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Morgan Evanar
Jul 21st, 2001, 01:48:32 PM
I'm pretty much away from the internet until friday. The DSL modem died, I'm getting a new one on Wednesday which is when I go for orientation. I might be able to borrow this laptop and go online during my normal after work times...
Live Wire
Jul 21st, 2001, 04:00:42 PM
aww man that sucks...guess I'll have to wait for your post in day on corellia. Well have fun and I'll see ya when ya get your connection back.
Jeseth Cloak
Jul 21st, 2001, 04:35:18 PM
:( Man... that bites. Well, I guess I will talk to you when you get back...
Ryu Warusa
Jul 21st, 2001, 05:45:47 PM
See ya, holmes. I hope you get your DSL back soon, I would hate it if I had to go back to dailup. So, good luck to you.
Khendon S
Jul 21st, 2001, 10:50:56 PM
Bah... all I have is dialup... I built a killer gaming machine, and it still runs on a 56k (and a flex if I feel like installing it, but it's SCSI and I don't want to bother enabling my SCSI slot, besides, that means I have to use two phone lines and two connections.)
Morgan Evanar
Jul 22nd, 2001, 12:14:05 AM
you just made no sense.
Khendon S
Jul 22nd, 2001, 12:48:16 AM
erm... sorry, got carried away...
Keerrourri Sarrtarroa
Jul 22nd, 2001, 12:57:13 AM
HAHAHA!

Another low-pinger, cast down by misfortune to dwell amongst the sodomites of 56k!

Oh...wait...that includes me. Damn.


HURRY UP FALL SEMESTER! Daddy wants his Comcast back!!!
Khendon S
Jul 22nd, 2001, 01:01:00 AM
but... I have a flex... that's 112k! MUUHUUHAHAHA! (but I don't use it, darn.)
Morgan Evanar
Jul 22nd, 2001, 01:44:56 AM
The modem life only truly blows if you want to do two things

1) yoink files : mp3s, movies

2) game


Works well for the boards and regular browsing, but if you expect that your paltry 112k is going to do squat for your game online, forget it. Gaming is all about latency, and a modem seems to automatically generate 100ms. Then just tack on the rest of your route, and that low pinger with an m4, artic or an ak just turned you face inside out.

You might find mp3 yanking more pleasing, but you still can forget high quality movies and music vids.
Figrin D an
Jul 22nd, 2001, 03:38:27 AM
The very thought of degressing to a dial-up connection makes my stomach churn...

Unfortunately, in a week or so when I move, it will be a sad reality....

:: weeps at the impending loss of his cable connection ::
Gurney Devries
Jul 22nd, 2001, 03:43:16 AM
Get a home DSL connection, Fig.
Force Master Hunter
Jul 22nd, 2001, 05:59:33 AM
The only thing that sucks about Australia and where I live...

NO DSL!!!

NO CABLE!!!

That sucks!!
Jubei SaDherat Vader
Jul 22nd, 2001, 04:21:57 PM
(laughs at FMH for an extended period of time)
Admiral Jyener
Jul 22nd, 2001, 04:49:31 PM
At least you don't have 28 k.
Khendon S
Jul 22nd, 2001, 07:37:51 PM
Ouch.
Plans for my area to get Cable are going through, should have them by the end of the summer (stupid cable company.)
Dyne Darkforce
Jul 22nd, 2001, 11:15:00 PM
Jyener and FMH, I can relate. Stupid people around here dont offer cable or DSL connections. :mad:
Admiral Jyener
Jul 23rd, 2001, 12:15:14 AM
Well that too, but mainly because my parents don't want to pay extra.
Darth Viscera
Jul 23rd, 2001, 04:16:47 PM
*pets his cable modem*
Morgan Evanar
Jul 24th, 2001, 12:34:37 AM
heh, extra.

lets see. 3 extra phone lines plus a dialup account... or a DSL setup for 50 a month that is faster.

thats a toughie...
Sanis Prent
Jul 24th, 2001, 12:46:21 AM
(Prays for college's return)

hedonistic drinking and cable modems!
Khendon S
Jul 24th, 2001, 08:32:15 PM
If you count all of our houses then we have 5 lines, and if you count my father's business, which he owns, we have another 3 bringing us to 8 phone lines :o)
Morgan Evanar
Jul 25th, 2001, 01:24:00 AM
The phone company is raping ya!

House line: 1 phone
1 DSL

Bussiness: Phone
Fax
US Customs Modem Line
DSL