 DrTCPYours trulyPremium,ExMod 1999-04
join:1999-11-09
Round Rock, TX
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Re: Aboo? 64/64 is a great option at $20 for those that want to transition from dial-up...
- Downstream is a tad faster than dial-up (wrt 56kbps model)
- Upstream is a lot faster than dial-up
- Low latency. Better internet experience...
- Always on. No need to wait for connection when you want to check something.
- No worry about getting a call while online or eliminate second line |
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| exactly. There are many people who are price sensitive and they aren't all "aol users".
There are rapidly diminishing returns with speed.
The low latency is a radical change for gamers.
Most people on dial-up are NOT getting the theoretical maximum of a 56k modem so the speed is more likely a 50%-100% jump, which would move normal net activities like browsing from the frustrating to the mostly satisfying.
One then has freedom to even ditch one's main phone line and go wireless.
No tedium as with call-setup.
Only real disadvantage in comparison to higher speed is large file downloads and higher quality streaming.
You get, lets say, 80% of the advantages of broadband at little additional cost over dial-up. These types of things are a great deal for many people.
I do think the ideal would be 128 for $20, but I'm probably nit-picking. |
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 Vamp5c077Premium
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MD
kudos:1 | not exactly true about the gaming ... 64kbps is probably to low for the high player games, it would consume the entire pipe.
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 bklynitePremium
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Brooklyn, NY | It's plenty fast. Very very few games right now require more than 20 kbps upload and 50 kbps download, which this service provides. The real benefit comes in the ping times which should greatly improve and allow people to have more fun in online games.
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No 128k down/64k up is a great replacement for dialup at 20 bucks a month. 64/64 is perfect at 10 dollars a month. Rogers is just trying to pull a scam. |
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DrTCPYours trulyPremium,ExMod 1999-04
join:1999-11-09
Round Rock, TX | said by insomniac84:
No 128k down/64k up is a great replacement for dialup at 20 bucks a month. 64/64 is perfect at 10 dollars a month. Rogers is just trying to pull a scam.
It is still great replacement considering you get significantly more upstream, a tad more downstream, lower latency and always on connection.
Typically with a 56kbps modem, regulatory bodies only allow speeds up to 53kbps. Even that is very very rare. Typically you get somewhere around 40-48kbps. 64kbps will be about 25% more in reality.
On the upstream the connection is usually around 24-28kbps (128-166% more).
Remember there are also savings from dial-up connection charges or if there was second line, it is totally eliminated.
So, for a dial-up user with a second line switching to 64/64 always on connection might even save some money.... |
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