I saw a Netzero commercial on the tele the other day. Even with the increased speed (whatever it's called) doesn't it still take a god awful amount of time to load a page? I remember using dial-up about four years ago after having a cable connection. I wanted to smash my keyboard German kid style.
Anyone you know unlucky enough to be stuck on AOL or one of its lackluster counterparts?
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No, thank God.
I'd just as soon hang around a Starbucks all day and bum off their wifi.
I'd just as soon hang around a Starbucks all day and bum off their wifi.
I second the Starbucks idea. Dial-up sucks.
AOL is still an ISP?
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AOL is still an ISP?
I don't think so. Not anymore anyway. My mom had it as an ISP and was "forced" to switch when they changed their business scheme. Now she pays $4.95 a month to have it on top of the ISP charge.
I am just so happy that AOL is failing.
It won't help keep the morons off the Internet but its nice to know that the ones responsible for opening the door are now sinking.
It won't help keep the morons off the Internet but its nice to know that the ones responsible for opening the door are now sinking.
Heard AOL was laying off somewhere around two thousand employees today as well as moving away from a ISP to advertisement.
Found it
Found it
I remember when we got the 56K connection and thought we were on top of the world. Then we got DSL and were like "Why the hell did we wait this long?" 
Falco works for AOL ?
I need a new favorite el cheapo Smash Bros. character now ; ;
Go go gadget Roy , I guess.
I need a new favorite el cheapo Smash Bros. character now ; ;
Go go gadget Roy , I guess.
I remember, back in the day, paying over $200 for an oh-so-fast...
28.8 kbps modem.
Which was an ENORMOUS step up from the 1200 baud that I had at the time.
Nowadays, I look back on the days of dial-up with a sense of dread.
28.8 kbps modem.
Which was an ENORMOUS step up from the 1200 baud that I had at the time.
Nowadays, I look back on the days of dial-up with a sense of dread.
01001001 00100000 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000011 01000001 01001011 01000101
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
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I think my first Modem was 14.4
i run on dial-up.
It's not that bad.
I can't:
-Download things (movies, music, etc.).
-Youtube and other sites - i don't even goto unless the clip is under a min (and then it takes 10 min lol).
It might take me 20sec to load a page vs. 3 sec. But it is not that bad.
It's not that bad.
I can't:
-Download things (movies, music, etc.).
-Youtube and other sites - i don't even goto unless the clip is under a min (and then it takes 10 min lol).
It might take me 20sec to load a page vs. 3 sec. But it is not that bad.
Damn you kids and your Modems. 
Back in my day we had to open our window and semaphore the bits to the telephone company, jot down the replies and then compile it all!
GET OFF MY LAWN!
Back in my day we had to open our window and semaphore the bits to the telephone company, jot down the replies and then compile it all!
GET OFF MY LAWN!
[********************** run on dial-up.
It's not that bad.
I can't:
-Download things (movies, music, etc.).
-Youtube and other sites - i don't even goto unless the clip is under a min (and then it takes 10 min lol).
It might take me 20sec to load a page vs. 3 sec. But it is not that bad.[/quote]
something that took a whole 3 seconds to load, on cable would probebly take a few weeks to load on dial-up.
the average page for me, loads in under a second, usally less then half a second.
It's not that bad.
I can't:
-Download things (movies, music, etc.).
-Youtube and other sites - i don't even goto unless the clip is under a min (and then it takes 10 min lol).
It might take me 20sec to load a page vs. 3 sec. But it is not that bad.[/quote]
something that took a whole 3 seconds to load, on cable would probebly take a few weeks to load on dial-up.
the average page for me, loads in under a second, usally less then half a second.
BastokFL wrote:
Nowadays, I look back on the days of dial-up with a sense of dread.
I would live with no television subsisting on ramen noodles and cardboard before I went back to dial up.
Beeeeeeeebbboooooooopsssssssssshshhsshshshshshshshshshshsh
Started life on a 300 baud modem and worked up from there. Used to run a BBS til college.
