casey131
join:2006-09-07
Varnado, LA
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This couldn't be more of a good sign towards the dieing days of dial up. I look forward to the day where the entire world is connected to HSI and the days of dial up will be forgotten.
On the side note, today is my birthday and marks the 7th year of me being stuck on dial up.  |
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Littlem129
Premium
join:2007-05-13
White Pine, TN
 ·America Online
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Qoiz
join:2005-06-26
 ·Cox HSI
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well since I am kinda lazy and I have no better pictures myself..
 
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I have had Direcway/Hughes for years. I've had trouble with them some until the latest system DW7000. It is blazing fast 1 to 1.5 kbps down most of the time- Kath159 |
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Rawr
@snowcrest.net
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Don't worry, I know exactly how you feel. I live in the middle of nowhere and tried Hughesnet but it failed. We've had dial-up since 1996/7. The speeds have gotten much better since then, but I still get an abysmal 26kbps.
Happy late birthday though. |
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Littlem129
Premium
join:2007-05-13
White Pine, TN
·America Online
| said by Rawr :
Don't worry, I know exactly how you feel. I live in the middle of nowhere and tried Hughesnet but it failed. We've had dial-up since 1996/7. The speeds have gotten much better since then, but I still get an abysmal 26kbps.
Happy late birthday though.
Wow mine must be flying, I get 49kbps. |
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NeonFire
Premium
join:2007-10-20 | reply to casey131
I hate dialup and I'm stuck with it as well - 40kbps. |
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Duramax08
Oy, Pass It on.
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX | dial up should be banned due to its slow as hell. Some one needs to discover something that can make DSL much better and maybe go further like 1700 feet for me. |
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Littlem129
Premium
join:2007-05-13
White Pine, TN | Before dial-up is banned lets make sure that everyone has access to DSL or cable.
Granted dial-up is slow, but it's better than nothing if it's the only option you have.  |
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tschmidt
Premium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
·Verizon Online DSL
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said by Duramax08  :dial up should be banned due to its slow as hell. Dialup may be slow but it is ubiquitous.
said by Duramax08 :Some one needs to discover something that can make DSL much better and maybe go further like 1700 feet for me.
Latest version of ADSL2 (G.992.3 Reach Extended) can go out to 22,000 ft but only at relatively low bit rate. In general makes better business sense for Telcos to deploy Remote Terminals, shortening customer loop, then to squeeze a few extra feet out of copper outside plant.
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