I Just Got DSL & I'm Stoked

Miles · 05-21-2001, 05:53 PM

Wow it's like jumping out of a VW into a Ferrari; from 56 Kbs to 1.4 Mbs! WHEW!!!!!

bobsled · 05-26-2001, 12:59 AM

I've had it for about the last 16 months. You're right it is great. I can never go back to dial-up. Although a little pricey.

DrSilver · 06-01-2001, 06:45 AM

I have T1 and download speed is sometimes up to 800kbps...

cryogen_abx · 06-01-2001, 03:52 PM

welcome to the 00's milesc3

its a world of difference ain't it???
i have had cable/xDSL for about 3 years now, and you would have to rip either of them from my cold dead hands b4 any (DU)modem sees my machine again

nothing like speed....you should try some gaming with us now

cryogen

AKARWOWSKI · 06-28-2001, 03:36 PM

3 YEARS?????
DAMN I HATE YOU ALL AND THE POWERS OF THE PHONE COMPANIES. (j/k)

well i live in somerset new jersey and it sux arss.

i went to dslreports.com and it says i am 17900 feet from the c/o.

and my cable company only has one way cable.

one day. one day.

a game of ut with you guys will be ooooohhhhhh sooooo good.
happy happy joy joy

Ranger_abx · 06-28-2001, 11:36 PM

I hear ya, Cryogen

I won't even consider living anywhere where DSL isn't available. I've had it for 2.5 years or so.

mcdonald43 · 06-29-2001, 11:29 AM

Miles,
Congratulations!
The need for speed is wonderful, now if the price would drop or the performance increase according to Moore's law I'd be set. Enjoy the performance gains.
I can see you now like the guy in the Maxell ad sitting in front the speaker/computer!

Miles · 06-29-2001, 06:13 PM

Yeah I look just like Kramer...hehehe

**SubZero** · 01-20-2004, 09:47 AM

more than 2 years after you passed 1.4 mbit I now have had a line upgrade from 1mbit to 2 mbit down!!

I can still feel the adrenaline going thru my body when I first hit a website with my ADSL connection (nov 2002)....

Doing around 220 k/s now so that will be enough for the next couple of months....

*Bofinn* · 01-20-2004, 11:07 AM

When I lived in Santa Clara, CA (Silicon Valley) and cable modems first came out I thought for sure I'd be able to get it. NOPE!

People in Kansas could get it, but us geeks in CA were out of luck. I moved back home to Illinois in 1998 and finally got my cable modem in 2003.

What should I get my hopes up for the next 5 years?

muni_abx · 01-20-2004, 11:22 AM

How much do you pay for 1Mb DSL in the US?

ToronadoXP · 01-20-2004, 11:46 AM

I just recently got my 3MBit Connection with Cox Cable

It's 40 dollars a month for me but woo! 400k dloads ? Takes seconds to dload demo's/driver's.... Dialup is *****able! And ping times are great......mainly used for UT (original)

**pointreyes** · 01-20-2004, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by muni
How much do you pay for 1Mb DSL in the US?

$173 per month in Pacific Northwest area.

I just upgraded from 256 to 640Kbps because the price has gone down in my area; however, I still have to pay $46 per month to have 640.

640 happens to be the fastest speed I can get in my area as well. :sad:

**SubZero** · 01-20-2004, 12:42 PM

BTW: a number of posters in this thread are members we seem to have lost.. Sadly!! :sad:

*Fraoch* · 01-20-2004, 01:01 PM

General comment about what I'm seeing with prices in the U.S. - I'm amazed at the huge variability! Some areas almost seem reasonable, but pointreyes' suggestion is outrageous!

Guess when one company has a monopoly in an area, they really stick it to you guys.

In Canada we have a "national" DSL ISP - Bell Canada/telus/Aliant/etc. You can get DSL in the smallest little towns (even here!) And AFAIK, prices are CONSISTENT throughout the country. Prices didn't seem that great to me, but compared to what you guys in the States are paying they're actually pretty good:

- light, 128 kbps download, $29.99/month
- regular, 1.5 Mbps download, $44.95/month
- ultra, 3 Mbps download, $69.95/month

So download speeds are slower but costs are much lower. This is in Canadian dollars, which is ~77 cents U.S.

On top of that, most regions have a competing cable internet service. In my area, this is the winner:

- light, 512 kbps download, $24.99/month <- this is what I have
- regular, 1.5 Mbps download, $41.99/month
- regular no-cap, 1.5 Mbps download, $46.99/month

In general, Canada seems to have lower download speeds as well as the widespread use of bandwidth caps, but at a much lower price.

