View Poll Results: How do you connect?
Cable
115
63.54%
DSL
32
17.68%
Dedicated connection, hi (T1, WAN, etc.)
4
2.21%
Dedicated connection, lo (sw56, termserver, etc)
1
0.55%
Wireless, mobile
5
2.76%
Wireless, fixed (antenna on your roof, not WiFi)
1
0.55%
Fiber to home
18
9.94%
DirecPC or other satellite
4
2.21%
Dialup
0
0%
Other (specify)
1
0.55%
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#27
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DSL requires a land line. A lot of younger, modern professionals are using a cell phone as their only personal telephone. Plus, DSL requires you to be a certain distance from you POTS provider, and at least in my area, they are reluctant to expand their infrastructure since they are forced to share it with subcontractors.
#28
Boost Pope
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Location: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
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So I see a couple of DirecPC users. You have my sympathy- I suffered through that system for a couple of years at a radio station our in Arcadia, FL. If I may ask, where the hell do you guys live where this is your best option?
#30
On a side note, I have satellite internet in Iraq also. 10 people on the system, and the cost is $120.00 a month each. We also had to buy the system at a cost of $4000.00 we have a Turkish ISP, the speed is slower then dial up, and most useful sights including YouTube are blocked
Last edited by Milton Tucker; 11-16-2008 at 11:40 AM.
#39
Well after connecting at home. On the "low speed" FIOs connection which is slow as ***** compared to at school (I'll get that tomorrow or tuesday)
home:
Well, then i decided to test my phone. I have a LG Vu through AT&T. mobilespeedtest.com on my phone and it pulled
204.6 kb/s. Um...that means some of you have internet that's nearly just as slow as my phone!!!
home:
Well, then i decided to test my phone. I have a LG Vu through AT&T. mobilespeedtest.com on my phone and it pulled
204.6 kb/s. Um...that means some of you have internet that's nearly just as slow as my phone!!!
Last edited by MX_Eva; 11-17-2008 at 12:37 AM.