Do you have a 56K modem or DSL/T1 cable?

Timelessblurr · Post by **Timelessblurr** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:40 pm

Currently I am on a T3 line in the dorms at Tech

At home in houston I have DSL at point blank range provided by SBC

I feel sorry for people on 56K. I can not stand to use them since I started using broad band over a year ago

El Banana · Post by **El Banana** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:54 pm

At which Tech?

Lyrs · Post by **Lyrs** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:22 pm

Northern Wisonsin Charter cable network

Brsrk · Post by **Brsrk** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 7:42 am

I have ::truck passes by:: as my internet connection.
My ::aflak duck walks in:: AFLAK! ...

STOP FUCKING INTERRUPTING ME!

::gets out a sheet of paper and writes down "26.4 kbps dialup" and holds it up:: I get cable by the end of October, so it's only a matter of time...

Stupid York Township Road Commission...

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:19 am

My average connection is 52K, 24 in the afternoon when it kicks me offline (nearly the same time every day, mind you - I blame the ISP). I had a faster connection when I joined from college, but I don't know what it was (don't really care what it was called). As far as I'm concerned, internet access is a luxury. I pay 200 a year to have unlimed access with my simple little modem, that's all I need.

Rather than say modem users are losers or pathetic, you might ask how many of the people with fast connections actually pay the bills to have them. My guess is the average is 1/6 of the people bragging - with the majority being provided by parents, school, etc.

Show me the average person on here balancing rent, utilities, food, and necessities and still afording some high speed connection that's namely used for luxury and I'll spring the extra money to replace my modem. Until then, I consider myself set. Slow speed or not, it hasn't stopped me from downloading amvs or anything else I want. The only thing I can't get would be fansubs, and I don't want those to begin with.

Farmboybob · Post by **Farmboybob** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 9:27 am

I have Road Runner High Speed Online.

It gets the job done. 8)

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 9:28 am

Arigatomyna wrote:My average connection is 52K, 24 in the afternoon when it kicks me offline (nearly the same time every day, mind you - I blame the ISP). I had a faster connection when I joined from college, but I don't know what it was (don't really care what it was called). As far as I'm concerned, internet access is a luxury. I pay 200 a year to have unlimed access with my simple little modem, that's all I need.

Rather than say modem users are losers or pathetic, you might ask how many of the people with fast connections actually pay the bills to have them. My guess is the average is 1/6 of the people bragging - with the majority being provided by parents, school, etc.

Show me the average person on here balancing rent, utilities, food, and necessities and still afording some high speed connection that's namely used for luxury and I'll spring the extra money to replace my modem. Until then, I consider myself set. Slow speed or not, it hasn't stopped me from downloading amvs or anything else I want. The only thing I can't get would be fansubs, and I don't want those to begin with.

how do u upload all those amv's on a 56k. o and you might want to check out www.joiinternet.com thats what i used befor i got dsl and i had a steady 54kbps it would kick me of every 12 hours or so but then i just reconnect and have my 54kbps again o its also only $6 a month for unlimited acces and they have servers all over the country so its not like they are a little local thing

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J-0080 · Post by **J-0080** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 9:51 am

Arigatomyna wrote:...with the majority being provided by parents...

*cough*

Kazutaka · Post by **Kazutaka** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 10:19 am

Arigatomyna wrote:Rather than say modem users are losers or pathetic, you might ask how many of the people with fast connections actually pay the bills to have them. My guess is the average is 1/6 of the people bragging - with the majority being provided by parents, school, etc.

Show me the average person on here balancing rent, utilities, food, and necessities and still afording some high speed connection that's namely used for luxury and I'll spring the extra money to replace my modem. Until then, I consider myself set. Slow speed or not, it hasn't stopped me from downloading amvs or anything else I want. The only thing I can't get would be fansubs, and I don't want those to begin with.

I pay approx $70 dollars a month to have DSL (includes my home phone as I get DSL through Bellsouth) I also pay my own rent, food, utilities, car payment, car insurance, as well as my college expenses (as a state employee I get tution reimbursment but I pay all other expenses), which are considerable as I drive 80 miles one way to school and gas now cost a fortune. Its a little harder on me now that I am on my own (ex moved out last month). It helps that I just got a raise and promotion at work but I still have to be creative with my financial planning.
I see how it could be considered a luxury to have high speed internet access but, I do use the internet A LOT both for my research for school as well as one of my only entertainment sources. Living in a very small town there is next to nothing to do here, and being by myself now I spend a lot of time working on my computer and trying to get my website going. I guess its all in where your priorities are, I used to have a T1 connection when I lived in Jersey and I guess I kinda got spoiled by it.
But as long as I can afford it, and I guess thats the key here, because I have been so broke in the past I could not even afford a phone to get dial up connection, Ill be paying for the DSL until I can get something better.

ShipPagan · Post by **ShipPagan** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 10:24 am

512 Cable capped to 28.8 once my monthly limit is hit (6Gb), which is usually within the first 4 days.