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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Polpolion on July 21, 2006, 02:40:14 pm

Title: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: Polpolion on July 21, 2006, 02:40:14 pm: I've gotten curious... I have DSL 786k about ( I think)

(I started this because I want to see how many people have 56K modems, becuase people keep on saying "oh noes! 20 megabytes!" and it cracks me up)
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Post by: vyper on July 21, 2006, 02:45:32 pm: I bought the upgrade to Intarweb.
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Post by: Taristin on July 21, 2006, 02:47:45 pm: Im still using the local area ethernet. :/
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Post by: achtung on July 21, 2006, 03:10:54 pm: Cable, 6.0 Megs Down, 512 KB up.

Also, as a backup I have a big truck.
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Post by: starfox on July 21, 2006, 03:24:19 pm: 256kb/s ADSL, not the fastest in the world, but does its job....
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Post by: CP5670 on July 21, 2006, 03:24:55 pm: 6m/768k cable, when it actually works that is. (has gone down over 10 times during the last week ::) )
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Post by: Goober5000 on July 21, 2006, 04:44:27 pm: I have about 400 internets. Nearly 20 are unread.
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Post by: IceFire on July 21, 2006, 05:01:36 pm: Cable 768
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Post by: Col. Fishguts on July 21, 2006, 05:09:36 pm: I don't know ... one of my assistants sent me an internet recently, but it's not working properly. I think some of them tubes are clogged.
Title: Re: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: aldo_14 on July 21, 2006, 05:22:26 pm: Quote from: Col. Fishguts on July 21, 2006, 05:09:36 pm
I don't know ... one of my assistants sent me an internet recently, but it's not working properly. I think some of them tubes are clogged.

Ah, what you need is one of those special internets, the ones with the magic tubes that are full of brib...sorry, campaign contributions.
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Post by: brozozo on July 21, 2006, 05:31:04 pm: I'm rolling on 32kpbs. That's actually slow for me. I usually connect at 40kpbs.
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Post by: Nuke on July 21, 2006, 05:45:49 pm: i got cable, i think its 1 or 2 megabit
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Post by: Gortef on July 21, 2006, 05:50:31 pm: 1M in 512k out ADSL

[edit: fix0r3d]
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Post by: Turambar on July 21, 2006, 05:56:14 pm: i've got a series of tubes that come out the back of my computer.
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Post by: Eishtmo on July 21, 2006, 06:06:15 pm: The retarded one.

Well, it feels like it most days anyway.
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Post by: Kamikaze on July 21, 2006, 06:12:26 pm: Quote from: Gortef on July 21, 2006, 05:50:31 pm
512M out ADSL

Impressive. :p
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Post by: NGTM-1R on July 21, 2006, 06:17:15 pm: I haven't got a clue, just know the connection speed from my computer to the router.
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Post by: pecenipicek on July 21, 2006, 06:24:11 pm: 300k or 400k down and 256k up.

chances are that the ISP is upgrading me to 1meg down, 512k up
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Post by: Shade on July 21, 2006, 06:39:27 pm: 2048/512k - Too expensive for what it is though due to one company sitting on all the actual lines and everybody else having to rent them. 25km away in Sweden I could have it thrice as fast for half the price, and yes, I am jealous :p
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Post by: Ferret on July 21, 2006, 07:42:18 pm: Hamsters + Wheels.
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Post by: Mefustae on July 21, 2006, 11:45:38 pm: Quote from: aldo_14 on July 21, 2006, 05:22:26 pm
Quote from: Col. Fishguts on July 21, 2006, 05:09:36 pm
I don't know ... one of my assistants sent me an internet recently, but it's not working properly. I think some of them tubes are clogged.