05-21-2001, 05:53 PM	#1
Miles Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,558	Wow it's like jumping out of a VW into a Ferrari; from 56 Kbs to 1.4 Mbs! WHEW!!!!! __________________ Regards, Miles ________________________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 w/ Enzotech Ultra \| ASUS Blitz Formula SE \| 2 x 2Gb Mushkin XP2-6400 DDR-2 \| XFX 8800 GTX XXX\| 2 - Seagate 750GB Barracuda ES \| PCP&C 1KWSR \| Lian Li G70 \| Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate \| Dell 2407 FPW Monitor
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05-26-2001, 12:59 AM	#2
bobsled Another content P4 owner Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: SoCal Posts: 539	I've had it for about the last 16 months. You're right it is great. I can never go back to dial-up. Although a little pricey.
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06-01-2001, 06:45 AM	#3
DrSilver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 68	I have T1 and download speed is sometimes up to 800kbps...
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06-01-2001, 03:52 PM	#4
cryogen_abx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Halifax N.S Canada Posts: 1,350	welcome to the 00's milesc3 its a world of difference ain't it??? i have had cable/xDSL for about 3 years now, and you would have to rip either of them from my cold dead hands b4 any (DU)modem sees my machine again nothing like speed....you should try some gaming with us now cryogen __________________ umm nope
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06-28-2001, 03:36 PM	#5
AKARWOWSKI Life Newbie!!! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.J. Posts: 80	3 YEARS????? DAMN I HATE YOU ALL AND THE POWERS OF THE PHONE COMPANIES. (j/k) well i live in somerset new jersey and it sux arss. i went to dslreports.com and it says i am 17900 feet from the c/o. and my cable company only has one way cable. one day. one day. a game of ut with you guys will be ooooohhhhhh sooooo good. happy happy joy joy
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06-28-2001, 11:36 PM	#6
Ranger_abx Masked Man Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 169	I hear ya, Cryogen I won't even consider living anywhere where DSL isn't available. I've had it for 2.5 years or so.
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06-29-2001, 11:29 AM	#7
mcdonald43 ilegitimi non carborundum Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 694	Miles, Congratulations! The need for speed is wonderful, now if the price would drop or the performance increase according to Moore's law I'd be set. Enjoy the performance gains. I can see you now like the guy in the Maxell ad sitting in front the speaker/computer! __________________ A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. - Walter Bagehot
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06-29-2001, 06:13 PM	#8
Miles Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,558	Yeah I look just like Kramer...hehehe __________________ Regards, Miles ________________________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 w/ Enzotech Ultra \| ASUS Blitz Formula SE \| 2 x 2Gb Mushkin XP2-6400 DDR-2 \| XFX 8800 GTX XXX\| 2 - Seagate 750GB Barracuda ES \| PCP&C 1KWSR \| Lian Li G70 \| Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate \| Dell 2407 FPW Monitor
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01-20-2004, 09:47 AM	#9
SubZero Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Below sealevel Posts: 9,665	more than 2 years after you passed 1.4 mbit I now have had a line upgrade from 1mbit to 2 mbit down!! I can still feel the adrenaline going thru my body when I first hit a website with my ADSL connection (nov 2002).... Doing around 220 k/s now so that will be enough for the next couple of months.... __________________ Main Rig: Asus P5K \| Intel Core Quad Q6600 \| Corsair XMS 6400-4gig eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX KO ACS3 \| X-Fi ExtremeMusic \| Z-5500D OCZ GameXstream 850W \| ThermalTake Aguila \| Logitech G-15 Logitech MX1000 \| Synology DS-207+ NAS (2x500WD-SATA2-RAID0)
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01-20-2004, 11:07 AM	#10
Bofinn I'm gettin' dizzy! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 11,035	When I lived in Santa Clara, CA (Silicon Valley) and cable modems first came out I thought for sure I'd be able to get it. NOPE! People in Kansas could get it, but us geeks in CA were out of luck. I moved back home to Illinois in 1998 and finally got my cable modem in 2003. What should I get my hopes up for the next 5 years? __________________ ---------- JimBo ----------- When in doubt, smack it!
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01-20-2004, 11:22 AM	#11
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01-20-2004, 11:46 AM	#12
ToronadoXP Blade Runner Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 341	I just recently got my 3MBit Connection with Cox Cable It's 40 dollars a month for me but woo! 400k dloads ? Takes seconds to dload demo's/driver's.... Dialup is *****able! And ping times are great......mainly used for UT (original) __________________
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01-20-2004, 12:42 PM	#14
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01-20-2004, 01:01 PM	#15
Fraoch Resident ABX Wizard Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 8,814	General comment about what I'm seeing with prices in the U.S. - I'm amazed at the huge variability! Some areas almost seem reasonable, but pointreyes' suggestion is outrageous! Guess when one company has a monopoly in an area, they really stick it to you guys. In Canada we have a "national" DSL ISP - Bell Canada/telus/Aliant/etc. You can get DSL in the smallest little towns (even here!) And AFAIK, prices are CONSISTENT throughout the country. Prices didn't seem that great to me, but compared to what you guys in the States are paying they're actually pretty good: - light, 128 kbps download, $29.99/month - regular, 1.5 Mbps download, $44.95/month - ultra, 3 Mbps download, $69.95/month So download speeds are slower but costs are much lower. This is in Canadian dollars, which is ~77 cents U.S. On top of that, most regions have a competing cable internet service. In my area, this is the winner: - light, 512 kbps download, $24.99/month <- this is what I have - regular, 1.5 Mbps download, $41.99/month - regular no-cap, 1.5 Mbps download, $46.99/month In general, Canada seems to have lower download speeds as well as the widespread use of bandwidth caps, but at a much lower price.
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