| reply to joquarky
Re: The truth,the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! ALL of the examples given are so true because I live it every single day.
I've been on dial-up ever since I first got a home computer 10 years ago. I, unfortunately, live in an area where dial-up is the only thing available. I don't even consider satellite as an option because something as expensive as satellite internet shouldn't suck as hard as it does.
As if using a 26.4Kbps dial-up connection wasn't bad enough, I have to put up with the fact that there is broadband access all around me. DSL and cable services are both a few miles to the right and left of my house. They just don't reach my area and that pisses me off like crazy!
Friends and family make fun of me because I often complain about not being able to view streaming media sites like YouTube or social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. I have to stay away from entertainment websites because they are downright loaded with tons of flash animation. Most websites in general take too long to load. Downloading any file over freakin' 10MB seems like a chore. I'm still playing my PS2 because I can't get broadband in order to take full advantage of an Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii.
I don't use e-mail anymore because it's so damn hard on dial-up. I can't even keep my computer updated and organized because I don't have the speed. To make matters even worse, I have a small job in computer repair and maintenance. I barely get my work done.
Bottom line, I feel like I'm stuck in 1998 and everything else has left me in the dust. Most people out there don't realize how bad dial-up is. I can't believe there are people out there who don't even realize that it still exist. I can assure you that dial-up does exist and it's a problem that I deal with every day.
If I could afford to move right now for a much better internet connection, I would definitely do it. |
