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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-08-2000, 02:44 AM:
I'm curious as to what the viewers of this site use. Do you have a dialup modem with a free internet service provider (like Juno)? A dialup modem with an ISP like AOL? Cable modem? DSL connection? Anyone running multiple T1 lines into their home? 
Posted by Paul Cunningham (Member # 501) on 10-08-2000, 06:44 AM:
I have a dial up modem and two free providers, they are Goconnect and freeonline. I used to use AOL Australia but it was too expensive and actually slower than the free ones.
Paul
Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 10-08-2000, 07:44 AM:
I use Earthlink but I don't use their software. I use IE 5 and Outlook 5 (Mac). I also use IE and Outlook on my Toshiba notebook when I travel.Loading pages is usually trouble free, except when the hotels I stay at have crummy phone lines. (Common occurrence) Downloading files is a bitch sometimes, I often only get 2.5 kb/sec download speed.
I'd get DSL but I'm not home enough to use it. I'd be paying all that $$ and I'd only use it about 10 days out of the month.
Posted by George Roher (Member # 91) on 10-08-2000, 12:22 PM:
I have a dial up modem and use AOL.
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 10-08-2000, 01:21 PM:
PacBell DSL at work, nothing at home. Ky and I use the same DSL. He does a lot of research on the web and is emailed graphic files regularly. I manage our website, so the speed is appriciated.
I use IE5.5 as my primary browser but I just downloaded Nestscape 6 and it is looking good.
When I go on the road, I use a dial-up service and I bitch and moan about how slow it is.
I used a free dial-up service for about a day and was driven nuts by the ads. I'll pay, I'll pay.
Posted by Joe Smith (Member # 190) on 10-08-2000, 01:24 PM:
I mostly use a 2-way cable modem 
thru Comcast and Netscape Communicator 4.75. The cable modem does the job very quickly. If I'm at work it's usually a slow T1 
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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 10-08-2000, 02:49 PM:
It is AOL for me at the moment...it has the nice part about being available everywhere I go but as soon as Cable modems hit my neighborhood, I'll be gone...I have the oldest crappiest phone lines at home...I swear they are using morse code to send everything.Steve
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"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
Posted by Mark Huff (Member # 480) on 10-08-2000, 05:16 PM:
I use AOL and IgLou at home. AOL and Winnet at work.
Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 10-08-2000, 06:17 PM:
Editted 11/2/02:DSL, Opera and IE 6.0 at home.
Nothing at work.
Paul
Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 10-08-2000, 09:59 PM:
PacBell DSL/Netscape 4.75 at homePacBell 56k dialup and Netscape on the laptop
Aaron
http://www.cinema-west.com
Posted by Tom Kroening (Member # 201) on 10-08-2000, 11:43 PM:
ATT roadrunner cable modem (2mbits/sec down and about 40-45 kbits/sec up) about $50 a month ($40 with cable) althought i did read that it might be reduced to 20 a month
Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 10-09-2000, 01:44 AM:
IE5 with a slow 56k dialup connection (all that's available here in the stix) at home and day job; Netscape 3 at the theatre on an ancient Windows 3.1 computer (which is only used to sell tix and check e-mail, so it can be old and ancient!)
Posted by Paul Konen (Member # 41) on 10-09-2000, 08:10 AM:
T1 - Netscape at Work.
56K - UUNet - Netscape while travelling.
56K - NetZero ISP - IE5 at home.Paul
Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 10-09-2000, 09:44 AM:
At work, I have Internet II access, but I'm not sure if it is used in getting to film-tech. At least T1 speed is achieved, though, if it isn't. At home, I use a dial-up provider with a 28.8 modem.Equipment: work: 933MHz Pentium 3 with 45G hard drive and 256M RAM (Windows 2000 Professional with Internet Explorer 5.5). home: 200MHz Pentium Pro with 8G hard drive and 64M RAM (Windows 98 with Internet Explorer 5.0).
