does ANYONE still have crappy 56k (kilobit) internet?

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:38 pm

pls vote, i wanna know

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:49 pm

Only reason why im not on 56k cus SBC finally had the nads to offer broadband at an affordable $14 a month. Oh yea, and I barely got broadband at the beginning of this year. They finally realized there would be some customers out here considering we now have a booming population since, oh 10-15 years ago.

$40 a month that Comcast offers is outrageous.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:21 am

We still pay phone by the minute here, even for internet access. So close to anyone has broadband here, it's just cheaper.

Wareagle · Post by **Wareagle** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:22 am

Broadband here

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:05 am

Going on 5 years of high speed here.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:25 am

I've not had dial up since 1999

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:42 am

Dial up...whats that?

Hahnenkam · Post by **Hahnenkam** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:45 am

When the school's wireless access point goes down, I use dialup as a backup.

Gammaray · Post by **Gammaray** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:48 am

been highspeed since 1999... had a few months of dialup between then and now. I like to call them "the months of hell"

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:52 am

I use Dial-up as a backup if my highspeed goes down.

TigerRaptor · Post by **TigerRaptor** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:03 am

I havenâ??t used 56krap since July of 2004. COMCAST broadband 7Mbps over 56k dialup, hell Iâ??m not complaining. Just wish I had that speed when I was still playing D3.

TheCope · Post by **TheCope** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:04 am

<--- NetZero Master

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:57 am

Broadbanded since April '01 I think.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:22 pm

Comcast Broadband.

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:30 pm

Had DSL Now Cable for 1.5 years. Was stuck on AOL free one year with my wifes laptop before that.(puke)

dissent · Post by **dissent** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:10 pm

Why yes, of course I do. I think it goes really well with my LP stereo and 8-track deck, not to mention my Polaroid camera.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:33 pm

Proud beta-tester of Optimum Online from 1998-2005.

Now splitting time between Adelphia's shitty service in Frederick and Loyola's optical connection in Baltimore.

De Rigueur · Post by **De Rigueur** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:30 pm

dial up for me. no high speed available here. I'm on the wrong side of the digital divide. OH, the humanity.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:44 pm

woodchip wrote:Dial up...whats that?

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:04 am

Don't use it now, and I never have. We started Internet access at home with Comcast in 2001, and other than that, I've been on a blazing-fast campus network.

roid · Post by **roid** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:14 am

lots of votes. looks like 56k users are stable atm at about 10%. thx for participating guys.

EDIT: AND ALSO MAYBE SOME WOMEN OMG

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:20 am

3.0/256 cable here. Currently Mediacom has the only highspeed service where I live; Verizon has DSL out here but only the slower 768/128 service. I'm hoping they expand their service area so I can get their 3.0/768 DSL soon, since it'd be faster and cheaper (by about $20 a month!) than what I currently have.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:48 pm

DSL. 5Mb down. A measley 256Kb up.

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:57 pm

1500/384 DSL

thwart · Post by **thwart** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:58 pm

I just got DSL in January. I was on dial up from 12/95 until then. I didn't change to DSL for the speed, I was tired of the disconnects.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:31 pm

5Mb down, 800Kb up $40 /month CDN

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:11 am

7Mb down, 384k up, 34.99 till May then 45.99. I'll most likely go to FIOS then 5.0/2.0 39.99.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:28 am

I probably used dial-up in some capacity as late as 2000 or 2001, when I had to worry about exceeding 600 MB/month traffic quotas. First time I started using DSL with in mid-1999 though.

Things have improved somewhat since, although there is still a long way to go before it is up to scratch compared to other countries.

fyrephlie · Post by **fyrephlie** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:06 pm

comcast 6mbps. had it since they first introduced in minnesota about 5 or 6 years ago now, of course then it was only 3 mbps.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:38 pm

600 MB/month quota? What a joke, I have uploaded more then that in one hour.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:02 pm

Krom wrote:600 MB/month quota? What a joke, I have uploaded more then that in one hour.

Arrrr! Here there be pirates!

[]V[]essenjah · Post by **[]V[]essenjah** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:50 pm

Man, I didn't get to vote.... my connect was to slow.....

TigerRaptor · Post by **TigerRaptor** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:11 am

Strange Comcast says they offer 6mbps. But I seem to be hitting 7mbps, does any one else move that quick.

fyrephlie · Post by **fyrephlie** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:39 am

TigerRaptorFX wrote:Strange Comcast says they offer 6mbps. But I seem to be hitting 7mbps, does any one else move that quick.

yeah i have done net speed tests (such as cnet) and found speeds between 5500 kbps - 6800 kbps. so, i would say im doing alright. comcast has been good to me so far!

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:29 am

Krom wrote:600 MB/month quota? What a joke, I have uploaded more then that in one hour.

Not gonna disagree with that - it's a pretty lame service when you can blow your entire month's limit in one or two hours.

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:46 am

TigerRaptorFX wrote:Strange Comcast says they offer 6mbps. But I seem to be hitting 7mbps, does any one else move that quick.

I get 7Mb sometimes 8Mb according to www.testmy.net.

does ANYONE still have crappy 56k (kilobit) internet?

Do you use 56k?

does ANYONE still have crappy 56k (kilobit) internet?