Ah, what you need is one of those special internets, the ones with the magic tubes that are full of brib...sorry, campaign contributions.
Don't you know anything! That's why internet lottery is allowed, so the lottery balls can pass through the tubes, clearing out all the clogs.
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Post by: watsisname on July 22, 2006, 12:43:19 am: Quote from: Ferret on July 21, 2006, 07:42:18 pm
Hamsters + Wheels.
:lol:

I've got DSL, 54 Mb/s. Considering I used to have AOL dial-up (56k), it's a hell of an improvement. :D
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Post by: achtung on July 22, 2006, 02:57:13 am: Ted has a series of tubes. Not big trucks.

http://tubesdance.ytmnd.com/
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Post by: Descenterace on July 22, 2006, 04:08:58 am: 10M down, about 2M up depending on traffic.
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Post by: Skippy on July 22, 2006, 04:14:25 am: 6000/800k
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Post by: castor on July 22, 2006, 05:09:26 am: 2M/512k ADSL, 35€/month.
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Post by: Gortef on July 22, 2006, 07:19:57 am: Quote from: Kamikaze on July 21, 2006, 06:12:26 pm
Quote from: Gortef on July 21, 2006, 05:50:31 pm
512M out ADSL

Impressive. :p

ah feck :p
Title: Re: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: Kosh on July 22, 2006, 10:51:13 pm: Right now I need to use my girlfriend's wireless internet which is resonably fast. Soon we will get ADSL which is even faster.
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Post by: Descenterace on July 23, 2006, 05:19:43 am: Wireless broadband? GET THEE BEHIND ME, DEMON!

*ahem*

Some of the houses I've been to look at in the last few weeks had wireless broadband. I wrote them off immediately; only one of my computers is portable, and ALL my computers need reliable, fast connections both to the Internet and each other. Wireless is neither reliable nor fast in my unfortunately extensive experience, and I'm certainly not paying for five wireless NICs for my desktop machines which already have standard NICs built in to the mainboards.
WTF is the point of wireless for desktop boxen, anyway? It's not like they're moving anywhere.
Title: Re: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: Roanoke on July 23, 2006, 05:52:11 am: Still on dial-up. Probably circa 50k. :sigh:
Dunno why.
Browse on the mam 'n' dads pc nowadays so I don't have any say in such matters. :(

Maybe that's why I've lost interest in such things nowadays :doubt:
Title: Re: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: Kosh on July 23, 2006, 08:11:52 am: Quote
WTF is the point of wireless for desktop boxen, anyway? It's not like they're moving anywhere

:wtf: Who says I have a desktop? Both of us have laptops.

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Wireless is neither reliable nor fast in my unfortunately extensive experience

Her wireless internet is quite fast (150 something Kbps) and fairly reliable. We could go anywhere in China and it will work. The only reason we are looking into ADSL as well as what she has is because we don't have a home network so only one of us can use the internet at any given time, which is usually her (plus ADSL is very, very fast in this country).
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Post by: Stealth on July 23, 2006, 08:54:51 am: i use wireless broadband. i'm at the hospital now with one of my friends, who just had her appendix removed; been sitting next to her bed all night to take care of her, and been online the whole time (the hospital's wifi is too complicated. you have to request an access-code, etc.)

anyway. here's a speed test.

dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-07-23 09:54:19 EST:
910 / 248
Your download speed : 910 kbps or 113.8 KB/sec.
That is 98.2% better than an average user on myvzw.com

Your upload speed : 248 kbps or 31 KB/sec.
That is 5.5% better than an average user on myvzw.com
Title: Re: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: Tyrian on July 23, 2006, 01:28:00 pm: Down at ~500k. Up not sure. Cable modem.

It's running slow right now though. I think I have a loose fan belt on my search engine.
Title: Re: What kind of internet do you have?
Post by: Descenterace on July 23, 2006, 03:18:12 pm: Quote from: Kosh on July 23, 2006, 08:11:52 am
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WTF is the point of wireless for desktop boxen, anyway? It's not like they're moving anywhere

:wtf: Who says I have a desktop? Both of us have laptops.

I was actually alluding to the large number of students at my Uni who have large and very definitely non-portable desktop boxen and yet insist upon using wireless. Which is really fine by me, until they call me in and ask why it's not working properly.