I also frequently use Sun Sparcstation 10s that we have in the department (running Solaris, Sun's version of Unix), and Silicon Graphics machines running IRIX (Silicon Graphics version of UNIX). I use Netscape on the UNIX boxes.
Posted by Dave Cutler (Member # 515) on 10-09-2000, 01:43 PM:
At home I have a cable modem and use Netscape for web browsing. 700MHz PIII, 256MB RAM, 30GB HD, 19" monitor.I don't know what the connection at work is, but it's decently fast, I guess I should ask. Running Netsacpe on a 433MHz Celeron, 64MB RAM, 10GB HD with a 17" monitor.
I actually do most of my posting from work.
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 10-09-2000, 03:20 PM:
For the moment, I'm stuck on the end of a dialup line and am suffering from "low-bandwidth disorder." I have an account with a surprisingly decent local ISP (widomaker.com)--dialup shell and PPP access for about $20/month. I signed up for 192k SDSL service from Flashcom (the DSL provider that people love to hate, but not as bad as Bell Titanic, I'm told), but it'll be at least a few more weeks until that gets installed. For mail and usenet, I ssh into a Linux box at my parents' house that's connected to the net via mediaone.net cable service (1.544M down/300k up - $40/month), which is where I run my web/mail/ftp servers (every ISP I've ever used has had mail server problems...I quickly learned that it was easier to run my own, which I've done since October '96 or so; since that time, I've had at least one *NIX box on the net full-time through various forms of connectivity).
My desktop hardware seems to change every few months; at the moment, it's a dual-processor Sun Sparc 20 workstation with 512mb RAM, 20" monitor, 2x 4gig drives, and a 4mm tape drive. A CD burner is on the "stuff to get" list. This hardware is about 4-5 years old, but was the best that money could buy at the time; performance is decent and this stuff is now fairly cheap on the used market (so mere mortals like me can get our hands on it...).
Posted by Stephen Jones (Member # 16) on 10-09-2000, 10:17 PM:
I use a V90 56 k modem and use Optus net isp which I find is very good and fast.I use IE.5.5 which suits me fine,I tried the latest Netscape but it kept crashing most times so I removed it.
Stephen------------------
Posted by Russ Kress (Member # 461) on 10-09-2000, 10:33 PM:
Gateway 300mhz processor, windows 98/IE 5.5, 56k dial up to Intellos, Microsoft Outlook 2000.
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 10-09-2000, 11:49 PM:
AOL and Freeinet.com and both are running at a crawl with just 28k connections.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-10-2000, 02:05 AM:
Anyone use DirecPC?
www.direcpc.com
Posted by Dave Cutler (Member # 515) on 10-10-2000, 10:30 AM:
I looked into DirectPC when I went the cable modem route. The thing I didn't like about DirectPC is that it still ties up your phone line (used for upstream) so you don't have a constant connection. At college I got used to being 'always on' so that was a big plus for the cable modem to me.You also have to either go with one of their ISP's or find one of your own, so the DirectPC cost is on top of the ISP's cost.
Then again, it would be a great idea for people in more remote locations that need a broadband connection. As long as their was a local isp to use along with it.
Posted by Tom Kroening (Member # 201) on 10-10-2000, 06:47 PM:
Be careful on those one way connections. Sure they *may* give you fast download speeds, but remember you still use uplink for data correction while you download. I've found that Roadrunner seems to be the best cable system around, @ home second, and charter third....
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 10-10-2000, 07:01 PM:
At the shop I use a P160 with a 28.8K modem
at home I have a AMD 450 with a 56K and at the booth a P160 with a 56K modem
the laptop also has a 56K modem
Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 10-11-2000, 12:13 AM:
Work: Timex Sinclair, Bell 103 modem.
Home: Morkrum Model 12 KSR
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William Hooper
Junk drawer: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/theater/3622
Theatre Empire: http://members.xoom.com/saenger.1
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 10-11-2000, 06:40 AM:
I'd recommend that Mr. Hooper upgrade to one of those newfangled Bell 212 modems. I hear that 1200 baud communications is quite zippy!
