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johndoe234

@starstream.net

Re: His Choice

Not really. I know plenty of people who got hit by worms like blaster who were using dial up. It may offer a slight security advantage over having a computer directly connected to the Internet over broadband, but it is by no means safer than being behind a router.
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Dustyn
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Ontario, CAN

reply to lyls
said by lyls:

uhm no that wasnt why :P didnt seem like that at all anyway... you dont think you can get worms and spyware on 56k? =)
Of course you can...
I'm talking more about hackers.
There is LESS chance of being probed on an unsecured dial-up connection than there is on a secured DSL/Cable connection. Why? Because Dial-Up is in a completely different range than that of DSL/Cable. Hackers won't waste time trying to bring down a dial-up connection that doesn't stay connected for long.
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"You have no idea what I am capable of. People who have tried to cross me, have lived to regret it... ~Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)
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