Simviation Forum - Your internet connection

Mar 22^nd, 2004 at 5:36pm

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I am getting sick of my 56k dial-up and I was wondering what types of internet are cheaper (on average) and better?

BTW: Does MSN offer broadband service??

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Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2004 at 9:12am

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We just recently went through this.
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=cafe;action=display;num=10...
Looks like it is split pretty evenly between Dial, broad, and DSL around here.

I personaly have cable here in this state, but I have DSL when I go home on breaks and hollidays. I would rather cut my let arm off than go back to a dial-up. It would be something akin to going from an BMW M5 to a Geo Metro; too unbearable.

I don't think there is MSN broadband, since broadband comes from your local cable company.

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Reply #2 - Mar 23^rd, 2004 at 5:28pm

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oops... I just started going into the Cafe SimV forum like yesterday so I didn't see that post Embarrassed

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But, just so you know, broadband is any kind of high-speed internet. Usually where I'm from, broadband means DSL, but it can also mean cable or DSL

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Reply #3 - Mar 23^rd, 2004 at 9:40pm

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Thats ok buddy, Ive done the same thing myself.

Ahhh. Where I'm from, broadband is only referred to as cable.

A.L. Quote: Everytime you go away, it actually kinda makes my day. Everytime you leave you slam the door. You pick your words so carefully, you hate to think you're hurting me. You leave me laughing on the floor......Cause I don't give it up, I don't give a damn what you say about that. You know I don't give it up, I don't give a damn, What you say about that......&&

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Reply #4 - Mar 24^th, 2004 at 3:48am

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I have 56k Dial-up and I am completly sick of it, it takes ages to do anything and disconnects far too much. Next week Im getting broadband.

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Reply #5 - Mar 24^th, 2004 at 5:58am

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Have pity on us in semi-rural Australia (mind you, not too far from a major city)....many of us, including me, do not have access to broadband. My dial-up is never better than 28 kbps !!! Our major provider, Telstra here is an example of a monopoly which is more interested in its shareholders than providing service to its customers.

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Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2004 at 8:28am

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Coneccted at 37,300Bps... Oh WOW, thats good for rural Wales.... I couldn't get Broadband if i wnated to. We can't get mains gas or sewers here. Shocked

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Reply #7 - Mar 25^th, 2004 at 5:43pm

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You need to add "SUCKS" too your list of choices! Grin

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Reply #8 - Mar 26^th, 2004 at 11:53am

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We have broadband, and I never thought it was that much faster until I went to a friends house. I used to think it was just good for unlimited internet use and for households which have people on the phone all day, and for that privilage one had to pay a gigantic, enormous, whoopingly horrendous price. However I found the difference jaw-dropping when I went to a friends house who had just the basic dial up. I would never go back to that... - though it's my Dad that has to pay the monthly bill so I can't really say that!
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Reply #9 - Mar 26^th, 2004 at 5:56pm

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Ahhh, thats what I was thinking Wink

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