DrModem
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Re: Geez....
said by S_engineer  :Is anybody left on the old dial up besides AOL customers? 26k here. Being in nowhere sucks. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
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| said by DrModem :said by S_engineer :Is anybody left on the old dial up besides AOL customers? 26k here. Being in nowhere sucks. Being in nowhere actually sounds good to me right now, the city is literally killing me! |
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morbo
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have you thought about the dual-modems? supposedly it takes your two phone lines and automagically combines it so you have about double the speed of one modem.
i don't have any experience with this, but i always wondered what i would do if i was in your situation. |
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Vchat20
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join:2003-09-16
Warren, OH
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| Which usually involes finding an ISP that will allow it and paying for two phone lines (3 if you want one to always be available for calls).
At that rate it'd probably be cheaper and in better speeds to jump on the wireless broadband bandwagon. I'd assume any of these places that people can't get squat are at least served by 1xRTT or EDGE which is on par or better than dialup.
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I swear, some people should have pace-makers installed to free up the resources. Breathing and heart beat taxes their whole system, all of their brain cells wasted on life support.-two bit brains, and the second bit is wasted on parity! ~head_spaz |
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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA
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said by morbo :have you thought about the dual-modems? supposedly it takes your two phone lines and automagically combines it so you have about double the speed of one modem. i don't have any experience with this, but i always wondered what i would do if i was in your situation. Shotgun modems require two phone lines, and a double-dialup account (if anyone still sells them). If the OP ordered a second phone line, Verizon would install it on a DAML (line splitter), and the effective potential throughput of the line would be halved ... at four times the price!
The best options for this guy are IDSL (doubtful), moving (why not?), EVDO, or as another poster suggested, making friends with someone at the end of the broadband chain and installing a WiFi link. 1700' is very, very achievable. |
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splat1622
join:2008-09-08
Cave Spring, GA | reply to S_engineer
yea it will especially if you have neighbors like dadkins |
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splat1622
join:2008-09-08
Cave Spring, GA
2 edits | reply to Vchat20
but verizon has a 5 gb download cap for 99.00 a month,and if you go over they charge you per mb that's the main reason i have not switched to it plus i only get 1 bar i would need a antenna.its not that great of a deal really sux
»b2b.vzw.com/productsservices/wir···nternet/ |
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morbo
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halved at four times the price? where can i sign up???
thanks for the info though. |
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