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Old Feb 13, 2004, 02:40 PM   #1
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Finally REAL broadband!
I finally switched to REAL broadband, aka Roadrunner, I was using a local provider but I was capped at 256K down and 128K up, WOW! I had no clue how much difference it could make, WOW! now I'm capped if you can call it that at 3000K down and 384 up! Life is good.
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 02:50 PM   #2
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yeah broadband rocks!! i could never go back to dial up..NEVER!!!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 04:24 PM   #3
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erg.....how i hate dial up....
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 07:34 PM   #4
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Great for you, man. I loved RoadRunner when I had it, so fast and a great ping. Now I only have 1100down/1100up and a so-so ping =\
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 08:48 PM   #5
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1100 up is nice though, thats about the only complaint, if you can call it that, that I have actually, huge fat pipe down and this tiny upload....
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 08:51 PM   #6
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good for u dude!!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 09:33 PM   #7
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I must have the worst cable ever....480/30
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 10:08 PM   #8
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ouch

DSL 768/128 for now and 1.5/512 coming in 3 months

(only reason Im on the low package is that we get a $100 rebate after 3 months)
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 10:22 PM   #9
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sounds great mate..im on 512/128
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 10:54 PM   #10
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Old Feb 13, 2004, 11:24 PM   #11
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Thats awesome grats dude... big upgrade... dial up sucks i was on it for heck forever
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Old Feb 14, 2004, 06:00 AM   #12
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I hope you get to download all your little heart desires
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Old Feb 14, 2004, 11:26 AM   #13
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Unfortunately nothing good to download, no new movies, or errmmm ahhhh

Craig, 480/30? 30Kb/s Up are you serious? Thats slower than narrowband heck that IS narrowband.
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Old Feb 16, 2004, 05:17 AM   #14
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Old Feb 16, 2004, 05:37 AM   #15
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v.92?

LUXURY!

I for one, welcome my new 9600 baud overlord! (GPRS on my mobile)
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Old Feb 16, 2004, 06:05 AM   #16
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i am 364kbit down and 64kbit up, cable :'(
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Old Feb 16, 2004, 01:51 PM   #17
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V. 92 , Well I guess my prior connection wasn't bad then this one just rocks!
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Old Feb 16, 2004, 05:54 PM   #18
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I remember using a 300 baud modem on my old trs-80 and I signed up for compuserve for 6$ a month. Someone uploaded a rogue clone onto one of the BBSes and I took me about a hour to download it.
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Old Feb 16, 2004, 07:11 PM   #19
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Just got upgraded from 640/256 to 1.5/1 , although I think everyone is still a little behind schedule or something caus with tests i get about 800/800
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 02:48 AM   #20
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ahh.. i remeber my 386/win 3.1/14.4k days it seriousely too 2 hours per webpage..
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 04:51 AM   #21
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I have WORLDCALL giving me 8.1Mb/s by 1.5Mb/s In Pakistan.
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 05:28 AM   #22
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I have WORLDCALL giving me 8.1Mb/s by 1.5Mb/s In Pakistan.
Geez, next time someone tells me Pakistan isn't a developed country I'm going to smack them lol
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 05:49 AM   #23
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That was 2 MEGA BYTES a second there for a while.


I USED to have this kind of speed, I have no idea what happened, but now I'm very lucky to get 2700mbs down, but my 260mbs up is solid. I guess the cap happened, maybe when docsis 2.0 comes along I will be closer to the advertised 3000 down more often..

Cable connections are weird, sometimes they are great, and sometimes they just level out and are mediocre for months at a time...














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Old Feb 17, 2004, 07:16 AM   #25
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 07:22 AM   #26
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That was 2 MEGA BYTES a second there for a while.

I USED to have this kind of speed, I have no idea what happened, but now I'm very lucky to get 2700mbs down, but my 260mbs up is solid.

I think you mean kbs, or you must have a 2 Gigabit router/modem,
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 08:04 AM   #27
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Re: Finally REAL broadband!
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I finally switched to REAL broadband, aka Roadrunner, I was using a local provider but I was capped at 256K down and 128K up, WOW! I had no clue how much difference it could make, WOW! now I'm capped if you can call it that at 3000K down and 384 up! Life is good.

Welcome to RR!! I myself have had it for 2 1/2 years and I have never had an issue with it... and I reguarly use my bandwidth to it's full potential .....now when the wife gets her new job I can get my T3... Muhahahahaha
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I have WORLDCALL giving me 8.1Mb/s by 1.5Mb/s In Pakistan.
What are your pings like? Cause thats some crazy fast bandwidth! Pakistan underdeveloped my ass.
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Old Feb 17, 2004, 03:36 PM   #29
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