 I Hate Dial-up Arghhhhhhh, dial-up problems |
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 May 8 2005, 01:23 PM
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Newbie [Level 1]  Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 6-May 05 Member No.: 6,725  |
ok.
so i live in stone age in internet speeking.I just hate when i have to wait and wait for single song or picture to download, dont you.... download progress:10% . . download progress:50% . . download progress:80% . . download progress:complete! but now the song is already outdated... |
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May 8 2005, 02:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 16-April 05 Member No.: 5,745 |
LOL I know what you mean! I too have a dial-up connection and it drives me crazy. To make things worse, it only runs at half speed, sometimes less, because we have a bad connection and that's the fastest we can get.
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May 8 2005, 03:01 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 23-January 05 From: India Member No.: 3,388 |
take my word i hate it too.
and let m tell you broadnband makes yoiu think fast.and if you use dial up after this you will find tyourself in great anger. it happens to me usually. |
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May 8 2005, 04:45 PM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 515 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Bucharest, Romania Member No.: 3,516 |
Until May last year I used to have a dial-up connection but now I have cable (256 kbps). And the problem is not only the speed but you have to dial at certain hours because you'll have a shock when the telephone bill arrives. I used to spend a few hours a night surfing or witing for some music to be downloaded. The movies whre excluded from the start. Even now with the cable connection I can't say I'm totaly happy because it takes around 7 hours for a CD to be dowloaded. That is still a lot...
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May 8 2005, 08:51 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 10-August 04 From: United States Member No.: 761 |
I got cable and it takes me 15 minutes to download a whole album. It's awesome. I love it. Beats 56k $20 a month dial-up. I ony pay $30 a month for static-ip and fast cable net! woot.
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May 8 2005, 08:57 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: 19-October 04 From: long island, ny Member No.: 1,831 |
I say, go for a good download accelorator. Fresh download is my favorite, and if that fails, try going with DSL. I used to have dial up, but I got dsl. At first my phone company was mad and denied my service, but I got my way
 so ask them to update your line from the poll to your house, and problem solved. Good luck!
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May 8 2005, 09:00 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: 19-October 04 From: long island, ny Member No.: 1,831 |
oh yeah, and by the way, you get the same speed as cable if you get the right company. I have verizon. also, It depends how far away from the conection point you are. DSL is much cheaper too. Cable has too much power in my oppinion. I mean, what are you going to do? download the pentagon's archived files?
 go with DSL, it's just enough power. Even for downloads.
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May 9 2005, 12:09 AM
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"Betsuni" Group: Members Posts: 1,023 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Japan Member No.: 5,445 |
I certainly know how you feel. Up until three years ago, I've been using dial-up, and believe me it was slow...having to wait forever to download a song.
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May 9 2005, 01:14 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 4-May 05 Member No.: 6,634 |
I've been using dial-up all my life and I fear I will still be using it for the rest of my life. The fact that it's AOL doesn't make it any better. >_< My whole computer just seems to be in a standstill everytime I come online.
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