Getting with the times

Willow
Willow Posts: 11,055
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
We took the plunge and ordered DSL for home. I should be getting the gear this Friday. Yipee !!
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2005
    if you have available to you cox or comcast cable high speed, it's faster than dsl. that is, unless you pay for the upgraded dsl line. either way, you'll re-discover the internet and really enjoy your time spent there!!!

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2005
    Anything is better than standard dial-up....enjoy.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    ....
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Man, it's a world of difference. I just switched from dial-up to cable a couple of months ago and the difference was like the difference between a Formula 1 car and a Yugo.

    Noel was at 2,500 posts and since his upgrade has increased his post count to 3,500....put that in your pipe and smoke it!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2005
    I'll stick with my $9.99 a month dial up. :)
    madmax
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    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2005
    Verizon is pulling the fiber optic cable for their FIOS network on my street today. Goodbye DSL as soon as it's running! (and I have a fast DSL connection)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2005
    madmax wrote:
    I'll stick with my $9.99 a month dial up. :)
    madmax

    You're crazy man. You can get DSL for as cheap as 15 bucks a month(assuming it's available in your area). I'd rather be punched repeatedly in the face than sit waiting for pages to l oad on dialup.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2005
    DSL speed is CO dependent...the closer the better. Fiber rulez.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited November 2005
    What we are getting is the 3meg. The next major competitor couldn't even come close without asking us to sign a 2 yr contract.
    So now it shouldn't take me 2 mins to upload a pic to add here or in my showcase !!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited November 2005
    Also upped my ram to 400 and bought a DVD burner. I didn't even have a cd burner.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited November 2005
    I've had cable modem for nearly 10 years and won't ever go back.......
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2005
    Once you're hooked-up, try this. It's about the most accurate I've run across.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited November 2005
    The one at work says 500.....
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2005
    same here. i like dslreports.com the best.

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2005
    BIZILL wrote:
    same here. i like dslreports.com the best.

    I agree. That site is excellent for all things computer related. They have a huge userbase with some great moderators.
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  • CrBoy
    CrBoy Posts: 580
    edited November 2005
    I have Dial Up at home and a dedicated T1 connection at work... it's a world of difference... :D

    Guess from where I post...? :confused::D:D
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2005
    CrBoy wrote:
    I have Dial Up at home and a dedicated T1 connection at work... it's a world of difference... :D

    Guess from where I post...? :confused::D:D

    Same here with T1 at work and dial up at home, but... Seems about the same to me. Either work is slow (which no ones says it is) or my dialup is screaming. I don't know, just seems slightly slower at home. :confused:


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    Vinyl, the final frontier...

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  • cam5860
    cam5860 Posts: 632
    edited November 2005
    Hey man i had DSL it was decent but its kinda expensive. I have RoadRunner now and it will leave any DSL connection in the dust. try to get a cable provider in your area. Cable is faster than DSL anyday.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited November 2005
    For testing line speeds I use www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest . They seem to be more accurate for the East coast, as DSLreports is only west coast stuff.

    T-1 speeds are not really that great when it gets shared over multiple users. I mean, you only have an approximate 1.54MBit down speed. At home, my cable is provisioned at 5MBit down.. so I get a lot faster at home than at work. BUT, I don't have the upload capabilities of the T-1... between that and reliability, they're the only reasons to use a T1.

    I've switched a large number of dialup users over (and will continue to do so) to DSL, as Verizon has their $14.95/mo plan. While it's only 768/128, it's still a helluva lot faster than dialup, and for most people around here, it's actually CHEAPER. If you have a dedicated phone line for your computer, it's just a no-brainer.... cancel that line and your costs go down by half!

    BTW- at my old house, I was paying $50/mo for DSL service, and only getting 1.5mbit down, 256kbit up. It was my only option for broadband though, so I paid it. Then we moved into cable country, and are now paying $40/mo for 5mbit down :D
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Well, I have Road Runner and tried these speed testers....I think the one from bandwith must be wrong.... :rolleyes:
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited November 2005
    I can't wait. Installed Norton 2005 last night and all my other software for my logitech, dig camera and MP3. I hope to have it up and running by this weekend and be using my burner.
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  • CrBoy
    CrBoy Posts: 580
    edited November 2005
    madmax wrote:
    Same here with T1 at work and dial up at home, but... Seems about the same to me. Either work is slow (which no ones says it is) or my dialup is screaming. I don't know, just seems slightly slower at home. :confused: madmax

    I don't know man... because my average download speed at Home is 5kb/s (dial up) and at work is around 300-500kb/s (T1) you can tell the difference...

    I guess your T1 sucks really bad... :eek: :(
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2005
    madmax wrote:
    Same here with T1 at work and dial up at home, but... Seems about the same to me. Either work is slow (which no ones says it is) or my dialup is screaming. I don't know, just seems slightly slower at home. :confused:


    madmax
    download any huge files or stream video ever? that'll dictate how much bandwidth speed you use!

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2005
    HTrookie wrote:
    Well, I have Road Runner and tried these speed testers....I think the one from bandwith must be wrong.... :rolleyes:

    Is RoadRunner cable? Some cable companies are up to 6Mb/s... so 5 is possible.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Yes, Road Runner is Time Warner cable's internet provider....

    I am confused... T1 is supposed to be faster than cable in one of the pics, but slower in the other :confused::confused:
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2005
    I don't know where that Speedometer site got its cable information. If your cable is only running 500Kbps, cancel it.

    The other just seems to be taking an average of cable users in Ohio (2Mbps... reasonable).
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited November 2005
    That speedometer site doesn't appear to know what its talking about ... Cable routinely surpasses t1 speeds at the lowest package levels...
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2005
    Agreed.

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited November 2005
    The first link said I had a 2 MBPS connection speed... (McCaff)

    The second link (bandwidth place)

    Said I had one of 1 MBPS
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited November 2005
    Ah, the joy of a gigabit connection!

    I use DSL at home and couldn't be happier with it. I don't give my money to the **** cable company, I don't have to deal with crappy service or ignorant CS reps and I get my email just fine. I have no use for anything faster. Sure, a movie or a picture may come down faster on cable but the difference is not great enough to warrant me going for higher speeds. I just won't use it and it's a total waste to me. DSL works out great and does what I need it to. I really don't see a need for anything faster in a private, residential connection unless I am running a website or handling some kind of web service, business transaction or working from home.

    Then again, I was happy with dial-up and the only reason I switched to DSL was because I live in an apartment and a 2nd phone line was not an option. DSL lets me still use the phone and surf the net at the same time.

    Besdies, if I have to download something really big, I'll do it at work which is where that gigabit connection mentioned earlier comes in to play. That connection's speed is faster than fast!
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