After college discovered the wonders that can be called Cable internet. Kept that for a couple years until one of my apparentments didn't have cable available at the time so went back to dial up.
Those were the most horrid 6 months I can imagin. If I ever have to move again the first thing I'll check is to make sure that it has some sort of high speed internet, doesn't matter if its cable or DSL but I couldn't go back to dial up. If the place doesn't have either, I wouldn't move there.
After college discovered the wonders that can be called Cable internet. Kept that for a couple years until one of my apparentments didn't have cable available at the time so went back to dial up.
Those were the most horrid 6 months I can imagin. If I ever have to move again the first thing I'll check is to make sure that it has some sort of high speed internet, doesn't matter if its cable or DSL but I couldn't go back to dial up. If the place doesn't have either, I wouldn't move there.
NuclearMayhem the Braindead wrote:
Started life on a 300 baud modem and worked up from there. Used to run a BBS til college.
After college discovered the wonders that can be called Cable internet. Kept that for a couple years until one of my apparentments didn't have cable available at the time so went back to dial up.
Those were the most horrid 6 months I can imagin. If I ever have to move again the first thing I'll check is to make sure that it has some sort of high speed internet, doesn't matter if its cable or DSL but I couldn't go back to dial up. If the place doesn't have either, I wouldn't move there.
After college discovered the wonders that can be called Cable internet. Kept that for a couple years until one of my apparentments didn't have cable available at the time so went back to dial up.
Those were the most horrid 6 months I can imagin. If I ever have to move again the first thing I'll check is to make sure that it has some sort of high speed internet, doesn't matter if its cable or DSL but I couldn't go back to dial up. If the place doesn't have either, I wouldn't move there.
I also began network life on a 300 baud modem. You could literally read faster than the transfer rate.
I ran a BBS as well for while as well: Temporal Fugue
Those were fun days.
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Clearwire ftw.
The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
BastokFL wrote:
Nowadays, I look back on the days of dial-up with a sense of dread.
I would live with no television subsisting on ramen noodles and cardboard before I went back to dial up.
Oddly enough, that almost describes how I was living last time I was on dial-up.
I built my first modulator/demodulator on a breadboard to work with my Heathkit computer for ***** and giggles. It was a screaming 200 baud.
Paskil wrote:
Anyone you know unlucky enough to be stuck on AOL or one of its lackluster counterparts?
Yeah, I am. Been on 56k AOL for about 15 years. Works fine for the internet stuff I like to do (except occasional lag and disconnects in WoW). I'll probably get dsl someday but right now it isn't financially justified for the limited improvement in my net habits.
Palpitus wrote:
Paskil wrote:
Anyone you know unlucky enough to be stuck on AOL or one of its lackluster counterparts?
Yeah, I am. Been on 56k AOL for about 15 years. Works fine for the internet stuff I like to do (except occasional lag and disconnects in WoW). I'll probably get dsl someday but right now it isn't financially justified for the limited improvement in my net habits.
you can get cheap (and of course much slower) dsl, for less then AOL costs. iirc, i've seen verizon have plans for as low as $15 a month. alot slower then cable, but as much as i hate dsl, i'd still recommend getting dsl over dial-up, since it is cheaper then cable (tho, some people actually pay more for dsl, then i pay for cable - and they still get a slower connection then cable), but...its cheaper then AOL too (not cheaper then the cheaper dial-up company's like, netzero i think?)
why would anyone pay $20 a month for AOL, when they can get some slow(ish) dsl, for $15, thats like 10x the speed of dial-up!?
i don't get it...
PunkFloyd the Flatulent wrote:
I also began network life on a 300 baud modem. You could literally read faster than the transfer rate.
All you needed was something to make a "Brbrbrbrbrbrt..." noise as the text went by and you could pretend you were in a Hollywood film!
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
PunkFloyd the Flatulent wrote:
I also began network life on a 300 baud modem. You could literally read faster than the transfer rate.
I do kind of miss watching interlaced GIFs load.
Now I have to settle for watching animated GIFs load one frame at a time... It's not quite the same. *sniff*
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