RaWDiZ Posted January 24, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 24, 2004 Aren't they all the same over tha U.S like,Netzero,aol,msn,etc.But i live in Albany Ga. Southwest Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICROWAVE Posted January 24, 2004 CID Share Posted January 24, 2004 RaWDIZ There are many cable company's in the U.S.,some are better than others,Cox.Hsi which I have in Tucson AZ. is very good ,in fact its one of the best,if not the best.I base my opinion on my own experience and that of my friends and people I talk to all over.I know for certain that Cox cable is in Georgia,but I dont know if its in your community.I dont work for the cable co. so I'm not trying to give a sales pitch,I just think its a really good deal,for instance Most people pay around $20.00 a month for their ISP(AOL,MSN,etc...)thats for a slow ass dial up connection less than 56k.I pay $40.00 for COX HSI which is fast my advertised speed is 3000/256,but my download is faster than 3000 .they usually give me more bandwith than I pay for.Not only that but my service is good,the few problems Ive had were quickly resolved,and they have even helped me fix when it was my computer.Not bad free service,anyway the person who works for COX and owns this really cool accurate site(ca3le guy) can tell you more.I guess what I'm saying if you can afford broadband its the only way to fly in my opinion.The difference to me is like a Volkswagen and a porche.So there it is you decide,I think you will get some more opinions..... Microwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 24, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 24, 2004 Well, yeah cox is in Georgia but, middle georgia like,Rome,Atlanta,Athens,all that.But me i live in the southwest part of Ga.And if it was up to me i would get cable,but it's not cause i don't pay $h t around hear, beside i'm still in my teens so i can't do big thangs like ya'll be doin.It would probably be easier to talk hear into getting cable if she knew what it did and was, but she dosen't as a matter of fact she dosen't even know how to turn a computer on.So i guess till i start stacking up on paper like ya'll when i get older then i'll be stuck with dail-up.So the only thing i wanted to know is what would be some of the good companys to try and see if I could lower some of my ping time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 24, 2004 CID Share Posted January 24, 2004 The lowest ping that i have seen on a 56k line 120~140ms. This is nothing like broadband. Here is my ping for testmy.net Reply from 69.56.184.110: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=48 Reply from 69.56.184.110: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48 Reply from 69.56.184.110: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=48 Reply from 69.56.184.110: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=48 Ping statistics for 69.56.184.110: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 30ms, Maximum = 50ms, Average = 37ms Now you can jump on the bandwagon!! Check with the phone company about dsl. I know in illinois, where i live, SBC offers a 1.5/256 package for $27.99 which is about the same price as an extra phone line and 56k service per month. Now the speed on this package isnt great but it is broadband. Check it out! you phone company might offer something very simular and it could be cheap because they own the physical line. Also the telephone number doesnt matter at all. Remember you want ADSL and not SDSL. ADSL stands for asymmetic digital suscriber line. the peak speeds are 9mb download/640upload. the provides the option for the phone company to up the speed if the bandwidth is available. Just look around a bit. A great site is http://www.dslreports.com to find good service in your area. Cable is going to be more expensive but the speeds will be faster then a dsl line. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 25, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 25, 2004 What should i be looking for in DSL.Because this is the first time i've really looked in to trying to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 25, 2004 CID Share Posted January 25, 2004 For dsl look for ADSL that has a high download speed. 9mb is the maximum download the ADSL can support. Something in the 1.5-3 mb range is good. Upload is important for online games/file sharing so something like 250 to 300 is decent. Again 640kbs is the max for ADSL. Post some plans you are looking at an we can let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 25, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 25, 2004 A dawg or would somebody do this for ya boy, go to www.dslreports.com type in the zip code 31707 and go to cheapest plans and tell me what would be tha best plan for me if u could.Hollaback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 25, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 25, 2004 To tell u tha truth i'm looking for tha lowest price u can find,I would have to say at least 30.00 and below.So if u could do that for ya boy it would be helpful.Hollaback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 25, 2004 CID Share Posted January 25, 2004 I will look but i need your zipcode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 26, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 26, 2004 There it is above, 31707 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted January 26, 2004 CID Share Posted January 26, 2004 For dsl look for ADSL that has a high download speed. 