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Sweet! :)
Traitor.
Scott ;)
I remember when we 1st got in in our office, was a good 11pm by the time we left.
puts a whole new dimension on surfing :)
Shak
One of my friend has 1meg - he told me 'the browser downloads the page before you know where you want to go' ;)
leo
My 56k and I hate you.Traitor.
Hehe, has the page loaded yet Slow Guy.
[Oh no! I've turned into an LPB. Sorry Marketing Guy - i've turned to the darkside :)
Shame my brain isnt.....
Scott :)
Having been on DSL for over a year now, I routinely connect at 800 + and experience download transfer rates in the 80-100 range no sweat.
Don't worry though. Once Download Frenzy goes away you'll be fine. :)
Pendanticist.
Once Download Frenzy goes away you'll be fine
Definitely gonna get some novelty value out of it anyway ;)
Having fun watching progress bars go ----------> finished! :)
Welcome to the age of enlightenment, Brother pixel_juice.
Welcome to the 21st century!
Hey, you broadband guys are pretty patronising :)
...hold on, I guess this means that I'm allowed to patronise 56kers too! [...blows raspberries...]
I don't mean it ppl with slow connections ;) I'll still make my websites for you :)
No way, is that how much satellite access is? I wonder if it's as fast as cable or DSL, I've heard it's not as fast or reliable...
Dunno about reliable (though I think any connection without direct wires is less reliable over long distances... and space-to-surface is a long distance.), or if it's less expensive in civilized parts of the world (which it probably is), but they say download up to 1 Mbps and upload up to 60 kbps.
Two way access (obviously), so I could cancel my home phone service though, and go 100% cellular... that would save about $30/mo. Heheh. But that "up to" in front of the given speeds is the obvious catch.
I'd hate to pay $1400 to end up with service that was less reliable than dial up, and not much faster. ;)
i am on adsl too (1024) and it totally rules!
I am curius - beside p0rn or warez(mp3 etc) - what is there to "download like there is no tommorow"
Are you on the same internet as me? :)
Try:
Programs, music, films, scripts, images, literature, cartoons, updates, upgrades. I could go on forever, but I've got downloading to do ;)
I also meant downloading in the general sense which includes web browsing :)
And I am NOT talking about warez - i'm talking about freely available content
i counted msot of thigns you said as part of browsing,not specific downloading..
Novelty factor again - a few hours ago I was still using 56k. Now I can post on WW and do other things at the same time!
Which I think is great :)
I can even answer the phone!
it's like discovering fire all over again...
I see a huge music collection in your future...
Shh, we won't tell the RIAA. Have to go now, I'm adding to my Spongebob video folder.
Shh, we won't tell the RIAA. Have to go now, I'm adding to my Spongebob video folder.
Hehe, you're very naughty digitalghost ;)
Being able to talk on the phone while surfing is a definite plus, especially if it is a client on the other end.
One of the greatest benifits was when working on sites..I could upload them pretty much instantly.
The bummer is when I open a page that loads slow and I think to myself "How does this page load on modem?" as I flick my finger on the back button of my Intellimouse Optical to go somewhere else...
Pendanticist.
My little bit of experience -- yes, it's fast and reliable. Especially after a connection is there and the fat pipe starts flowing and you're downloading a juicy 15MB file.
But the big issue is latency. The request signal goes from earth, up to the satellite, back down to earth. The response packets do the same. 4 latency-inducing hops in there, just to get a file. So if you pop around a lot of relatively small web pages, satellite can be, well, less than you hoped for.
But if you're downloading a big file, or streaming live content, then you're fat.
In areas where satellite is the only broadband game there is, it can be a blessing. I've heard that satellite is the only game there is in parts Africa - not even a 14.4 dial-up otherwise.