Posted by David M. Huskinson (Member # 608) on 10-11-2000, 12:23 PM:
Earthlink with a 56K Winmoden
Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 10-11-2000, 10:07 PM:
56K dialup, 400MHz HP "almost a computer"(tiny chassis).
World record transfer rate,8k/s
time maintained: 12 seconds
average: 2-4k/sschool has ISDN or T1, slow as hell.
Josh
Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 10-13-2000, 07:41 AM:
I have two computers at home...
One is something of a dinosaur that I've had for over four years, pieced together by someone that knew what he was doing, and for the time was a great machine. Not so great now though... 
The other machine is a not-quite-new HP Pavilion.
Both use dial-up connections, the dinosaur has a 14.4 bps modem, the HP has a 28.8 bps modem. My ISP is a local provider - MidMaine Communications - very reliable, inexpensive, no time cap per month, etc etc...
Hey, it works for what I need it for, so I'm not going to complain. ~The projectionist with the purple hair!
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In some cultures, what I do is considered normal.
Posted by Martin Frandsen (Member # 74) on 10-14-2000, 09:21 AM:
I have a Cable Modem for my main computer, and a dial-up 128 kb modem for the back-up computer.My Cable modem downloads the pic's in the warehouse with the blink of an eye!
Posted by Jason Burroughs (Member # 68) on 10-16-2000, 04:33 PM:
At work, multiple T-3's at home 56k (yeah right) dialup. Unfortunatly I live in a broadband black hole. Too far from a CO for DSL, and no cable internet in the area. and I REFUSE to use anything that uses PPPoE.
Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 10-16-2000, 11:39 PM:
Dial up with Juno Deluxe or whatever it's called
Posted by Bob Minge (Member # 574) on 10-17-2000, 08:00 AM:
dial up, local ISP, 28k, IE 5.5, AMD 350Mz, wifes computer...woe is me ------------------
Bob Minge
Manager/Projectionist
Westridge Cinema 5
Fergus Falls, MN
Posted by Joseph Pandolfi (Member # 223) on 10-18-2000, 05:27 PM:
Optimum Online Cable Modem (from Cablevision) speed very very fast -- downloaded IE5 in 4-1/2 mins. (45MB). Price: $29.00 with regular cable + movie channels.
Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 01-19-2002, 11:05 PM:
Home: dial up, 56K modem (but it connect at 36Kbps). Cantv.net (AT&T)
IE 6.0
Work: T1 ABA (it connect at 10,000Kbps!) Cantv.net IE 5.0. The PC is in the office, the office is into the booth between projector 1 and 2.
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 01-20-2002, 12:57 AM:
At home: Dial-up, 56K modem, A-Zero-L (AOL) We are still in the dark ages on Whidbey Rock!At the radio station: DSL, (we just switched ISP's so I don't know.)
At the theaters: A Zero L, 56K modem Dial up.
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-20-2002, 01:15 AM:
At home I have an FttC line (Fiber to the Curb). Not cable and not DSL. I get 10 megebits per second up and down full duplex. Although the upload speed always seems a bit faster than the download speed for some reason. The company I am going through is called Wide Open West.Right now I am leeching off of Film-Tech's dedicated T1 line since I am not at home. If the site seems slow, it is just because I am sucking up the bandwidth to download "stuff" 
Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 01-20-2002, 05:46 AM:
Here in the UK we are about 100 years behind the rest of the world. As there is no real competition in the telecoms market (there are multiple telco's, but the network belongs to British Telecom, although I believe this is set to change), cable/DSL is only really available in larger towns and cities. BT have their own system, which is available where I live, but it's seriously expensive. If I could get one of the cable companies I'd pay about 25% of what BT want for broadband internet, and get telephone and television for that cash! So for the time being I am on V.90 USR Modem at home, and V.90 on board on both laptops. All using one BT Internet account. The USR modem is one of those message types, it stores faxes and voicemail whilt the PC is off.
Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 01-20-2002, 09:11 AM:
My setup has recently changed...I'm still using Earthlink at home (dialup) but I have and Airport base now. Going wireless is the ONLY way! 
