tommie gorman Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 haha i remember free dial up :grin2: Free dial-up is still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispgeek Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 Free dial-up is still available. Yea I think netzero still does it for under 10 hrs per month....of course you can never connect to any of their "free" modems.....but its still free....oh and how could I forget...you don't get their "turbo" dialup (almost like broadband speed) on the free access.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 There are some others, and some charge only if you need tech support. But it is still available. And brandband is also so debately as to it's actual definition. I believe dial-is actually considered broadband. As this forum was not supposed to include dial-up. Then they decided it is also a brandband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispgeek Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 There are some others, and some charge only if you need tech support. But it is still available. And brandband is also so debately as to it's actual definition. I believe dial-is actually considered broadband. As this forum was not supposed to include dial-up. Then they decided it is also a brandband. Oh my god we could have a total debate on that issue alone....no...I won't...I can't.....NOOOOooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 Oh my god we could have a total debate on that issue alone....no...I won't...I can't.....NOOOOooooooo I am not debating it either, I was just stating what it is in here mostly. We will leave it as it is considered that on here. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 I think the decision on this was dial-up was bandwidth taking the amount it was allowed just like any other type of bandwidth.& attempting to take all it is allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 I guess the other part, not to sound mean cholla. But who needs more help than dial-up. We all have been there before, I know I have. (damned old 28kbps.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted November 3, 2006 CID Share Posted November 3, 2006 I guess the other part, not to sound mean cholla. But who needs more help than dial-up. We all have been there before, I know I have. (damned old 28kbps.) 28.8kbps that all tommie. imagine a 14.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted November 4, 2006 CID Share Posted November 4, 2006 28.8Kbps that all tommie. imagine a 14.4 Why is that so bad only 5 minutes to load the simplest page (google). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 4, 2006 CID Share Posted November 4, 2006 28.8kbps that all tommie. imagine a 14.4 You kiddin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted November 4, 2006 CID Share Posted November 4, 2006 You kiddin? Haha my grandmother (amazing she is still kickin 99) uses dial up. I even offered to pay for high speed and she declined. All she needs is cigarettes, coffee, her dell computer, and dial up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 4, 2006 CID Share Posted November 4, 2006 Haha my grandmother (amazing she is still kickin 99) uses dial up. I even offered to pay for high speed and she declined. All she needs is cigarettes, coffee, her dell computer, and dial up. Go Granny Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted November 4, 2006 CID Share Posted November 4, 2006 Go Granny Go! She amazes me :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylehassler Posted February 13, 2007 CID Share Posted February 13, 2007 Well, I use dial up because I live in an area where I do not get cell phone reception, no cable, no DSL, and certainly will not pay for sattelite. So for 14.95 a month with unlimited time, I can not complain. I wish I could game though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 13, 2007 CID Share Posted February 13, 2007 Welcome to the forum kylehassler Dial up is fine in my book, you use what you got. So post a speed test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted February 13, 2007 CID Share Posted February 13, 2007 Well, I use dial up because I live in an area where I do not get cell phone reception, no cable, no DSL, and certainly will not pay for sattelite. So for 14.95 a month with unlimited time, I can not complain. I wish I could game though... kylehassler, A welcome from me as well. I know what you mean about the no cable, no DSL. I had free dial-up a number of years back with Bell Atlantic. They had a special in N.Y.S. if you get one of 2 longest plans (300 & 500 minutes) your internet service was free. I got the 300 for $24.95. month. I lost my phone service a couple of years after Verizon took over, no repairs, but I already had 2-way Sat by then. I would say many here have had dial-up and know how to get to most out of it. Feel free with your questions, of any sort and welcome again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylehassler Posted February 16, 2007 CID Share Posted February 16, 2007 Thank you for the welcome, I am new to many of the deep down functions of the computer world, but am slowly learning. I appreciate sites like these that have people helping people, because we can.I am currently running (dual boot) both Xandros and Windows Pro on a Dell XPS with two 3.2GHz pentium chips, two Gigs of memory, ATI Radeon 9550 video card, Creative Labs sound and blah blah blah... I am hoping to learn more on how to control my Linux boot more. I like the challenge of making things work or for that matter, what makes things work. I thank you for the comments, only for I can fell for dial up users. I play UO because I can, meaning it's the only one that my dial up can handle. I wouldn't mind being able to try some of them new ones. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xch1ckenzx Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 you ppl in us are so lucky i pay 130TT which is equivalent to 25Us for dialup(56k). and my download speeds is 3kb/s and sometimes 4kb/s. and dsl here is like 400TT which is somewhere 65US. the download speeds are like 30kb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 you ppl in us are so lucky i pay 130TT which is equivalent to 25Us for dialup(56k). and my download speeds is 3kb/s and sometimes 4kb/s. and dsl here is like 400TT which is somewhere 65US. the download speeds are like 30kb/s only if they live in a big US city. The rest of us have to use more expensive alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 you ppl in us are so lucky i pay 130TT which is equivalent to 25Us for dialup(56k). and my download speeds is 3kb/s and sometimes 4kb/s. and dsl here is like 400TT which is somewhere 65US. the download speeds are like 30kb/s Yes we are lucky . It's just we have been accustomed to getting what we want , when we want it, therefore we demand , as a culture , in so many unspoken terms, that we get these prices. We do however, feel these prices are way to high for the service we get. Imagine that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 Here is a pretty good and cheap dial-up ISP --->http://neandertech.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 We do however, feel these prices are way to high for the service we get. Imagine that. I think the FIOS customers are the most spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted July 10, 2007 CID Share Posted July 10, 2007 I think the FIOS customers are the most spoiled. I would have to agree, of course , I am a bit biased . BTW , is the new server online? because my connection here is much better, and my speed here proves it !..................and , the time was 12 hours off lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 10, 2007 CID Share Posted July 10, 2007 It does look like the time is straightened up after all. Hadn't noticed till you said something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted July 10, 2007 CID Share Posted July 10, 2007 I would have to agree, of course , I am a bit biased . BTW , is the new server online? because my connection here is much better, and my speed here proves it !..................and , the time was 12 hours off lol Ive notied its running better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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