| dial up must be banned why cant the fcc stop sittin on ther lazy asses and relax the rules.....make even 128k dsl available everywhere in the country |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by bandialup :
why cant the fcc stop sittin on ther lazy asses and relax the rules.....make even 128k dsl available everywhere in the country
Maybe someone who is more expert in this can answer but I believe dial-up is stuck at 56k because of line noise. The government caps speeds at 53.3 but I think 56.6 is the max you could get anyways. |
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 Boomer86never say roadkillPremium
join:2002-10-18
Walden, NY | Apparently there's STILL a lot of folks out there who switched to broadband years ago, but flat out refuse to stop using AOL software! I was visiting a buddy of mine recently who's been on Road Runner for a decade, but is firmly glued to his AOL e-mail addy and doesn't want to give it up.
Funny thing, he was still paying $9.99 a month for AOL on top of RR, unaware he could get AOL usage for free (you give up 24/7 phone support and limited dial-up access, which RR provides free anyway). Of course I helped him switch to the "free" AOL plan.
Don't throw dial-up to the curb just yet; there's still a use for it (this buddy has a condo in Florida, where it doesn't make sense to sign up for BB the two or three split months he's down there).
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 MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
kudos:1
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Jeez, I haven't heard anything about AOL in years (haven't used 'em in that long, either!). Although, I liked the early days when they gave out endless supplies of floppies. Those were reformatted & reused. When they switched to CDs, we had to get creative -- we made mobiles & wall sculptures w/ 'em! |
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