9mb is the maximum download the ADSL can support. Something in the 1.5-3 mb range is good. Upload is important for online games/file sharing so something like 250 to 300 is decent. Again 640kbs is the max for ADSL. Post some plans you are looking at an we can let you know. This also why I'm having such a hard time getting a stable connection with online games. Inside the chello network (testserver) I get 80 kbps and outside (Testmy.net) i get 3KB/sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 27, 2004 CID Share Posted January 27, 2004 OK the best deal that i could find is EarthLink Cable internet access 2000/384. it is 29.95 for the first 6 months then it jumps to 42.00. This is a good deal. Few other questions... Do you have a seperate phoneline for you computer? What ISP are you currently on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 27, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 27, 2004 I don't know about the same phone line and all of that but,I'm hooked up with Bellsouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 27, 2004 CID Share Posted January 27, 2004 So you computer connects on the same phoneline as you home phone?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 27, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 27, 2004 So you computer connects on the same phoneline as you home phone?? Yeah,But I will try and get dsl if i can see if i can make happen what happend the other day which was i connected at 57.6 kbps.So it has to be somthing else besides the isp,i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 27, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 27, 2004 So you computer connects on the same phoneline as you home phone?? Yeah,But I will try and get dsl if i can see if i can make happen what happend the other day which was i connected at 57.6 kbps.So it has to be somthing else besides the isp,i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted January 27, 2004 CID Share Posted January 27, 2004 The deal Swimmer posted is probably the best your going to find. And it is for a cable connection which is better than DSL. Although I'm sure there are people who would disagree with me. But they would be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 29, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 29, 2004 I wanna try one last thing before i get dsl or cable.What is the best optimizer for Dail-Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted January 29, 2004 CID Share Posted January 29, 2004 The best one that I know of for dialup is the cablenut program. If you haven't already read the faq on it and learn what all the settings are and play around with them. Although with your ping time as high as it is your probably not going to get any faster. Although I hope you prove me wrong You scanned for viruses but did you scan for spyware even if you did i would do it again with these 3 programs http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/ http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 30, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 30, 2004 Do U know some of tha setting that i should play with,if so could u tell me tha best settings.Hollaback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted January 30, 2004 CID Share Posted January 30, 2004 I can't really tell you which ones to try since everybodys connection is different. It just takes some time and patience. What works for one person might not work for another so you can't really go by what works for other people. Go to the link below about halfway down the page that this link takes you to are all the meanings of the different settings. From ther its all about trying out different settings and seeing what works and what doesnt. http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?page=tiptrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 30, 2004 CID Share Posted January 30, 2004 you really cant tweek a 56k connection all that much If you want faster speeds go broadband!! Dont try another 56k ISP!!! They my say like 5x faster than standard dialup but they are just placing programs that condence the website so that not all of the graphics are loaded at one time. Check around call you phone company and cable tv company to see what they offer. Remember you want ADSL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortiorchis Posted January 30, 2004 CID Share Posted January 30, 2004 However nice the DSL speeds may be, speeds with DSL are VERY picky about one thing; how close you are to the data center. If you're within a mile or so you should get the advertised speed, but if you're farther out...go for cable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICROWAVE Posted January 30, 2004 CID Share Posted January 30, 2004 There are some tweaks for dial-up just not very many,like has been stated all conn. are different so you just have to test....BUT even a good dial-up is not very efficient or fast.its a lot of effort and not much payoff..... Microwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaWDiZ Posted January 30, 2004 Author CID Share Posted January 30, 2004 I think that somthing might have worked because i just connected at 115.2kbps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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