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4 | 8.00% |
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06-07-2004, 11:28 AM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Western New York
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How Do you get on the internet
the old fashion for me dail up
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06-07-2004, 11:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Toronto
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DSL for me.
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06-07-2004, 11:42 AM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Mexico
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DSL but I havent had it for long but I dont want to ever go back to dial up. If I had to go back to dialup I think I would just rather be without internet.
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06-07-2004, 11:45 AM
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Barefoot on the Moon!
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Location: Northeastern USA
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T-1 at work, dialup at home
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06-07-2004, 11:58 AM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Western New York
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anything other then dailup is to much $$$ for me
well around my neck of the woods anyway |
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06-07-2004, 12:02 PM
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Folding For PCMech
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: San Dimas, CA
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DSL here.
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06-07-2004, 12:02 PM
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Got Privilege?
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: IA go Hawks
Posts: 1,257
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Cable of course
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06-07-2004, 12:11 PM
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Member (12 bit)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 2,374
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Good old DSL from BT, 512k download 256kb upload. Running a webserver off it
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06-07-2004, 12:21 PM
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Anime:Any-may
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Kota Bharu, Malaysia
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I will never go back to dial up again...
too slow |
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06-07-2004, 12:25 PM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Western New York
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boy do I feel updated
LOL
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06-07-2004, 12:28 PM
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PCMech: Saving Lives
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: England, the United Kingdom
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Cable here, 750k download something else upload, cant quite remember.
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06-07-2004, 12:35 PM
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Professional gadfly
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 6,364
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Cable, on a good day 3 MB down, 384 KB up.
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06-07-2004, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: near the left coast of Michigan
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I'm a cable guy too. 3MB down, 256KB up
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06-07-2004, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany)
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DSL (768K down, 192K up)
RJ
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06-07-2004, 08:26 PM
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HOT ROD
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: On the Edge
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Wireless ISP, 2500K down, 2500K up but on a good day it's 3000K down and 3000K up
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06-07-2004, 09:13 PM
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energetech
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
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Verizon DSL
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06-07-2004, 09:23 PM
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Member (12 bit)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts
Posts: 2,633
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DSL
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06-07-2004, 09:28 PM
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Computing Professor
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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DSL
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06-07-2004, 09:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Va
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3mb d/l with good ol cable..... in 5 years that i've had it...its been out maybe 4 times.....
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06-07-2004, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sacramento, CA
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I have fiber optics which is 10000/10000, it is sweeeeet. BTW i though the topic was like asking how are you suppose to get on to the internet, but was let down when i saw it wasnt.
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06-07-2004, 10:18 PM
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Member (14 bit)
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Great NorthWest
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Just switched from "dail-up" DSL to always-on DSL.
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06-07-2004, 10:57 PM
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Location: Richmond, VA
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Wireless (802.11b) DSL - 256 up and 512 down, I think.
kram
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06-07-2004, 11:04 PM
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Member (12 bit)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,557
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No choices here!
Dialup |
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06-08-2004, 06:42 AM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: NJ
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I have verizon DSL. I used to have optimum online cable but dsl is cheaper and gives me a more stable connection on the weekends.
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06-08-2004, 07:19 AM
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Member (9 bit)
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Watsontown, PA.
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DSL for me. 768 down and 128 up. Not the fastest, but better than dial up.
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06-08-2004, 07:47 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: LA GRAN MANZANA
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T1... sometimes like 1.8MB/s... but... not stable
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06-08-2004, 10:28 AM
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Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: lometa,tx.
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no choice -use dialup- not sure i would spend the extra money anyway,i don't game and don't get in a hurry very often .only thing, i would like faster downloads.
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06-08-2004, 11:29 AM
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Member (11 bit)
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Location: Western New York
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No hurry and not the kind of money to have anything other then dailup and as for gaming I've play afew games online like UT2004,Mech Warrior 4 and afew others but can't remember and I had now problems or complaints for me on dail up But ya the other types of internet connections would be nice 
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06-08-2004, 11:49 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: 818
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I have cable and if I ever go back to dial up I am shooting someone.
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06-08-2004, 05:16 PM
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Certified Audio Nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Washington State
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Cable via Hood Canal Communications. 5.6mb/sec down and 1.6mb/sec up. $35 a month. I will never go back to dial up.
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