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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 01-21-2002 02:07 AM

I wish I had an ISP connection.

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Leo Enticknap
Film God

Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 01-21-2002 02:52 AM

Just to add a one point to Pete's post: British Telecom currently charges £200 per month for an 'always on' broadband connection, and even then you can only have it if your existing 'phone line is served by one of the 20% of exchanges that support it. This compares with a number of ISPs who offer unmetered modem access for around £15 per month. As Pete points out, you can get broadband on the back of a cable TV connection but those are only available in large urban areas. In more rural areas you'll be lucky to get a modem to connect at 28k.

With these costs it's hardly surprising that only large business and state agencies that have broadband. Even small businesses which rely quite heavily on the Internet still use modems. What makes things even worse is that BT are saying that they do not intend to convert any further exchanges because the takeup rate for broadband is not high enough to justify the investment! Chicken and egg situation if you ask me...

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Brian Hogan
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 119
From: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Registered: Jul 2001

posted 01-23-2002 01:54 AM

WHAT THE F**K IS THE INTERNET?!

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David Stambaugh
Film God

Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 11-01-2002 09:06 PM

I FINALLY HAVE BROADBAND AT HOME!!!

AT&T rolled out cable modem service on my street this week. I'm getting full T1 speed for downloads, and 256kb upload. Me very happy.

DIALUP SUCKS!

Sorry, I just had to share this news.

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Sam Hunter
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 779
From: West Monroe, LA, USA
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 11-01-2002 10:23 PM

Road Runner is my present service.
Considering swithcing to ISDN with Bell South.

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Samual Hunter Sr.

KC5ZSL

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Paul Linfesty
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1383
From: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-01-2002 10:28 PM

I've had Roadrunner cable access for almost two years now. I have noticed a slowing down since it was first installed, but it is still pretty fast.

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Jack Ondracek
Film God

Posts: 2348
From: Port Orchard, WA, USA
Registered: Oct 2002

posted 11-01-2002 10:36 PM

At home and our drive-in (one and the same), ISDN. We're too far in the boonies for DSL or cable. This works great, considering the alternative is dialup. We have 5 networked computers hooked up to it through a router (kids!). The only problem is occasional router lock-ups, which I haven't figured out yet.

At the indoor, AT&T cable modem.... gotta have at least cable or DSL speed if you're processing plastic.

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Ray Brown
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 111
From: Dayton, WA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002

posted 11-01-2002 11:49 PM

Very slooooooow dial up here at home

I live to far from town for DSL and a hill is in the way of the wireless tower. The theater will be getting wireless in the next few weeks and I can't wait

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Jason Black
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1723
From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 11-02-2002 01:51 AM

Time Warner cable modem for me. 1Ghz Athlon/20G HD/ 256Mb Ram
I use IE 6.0 at home, I.E 5.0 at work. Work connection is 56k dialup on a Pentium 133Mhz with a 2Gig HD. Yes, P133 with 2.Gig. If I did carbon dating, this tank would probably span back 500k years... or at lest that's what she feels like anyway...

Cable modem.. the way to go IMO. I simply wish the rates would drop a little... I think overall Broadband acccess would benefit if the subscription rates would drop by %25 or so... Dialup rates would then drop as well, allowing more folks who can't afford ANY connection (Dialup or other) to finally get online..

Then again, who am I?

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
Film God

Posts: 3977
From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from)
Registered: Jun 2002

posted 11-02-2002 04:33 AM

Why you're Jason Black.

As for me, when in Midland I've got 'stupid dial-up'. Do tech work for an ISP and am still stuck with dial-up. Why is my dial-up stupid? Because I'm lucky if I can get 21,200bps. In fact I celebrate when I get such blazing speeds. Just too many taps on my line. Currently I'm debating setting up a wireless ethernet bridge direct to the ISP. That'll fix'er good.

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Jeffry L. Johnson
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 809
From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 11-02-2002 08:00 AM

ADSL from APK Net.
here
Plus Roaming 800 dialup access when away from home.
here

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Robert E. Allen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1078
From: Checotah, Oklahoma
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 11-02-2002 02:37 PM

I use Charter cable with a Webstar modem and Internet Explorer for my browser.

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Bob
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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 11-02-2002 02:58 PM

Remember David, you can only get your high download speeds from cable modem if your neighbors who are also in your pool are not also downloading all of their porn at the same time you are (this is the only reason the internet exists. Right?). So if your porn is coming down too slow for you, just go next door and beat up the person on the computer.

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Stephen Furley
Film God

Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 11-02-2002 03:07 PM

At work we ore on Janet (the Joint Academic Network) via a Cisco router and an E1 line. Until earlier this year, this was from Telewest, and presented as unbalanced G703 on a pair of 75 Ohm BNCs, then through a converter to X21 into the router. No a different comms company, can't remember who at the moment, presented as X21, direct into the router.

At home Pipex ADSL, 512 down 256 up, via a Netgear RO318 router and Eicon 2430SE ADSL modem.

IE6 most of the time at both places.

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Claude S. Ayakawa
Film God

Posts: 2738
From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA
Registered: Aug 2002

posted 11-02-2002 03:17 PM

Because I use the internet a lot during business hours, I have found cable modems to be the best because it allows me to go on line without tying up my business phone line. I use Road Runner and I am very pleased with their service.

-Claude

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