How do you connect to the Internet?

j1j2j3 · Post by **j1j2j3** » 2002-12-05 09:25am

The post your comp thread got me wondering how people connect to the internet.

What kind of service? speed? Are you satisfied?

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-12-05 09:35am

What kind of service? speed? Are you satisfied?

call by call ISDN not satisfied (but too poor to aford dsl. cable = not available for normal folkes in this dumb country)

j1j2j3 · Post by **j1j2j3** » 2002-12-05 09:35am

salm wrote:
What kind of service? speed? Are you satisfied?
call by call ISDN not satisfied (but too poor to aford dsl. cable = not available for normal folkes in this dumb country)

Where are you? It's available and you don't use it?

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2002-12-05 09:36am

Verizon Online DSL. I'm not entirely sure exactly how fast it is, but there are very, very few websites that take more than five seconds to load. If I hook up with someone else with a broadband connection on Kazaa, I can typically download something at 30+ kb/s. Other than some initial start-up problems (I signed up the same day they were doing server upgrades, it turned out), I haven't had a problem with the service, either technically or with the billing, and for all its faults, Verizon DOES have an excellent customer service department.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-12-05 09:37am

salm wrote: call by call ISDN not satisfied (but too poor to aford dsl. cable = not available for normal folkes in this dumb country)

I have cable.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-12-05 09:41am

I plug my phone line into my internal DSL modem and then click "ADSL connection" on my start bar, then click 'Dial".

That's how I connect.

j1j2j3 · Post by **j1j2j3** » 2002-12-05 09:41am

I forgot to post about myself ...

I use Hanaro Telecom VDSL service.

Upload speed is 52Mpbs(I usually get about 3500kb/s)
Download speed is again 52Mbps(I usually get about 4500kb/s)

It cost's about USD $20 a month with a setup fee of about USD $10.

I like it very very very much.

Before VDSL(it's been about 6 months) I used KT ADSL(11Mbps up/down).

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2002-12-05 09:46am

I got a DSL line.
Just click on Internet Explorer,and its on.
Simple as that.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-12-05 09:48am

Colonel Olrik wrote:
salm wrote: call by call ISDN not satisfied (but too poor to aford dsl. cable = not available for normal folkes in this dumb country)
I have cable.

you see, that´s what i´m talking about. even third world countries like portugal

have cable for privat people. and in germany the best thing i can get is dsl, but that´s like 40 euro per month. the deutsche telekom is a fucking monopolist who owns the whole cable system. other providers have to rent cable from the telekom, and that doesnt make them cheaper.
then there´s this idiotic thing - sky dsl - for people who live in little villages where you cant get anything better than isdn. they recieve the data with their tv satelite dish and send data via isdn/modem. even more expensive than normal dsl and slower as well.

It's available and you don't use it?

erm... what? i said that it´s not available for regular people. only companies and unis and stuff like that can afford cable.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-12-05 09:52am

salm wrote:
Colonel Olrik wrote:
I have cable.

you see, that´s what i´m talking about. Rich first world countries like Portugal, the best place to live, have cable for private people. and in poor germany the best thing i can get is dsl, but that´s like 40 euro per month, because companies like to rob.

There, fixed it for you

j1j2j3 · Post by **j1j2j3** » 2002-12-05 09:54am

salm wrote:erm... what? i said that it´s not available for regular people. only companies and unis and stuff like that can afford cable

I would starve before going back to dial-ups or ISDN's

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-12-05 09:57am

Colonel Olrik wrote:
salm wrote:
Colonel Olrik wrote:
I have cable.

you see, that´s what i´m talking about. Rich first world countries like Portugal, the best place to live, have cable for private people. and in poor germany the best thing i can get is dsl, but that´s like 40 euro per month, because companies like to rob.
There, fixed it for you

hush! back into your slums!

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2002-12-05 10:01am

j1j2j3 wrote:The post your comp thread got me wondering how people connect to the internet.

What kind of service? speed? Are you satisfied?

Qwest DSL...considerably faster than dial-up, so I've no gripes.

guyver · Post by **guyver** » 2002-12-05 10:04am

AT&T BroadBand for home

T3 at work

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2002-12-05 10:12am

From home I dial up with

Now we know whose really evil...or very masochistic

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-12-05 10:14am

768/128 ADSL. Previously we had a 112 ISDN line and before that standard dial-up.

Thunderfire · Post by **Thunderfire** » 2002-12-05 10:39am

salm wrote:
It's available and you don't use it?
erm... what? i said that it´s not available for regular people. only companies and unis and stuff like that can afford cable.

Most cable modems use TV cable to connect to the internet. The speed
is comparable to DSL. Call by call can get pretty expensive if you are
online alot. . T1 or better connections are available in some german
cities - they are part of the rental there.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-12-05 10:44am

Thunderfire wrote:
salm wrote:
It's available and you don't use it?
erm... what? i said that it´s not available for regular people. only companies and unis and stuff like that can afford cable.
Most cable modems use TV cable to connect to the internet. The speed
is comparable to DSL. Call by call can get pretty expensive if you are
online alot. . T1 or better connections are available in some german
cities - they are part of the rental there.

really? never heard of it.
T1 would be unaffordable though, i guess.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-12-05 10:46am

Free school dialup. With a stupid two hour limit.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-12-05 10:50am

In the US, T1 prices have been going down a bit due to competition with DSL circuits.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-12-05 12:06pm

384/128 DSL. Its a small provider but the lines are SBC.
Very good speed, more than I pay for. Its been down a few times
in the last months. Like today email is non-funtioning.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-05 12:12pm

56K dialup

Zaku-chan · Post by **Zaku-chan** » 2002-12-05 12:12pm

I have a DSL to my school's server.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-12-05 02:18pm

I use a Cable Line at home and a T5 at work

Ahem...
BWAHWAHAHAHAH

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-12-05 02:26pm

T3 for my pointless Job...

Cable for home.

StarDestroyer.Net BBS

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