Patrick Sweeney Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 After putting up with my flaky dial-up, I finally succumbed to the lures of 6 months of cheap cable modem service. Yowza! Multi-meg jpegs download in a few seconds. Each page on the Forum I click to is there right away. Between this and the honkin' big TV, I'm never going to get to the range again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too_Slow Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Come on Pat; you have to get out to the club some times. Even if it is just to test out a new toy. So what speed did you end up getting? Well hopefully I will see you at LGC again after you get used to the high speed of this. Brian AKA LGCStats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasag93 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 High speed internet rules. Dial-up is not worth paying for. TXAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 They promised a max of 3 mps. When I first went on, I have 328 e-mails waiting. It took just over two minutes to download them. I've downloaded 2 meg Jpegs in ten seconds. Yeee-ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too_Slow Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Gee Pat that sure is a lot of emails waiting. They must be responses from all of the people that you sent the ' Iv'e got a new email address ' emails to. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 No, my earlier systems (with the earlier e-mail address) got subjected to several virus attacks. As a result, I was on every single friggin' spam and junk list out there. I came back form a two week vacation to face 4,817 e-mails waiting to be downloaded. The three hours that took convinced me to change both address and service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Hmmm... howcum MY dial-up isn't flaky or slow, then...?....... Efficient ISP (and the new Pentium 4, maybe)....... I don't actually have much trouble with dial-up at the moment. Besides, these folks have the best garbage filters in the region and I like that. I am reluctant to change. (There's still no DSL in my neighborhood anyway.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 I hit a new highwater mark on my new address and cable modem: ten e-mails waiting when I logged on. And they took five seconds to download. I do not miss my dial up, and I do not miss my old e-mail address with its pack of remora spammers. And I do not miss having to spend five to ten minutes dialing, letting the software do its thing, find and download the (37 or more) new messages since lunch, to see if I have one reply from my Editor. As much fun as a new gun in the mail for T&E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 And I do not miss having to spend five to ten minutes dialing, letting the software do its thing, find and download the (37 or more) new messages since lunch, to see if I have one reply from my Editor. While tying up your phone line. I feel your happiness. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chutist Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Cable modems are the only reason to have a cable in the house. As my boy would say "They ROCK!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I'm on cable and I do not know how I did with out for so long. My in-laws have dial up and I cringe everytime the say AOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRD Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Broadband is the bomb. It also opens you up to some nasties, however. Make sure you have a copy of AdAware on hand (to run every couple weeks) from www.lavasoftusa.com (the free version is fine) and an updated copy of some antivirus software...preferrably Norton AntiVirus (the 2003 version if you can still find it). A firewall is always a good idea, but I don't think it's necessary. If you want to go that route: zonelabs.com is the one to have (also a free version) or a hardware router would be even better (something like $60 - $100, D-Link, Netgear, Linksys are good names). A broadband connection is like adding another door to your house. Make sure you put a lock on it and don't let the bums in! - Gabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Johnson Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Welcome to the wonderful world of high speed internet. If you haven't already, get a firewall going. Sygate Personal Firewall (www.sygate.com) and Zone Alarm (www.zonelabs.com) are the two I recommend. They keep uninvited guests out and keep interlopers contained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 I've got a hardware router AND a software firewall, a copy on both computers. Once virus-bitten, always paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I've got a hardware router AND a software firewall, a copy on both computers. Once virus-bitten, always paranoid. Ditto, along with up to date Antivirus software running on all computers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Update this to this year and YOWZA IS RIGHT! I just had it installed and all I can say is nnnnnice! I'm getting my phone changed over next week. Wish I had done this sooner. This IS high speed internet. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 (edited) I did mine about 2 months ago, the cheap period is about to end but I think it's worth it. Being able to watch those shooting videos at home instead of work has made it worthwhile. I kept forgetting to hit the mute button at work, and the sound of gunfire filling the corridor. Edited October 27, 2009 by BritinUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I did mine about 2 months ago, the cheap period is about to end but I think it's worth it. Being able to watch those shooting videos at home instead of work has made it worthwhile. I kept forgetting to hit the mute button at work, and the sound of gunfire filling the corridor. Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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