Thread: I've got high speed internet!!!!!

  1. 03-24-2005 #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by RoD
    first thing i did when i got cable was spam my HDD full of long porn vids, o how 56k sheltered me!
    Way to rip the subtleties out of the previous statement concerning this.
  2. 03-25-2005 #17
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    Cable is not that common here, homes to far apart. Massive download costs (up to 17c / Mb)

    Only one company has ADSL over 1500Kbit (and it only started in Jan 2005)

    I am lucky enough to be on one of their DSLAMs and get 800Kbit / 3Mbit.
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    ugh, I don't even know what 56k is like.
    Oh the joys of living in rural Newfoundland.
    Try having a 24.0Kbps connection that dies every half-hour.

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  4. 03-25-2005 #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by psychopath
    ugh, I don't even know what 56k is like.
    Oh the joys of living in rural Newfoundland.
    Try having a 24.0Kbps connection that dies every half-hour.

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  5. 03-26-2005 #20
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    ouch 24k, i used to get 26k, then i got t1...
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  6. 03-27-2005 #21
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    I got you all beat.

    Currently I'm using 14.4k. (I keep this modems just for special occasions like this).
    I did have 56k but the modem died.
    Not too bad on this site cause there's not too many pics.
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