If the cable/phone comanies ever get off their fat arses and put in broadband service in my neighborhood I'd be all set!
I don't travel for a living anymore so I don't have to use crummy motel phone lines. It was a real pain, trying to connect sometimes. 
At work, I'm using the college's network. (I think T-1). All I know is that there is an ethernet port in the wall of my office. I connect my iBook to it and make a couple of settings and it just works. I get about 120K of DL speed, (during low traffic times) so that's why I think it's a T-1.
I got tired of swapping the ethernet cable back and forth between my iBook and the PC in my office so I splurged and bought a Linksys ethernet router with a Wi-Fi port in it. I can get on the college's net with either computer now. In fact I can get a good signal all the way out to the stage in the auditorium. It's easy to get hooked on wireless!
Posted by John Walsh (Member # 168) on 01-20-2002, 12:36 PM:
I live fairly close to Joe (hi, Joe!) so I also have Optimum from Cablevision. I had @Home, but they have since died.If you are on the outside edge of an area that has some kind of high speed access, there was an interesting solution described in an article I read recently. If you have a "line of sight" to someone who can get a high speed line, you may be able to use one of those wireless PCMCIA systems usually used for wireless connections to laptops around the home or office. In the article, a guy who wanted high speed went to his "neighbor" (who lived about seven miles away!) and asked him to have a cable modem installed normally. He hooked up a regular router/NAT to the incomming cable. He then bought one of those wireless systems, but used highly directional antennas, mounted outside. The neighbor provides the "base station" in exchange for free internet access.
The guy who wrote the article thought it might work up to about 10 miles. It cost about $1000 for everything, which is a bit steep, but I know I would probably go for it because I'm on a lot and dial-up is just too slow.
Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 01-20-2002, 01:07 PM:
my service recently changed as welll.....for the better!now runing Quest DSL ~$40 a month, on a pentium III 650Mhz
have 5 computers on it now and only goes down durring an outage or a cable cut(thanks to the cat). one slight drawback, can no longer voice chat or send files on messenger services. oh well, its great for downloads.
Josh
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 01-20-2002, 01:15 PM:
AT&T proudly says cable modem will be here "No later than the end of 2003!!". Qwest will not commit to providing DSL in this area, ever. I looked into 2-way satellite, but it supposedly can't do VPN, is very expensive, requires a 36" dish.So I use dialup. 
ISP is Earthlink.
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- dave
Crab juice, or Mountain Dew?
Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 01-20-2002, 02:49 PM:
I'm now on cablemodem. I use Comcast. I will give them credit when Excite went kablooie...we never lost service. They paid for a 3-month hold over so we wouldn't loose service...then started their own network...we got e-mail, phone and snail mail telling us about the change, when it would happen, what we should do if a problem occured and all that....They did the switch over for us in the wee hours of the morning (and told us when it would happen).
The following day when I logged on and had forgotten about the switch over...the only thing that I noticed out of the whole affair was a tremendous speed INCREASE.
Steve
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"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
Posted by John T. Hendrickson, Jr (Member # 849) on 01-20-2002, 03:30 PM:
Home:
Same as Joe Pandolfi and John Walsh- Optimum Online Cable Modem. Used to have AOL dialup- too damned slow and time consuming.Theater:
Alas! AOL dialup. Hardly use it, except to post occasional Feature Info and Trailer Attachments.
Posted by Jason Burroughs (Member # 68) on 01-20-2002, 06:15 PM:
Connection update:Now using ATT Broadband Cable modem, was @Home before they went belly up. Download speeds are throttled to 1.5Mb (approx T-1 speed) and 128K upstream. LAN connected through a Linksys broadband router, all computers get decent bandwith up and down. Have noticed some latency with AT&T's DNS servers, now running my own DNS server which is pointed to both AT&T's and SWBell's DNS servers, so DNS is no longer a problem.
