that on purpose?  ;D

512 KB DSL.

Tis nice but the only problem is it occasionally goes somewhat slow at different times of the day...

God i remember Dial up... i am v.impatient and used to end up punching the tower and just walking off

Cable. Back in Nebraska my bro's and I got Road Runner about a year ago and when I moved down here there was no way I could go back to dial-up.

For anyone who has had DSL and cable, which do you prefer?

I used to have Cable.. now i have DSL.. tells you all you need to know

A very fast one!

A very fast one!
That fast!

DSL- used to have dial-up and i will never go back to it

I don't understand why it seems to go faster at 28 Kbps than at 33 Kbps.  ???




Cat

Used to have dial-up but then the computer crashed and we got DSL.

Bring Threads Back From The Dead Game, Part 1:

ISDN (Faster than dial-up, slower than DSL)

I have broadband conection, so I chose other because I didn't understand some of the terms.

1MB Broadband connection.  :)

Cable. Is that the same as broadband?  ???

Cable. Is that the same as broadband?  ???


I don't know. Probably. Broadband is a high speed connection that ranges from about 512KB to 3 or 4 MB.

I have broadband conection, so I chose other because I didn't understand some of the terms.


DSL.. i think DSL is 256KB and above normally.


1MB Broadband connection. :)


Superb Bob.. if you had gone with BT like i suggested you would have a 2MB  ::)

Superb Bob.. if you had gone with BT like i suggested you would have a 2MB  ::)


With 2GB Capped bandwidth a month? You've got to be joking!  ;D

With 2GB Capped bandwidth a month? You've got to be joking!  ;D


I download far more than that... I use a vast amount more than 2GB..  ???

I download far more than that... I use a vast amount more than 2GB..  ???


The website is making me out to be a liar! Psssh! I didn't get the download usage mixed up with the download speed either. Just checked it out and it now says 1GB for cheap package and 15GB for the next two up. I know that wasn't the case when I read it recently.  >:(

Still, unlimited broadband is way cool.  8)

The website is making me out to be a liar! Psssh! I didn't get the download usage mixed up with the download speed either. Just checked it out and it now says 1GB for cheap package and 15GB for the next two up. I know that wasn't the case when I read it recently.  >:(

Still, unlimited broadband is way cool.  8)


I had the origional 512KB modem.. just the second one up. It said there was some limit about something i didn't understand.. so i just ignored it.

Anywho, they upgraded me to 2MB for free.. and i use it a lot and download vast amounts..I download at least 1-2 Gig's worth of movies a week.. watch em.. burn some.. delete some.

I have in the past 3 months downloaded about 16Gig of music as well. No extra charges..

I had the origional 512KB modem.. just the second one up. It said there was some limit about something i didn't understand.. so i just ignored it.

You can get by on 512KB - But it's always better faster.  8)

Anywho, they upgraded me to 2MB for free.. and i use it a lot and download vast amounts..I download at least 1-2 Gig's worth of movies a week.. watch em.. burn some.. delete some.

That's excellent. I watch movies occassionally, I might test the speed of my new connection (third increase on my connection last time).  :)

I have in the past 3 months downloaded about 16Gig of music as well. No extra charges..


Someone told me you don't get charged, your internet gets slower. Not sure that's right.  ???

You can get by on 512KB - But it's always better faster.  8)

That's excellent. I watch movies occassionally, I might test the speed of my new connection (third increase on my connection last time).  :)

Someone told me you don't get charged, your internet gets slower. Not sure that's right.  ???


Hmm.. my net still zips along.. although it may be slower.

Meh, it can't get that slow in... 38 days.  ;D

Hmm.. my net still zips along.. although it may be slower.

You probably wouln't feel it too much anyway.

Meh, it can't get that slow in... 38 days.  ;D

I don't know.  :)