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Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: RandomTiger on August 31, 2002, 04:47:42 am

Useful for modders thinking about the size of their downloads.

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: karajorma on August 31, 2002, 05:25:29 am

Think it's funny that as I'm posting only Cable and DSL people have voted. Obviously those of us with a fast connection are the only people surfing this early in the day :)

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Redfang on August 31, 2002, 05:50:03 am

ADSL 512/512 here...
 
Now there is one 56k... but most might have DSL or cable connection, so that's why.

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: vyper on August 31, 2002, 07:00:14 am

Sorry to break this to you but we can't all afford £30 a month on a DSL connection. :sigh:

Now maybe in a few years time...

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Kazashi on August 31, 2002, 07:33:56 am

I live in rural(ish) Australia. 'nuff said.



Ok, so that's not enough said. I did have ADSL here once (for a whole month), until that monopolising telco that is Telstra changed their plans for the worse. Now I've been back on 56k for over a year....

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Stunaep on August 31, 2002, 08:45:51 am

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orry to break this to you but we can't all afford £30 a month on a DSL connection.orry to break this to you but we can't all afford £30 a month on a DSL connection.

Two words: Use cable.

If you already own or buy the modem right away, instead of renting it, you can get a decent connection with little money.

I for one, have a 512 d-load/ 256 upload cable, for which a pay ............... (converting crowns to pounds) ............... about £12 per month.

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Blue Lion on August 31, 2002, 09:34:43 am

Cable

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: CP5670 on August 31, 2002, 10:53:31 am

1500/128 cable; the downloading is good, but my upload got cut in a third when @home went down. :p

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Knight Templar on August 31, 2002, 03:12:59 pm

DSL rox!!!

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Sandwich on August 31, 2002, 07:29:36 pm

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Originally posted by CP5670
1500/128 cable; the downloading is good, but my upload got cut in a third when @home went down. :p

Heh - almost the exact same specs as I have: 1500/96 ADSL, but the upload sucks simply for the heck of it. :doubt:

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: vyper on September 01, 2002, 09:37:50 am

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Originally posted by Stunaep


Two words: Use cable.

If you already own or buy the modem right away, instead of renting it, you can get a decent connection with little money.

I for one, have a 512 d-load/ 256 upload cable, for which a pay ............... (converting crowns to pounds) ............... about £12 per month.

Interesting... will look into this

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Hudzy on September 02, 2002, 10:45:21 am

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Originally posted by Stunaep
Two words: Use cable.

If you already own or buy the modem right away, instead of renting it, you can get a decent connection with little money.

I for one, have a 512 d-load/ 256 upload cable, for which a pay ............... (converting crowns to pounds) ............... about £12 per month.

Sweet. :cool: Now to find out if that's even possible where I live before I even think about asking for it. :blah: It's probably not possible. Can't get DSL here. :mad2:

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: AqueousShadow on September 02, 2002, 01:28:52 pm

Blah...DSL...blah...CABLE!!!!!!!

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Kamikaze on September 03, 2002, 03:38:01 am

w00t for cable... even though I live in a pretty small place I'm glad it's big enough for cable :)

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: vadar_1 on September 04, 2002, 05:42:56 pm

Cable = public restroom.

Sure it seems ok at first, but the more people that use it in your area, the more it sucks-ass.

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Stealth on September 04, 2002, 07:56:22 pm

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Originally posted by vadar_1
Cable = public restroom.

Sure it seems ok at first, but the more people that use it in your area, the more it sucks-ass.

what you need is SDSL

much better than ADSL, which i had, but like i could download at 100 KBPS at least, but when uploading it rarely hit 12 KBPS... which sucked...

i could go to the server and use its fiber optic line, but i don't like doing that

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: vadar_1 on September 04, 2002, 08:26:34 pm

Actually im happy with my dual-line isdn with resource-leeching off my T1.4 equipped server. But we all can't be rich.

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Stealth on September 04, 2002, 09:54:52 pm

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Originally posted by vadar_1
Actually im happy with my dual-line isdn with resource-leeching off my T1.4 equipped server. But we all can't be rich.

true dat (the 'we can't all be rich' part) but there's some UBER-rich neighborhoods where i live (like 500 thousand and up) and they have their own dual T1 lines, but this particular one has its own dedicated fiber optic line, and it's just $10.00 a month for an extra I.P. and my friend knows someone who lives in it, so... :)

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Fineus on September 10, 2002, 12:13:30 pm

DSL here, but it was dial up right up untill yesterday.

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: vyper on September 10, 2002, 03:57:14 pm

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Originally posted by Thunder
DSL here, but it was dial up right up untill yesterday.

What u on?

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Nico on September 16, 2002, 12:20:20 pm

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Originally posted by Stunaep


Two words: Use cable.

If you already own or buy the modem right away, instead of renting it, you can get a decent connection with little money.

mmh? here they lend you the modem for free. I have an upload limit of 6Gb per month tho, but this tends to dissapear (but not with AOHell of course )

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: Whitelight on September 30, 2002, 04:31:56 pm

Cable, adelphia powerlink :)

Title: Net connection (take two)
Post by: mikhael on October 17, 2002, 12:29:51 pm

I'm on cable, but I'm one of three people hanging off the local hub. The local Roadrunner branch isn't beeing too strict on their caps, so I routinely get 2mb/1mb.

The other two users are these business man types and they barely hit a gig of traffic a month. :D