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-20-2002, 08:16 PM:
Thanks a lot guys, I am so computer illiterate that I have no idea what you are all talking about. So I asked my son and he told me that I have an ISP Connection at home (In NYC) and a dial up modem telephone connection in Newport RI. In my office I have ISP Connector also. And...this is no joke.
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-21-2002, 02:07 AM:
I wish I had an ISP connection.
Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 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...
Posted by Brian Hogan (Member # 940) on 01-23-2002, 01:54 AM:
WHAT THE F**K IS THE INTERNET?!
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 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.
Posted by Sam Hunter (Member # 1119) on 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
Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 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.
Posted by Jack Ondracek (Member # 1466) on 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.
Posted by Ray Brown (Member # 1449) on 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
Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 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?
Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 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.
Posted by Jeffry L. Johnson (Member # 453) on 11-02-2002, 08:00 AM:
ADSL from APK Net.
here
Plus Roaming 800 dialup access when away from home.
here
Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 11-02-2002, 02:37 PM:
I use Charter cable with a Webstar modem and Internet Explorer for my browser.------------------
Bob
The Old Showman
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 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.
Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 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.
Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 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
Posted by Daniel Boisson (Member # 1027) on 11-02-2002, 03:38 PM:
here at college, we have a dual OC3 with an OC12 back bone. It's pretty good.
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 11-02-2002, 04:11 PM:
quote:
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
I have a big sign in front of my house advising my neighbors: AT&T CABLE MODEM SERVICE SUCKS!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!! 
EDIT: This is a joke. AT&T cable service is great.
Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 11-02-2002, 05:37 PM:
David,That bad huh? Should be on TWC.. I'm satisfied with their service..
Posted by Joshua Lott (Member # 240) on 11-02-2002, 05:49 PM:
Up until about a few weeks ago I was using a DSL connection. At times I was downloading things at about 1.2 MB/Sec. I recently moved, now I am using a dial up connection. I can't wait till my new place is ready... I will then get DSL again...
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-Joshua S. Lott
President & Owner
Consulting, Supply & Design
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 11-02-2002, 07:38 PM:
Jason, I was just kidding. AT&T cable modem svc. rocks. The idea with the "IT SUCKS" sign is to discourage all my neighbors from also signing up for cable modem. That way I can have all that bandwidth to myself! I never was very good at sharing. Just to be clear, I don't really have such a sign in my yard either! 
Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 11-03-2002, 12:32 AM:
At home, Earthlink DSL. Just now 463kbps down, 316 up, if DSLreports test is of any value.At work, just dialup 56K.
Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 11-03-2002, 01:41 AM:
Usually DSLReport's tests are pretty reliable. I just got 458kbps down and 815kbps up. Which means I'm still in my office in (the basement of) the engineering building. Time to go home.
Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 11-03-2002, 09:34 AM:
David,Glad you cleard that up.. I see how you'd want all that extra bandwith for yourself..
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 11-03-2002, 11:58 AM:
Here is my speed interpretation from DSLReports:Click here
My friend has said that this link doesn't work for him. But it works for me and everyone else I have sent it to.
Posted by Martin Brooks (Member # 1269) on 11-03-2002, 12:53 PM:
Your link already has the result built into it. You have to cut the URL after "...speedtests/" and hit the link on the page to run the tests. I knew my speed sounded too good to be true.Your URL has a result built in of 5687kbps for download and 5819kbps for upload. That was hard to believe.
My actual result is 909kbps (110.9KB/sec transfer) and upload of 737 kbps. I've actually gotten better - I've seen transfers of up to about 175KB/sec, but this sounds about right.
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 11-03-2002, 03:46 PM:
I am now using a DSL connection at home with sympatico and it seems to be stable at the shop and on the road it is a 56K dialup with ATT Canada
Posted by Jeffry L. Johnson (Member # 453) on 11-03-2002, 03:58 PM:
If you need computational envy visit the Scientific Computing Division (SCD) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
here New IBM system has peak computational capacity of 6.3 teraflops
here is the SCD home page
here is the NCAR home page
here is the UCAR home page
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 01-30-2005, 01:29 AM:
It has been 818 days since the last post.
Posted by Don Cross (Member # 2980) on 01-30-2005, 01:29 AM:
This thread was worth bringing up to date.
Is anyone aware of a theater owner in Pennsylvania who has frame relay for their internet service? With those kinds of bells and whistles whats in the box office cubby; twin tera RAID?
Posted by Sam Johnson II (Member # 2157) on 01-30-2005, 02:10 AM:
I'm stuck using dial-up as DSL and cable are not available in my area. We're 2 miles away from being able to get it ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
. But for dial-up, it isn't so bad. We had a local service called Hyperaction, but they were bought out by QX.net based in Lexington.
We used to use DirecWay (formerly known as DirecPC), and overall did pretty good. We started out having the one-way satellite, but eventually upgraded to two-way, so no modem was needed. Averaged around 120 kb/sec, which is great compared to 5 kb/sec (if we're lucky). But it was too expensive to keep, and plus there was like a limit of something like 150 MB/hour. If you broke that, you would run at the speed of dial-up (around 5 KB/sec) for 30 minute or an hour
I think I read somewhere that Governor Fletcher is looking to have all of Kentucky have access to broadband by the year 2006 (or was it 2007?), but I guess we'll see.
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 01-30-2005, 01:28 PM:
I have a new laptop with a wireless g thingy in it. I don't want a long term contract for service at my home so I will be using it at the Library and Starbucks, Borders and the like in my area. It's teeny tiny.
Posted by Don Cross (Member # 2980) on 01-30-2005, 02:22 PM:
A note to people who may be a few miles out of range of higher speed internet...
I'll have to do some more research and find a link of a person who did some contracting work for Apple. He was able to "connect" using various types of wireless internet; then placing an external (very tight focused) directional antanae which was aimed at a different building a few miles away. One of the examples he used in his site was that he would use places such as churches which had (bell) towers. He would simply offer the church to split the cost of using the internet connection.
The one single downside was the cost of set-up; which was typically a minimum of $400-500 for the transmission equipment alone.
Another reminder to people who use either always on connections or wireless connections; is to invest as much as ones budget will allow in all types of internet security. Its interesting that even computer experts will attempt to get away with cutting corners on internet security.
Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 01-30-2005, 02:38 PM:
My Qwest DSL has been sucking major ass lately, I was very tempted to change services because they were offering me to have someone to come and figure out the problem for a fee of $100. Then for some reason when I did some adjusting from different phone/power jacks my DSL came back up. Hopefully this will be the last of my internet troubles. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Don Cross (Member # 2980) on 01-30-2005, 02:46 PM:
Jennifer, hopefully internet will stay at a good rate. If it gives any problems in the future I could offer to talk you through fixing the problem.
Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 02-01-2005, 01:10 AM:
Well, I was wrong that my DSL wouldn't have any more problems. It's still acting up every now and then. Don, thanks for the heads up but I'm changing my ISP anyway... TO CABLE BABY! The good stuff. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
I hate how my IP address keeps changing and yes I've tried every possible way to forward the IPs but I'm not going to spend $30 for tech support to let them tell me something I already know how to do. They probably have some stupid system detector to keep me from doing it myself.
Posted by Chris Brown (Member # 2800) on 02-01-2005, 02:21 AM:
I have cable at home; you're right Jen, cable is definitely the way to go!
Unfortuantely down here at school, I have to deal with a very annoying Broadband connection. Its always been painfully slow, and not always reliable. My best friend used to go to a tech school and he had a ridiculously fast T1 connection that I was always very jealous of!
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 02-01-2005, 02:51 AM:
T1 connections are anything but "ridiculously fast". In fact, they are pretty slow.
Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 02-01-2005, 02:52 AM:
I have cable at home now, DSL at my day job -- slower than the cable, even though they're supposed to both be the same speed -- and still clunking along with dialup at the theatre. I have that "propel accellerator" installed on the dialup account and it makes film-tech load just about as fast as the damn DSL does.
Posted by Chris Brown (Member # 2800) on 02-01-2005, 12:26 PM:
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