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What type of internet connection are you using?

Dial-up
4 (12.5%)
DSL (ADSL, xDSL, etc...)
13 (40.6%)
Satellite
6 (18.8%)
Cable
9 (28.1%)
Fiber
0 (0%)

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Offline pyn

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What internet connection are you on?
« on: May 02 2006, 09:07 pm »
I ask this question because I always hear/read complains "oh my internet is so slow."

Dial-up » you connect by plugging a telephone line from the wall jack into your computer and use some program like NetZero or AOL.  max speeds of 56kbps (that's kiloBITS not BYTES)

DSL » the telephone line from the wall jack is plugged into a DSL modem then plugged into your computer through an ethernet port.  max speeds of 3mbps (US) or 20+mbps (anywhere but the US)

Satellite » this includes internet access such as Verizon's EVDO service, or any other "wireless broadband" service.  max speeds of 300kbps (US) or 5mbps (anywhere but the US)

Cable » a coaxial line is plugged into a cable modem and connected to your PC via an ethernet cable.  max speeds of 5mbps (US) or over 100mbps (anywhere but the US)

Fiber » fiber optics wired straight to your house and connected to your PC via ethernet/gigabit ethernet.  max speeds of 1+gbps
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #1 on: May 02 2006, 09:10 pm »
I'm on wireless, so that makes it satellite I guess...
Oh, and the thread should be placed in the "What Board" instead, since it starts with the word "what". :sweatdrop:
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #2 on: May 02 2006, 10:15 pm »
Im on Dial-Up... (don't you just pity me?) :cry:
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #3 on: May 03 2006, 12:36 am »
at home I'm on ADSL with 2.2mbps. But by the end of June I will be upgraded to 8mbps.
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #4 on: May 03 2006, 01:21 am »
I'm on cable Internet.
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #5 on: May 03 2006, 01:35 am »
Topic moved.

To answer the question, I'm on dial-up. :D

But sometimes I also go to WiFi hotspots for highspeed internet... usually when I have something I need to download/upload.  :wink:
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #6 on: May 03 2006, 01:39 am »
Finally on wireless (satellite)...  :keke:
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #7 on: May 03 2006, 01:44 am »
Cable (10MBit Down/256KBit Up) - Primary Net Connection
ADSL (1.5MBit Down/256KBit Up) - Backup Connection and download connection (cause its unlimited data :P)

- ADSL sucks out here in Aus cause our Telco (Telstra - or Hell$tra as some of us like to call it) limit us to maximum of that (unless you are lucky enough to have a provider with their own DSLAMS - I'm getting technical there :P)
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #8 on: May 03 2006, 01:48 am »
My university has an awesome DSL and wireless service, but most of the time I use the DSL since the wireless doesn't work in my dorm room. (I guess they don't figure people use wireless in the dorm rooms themselves, since the wireless works right outside the door. XD) My home is on dial-up, but I'm hoping my parents will get a decent service this summer. Maybe. Otherwise I'll be stuck waiting till August to get episodes of Tsubasa and xxxHOLiC. ><
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #9 on: May 03 2006, 05:32 am »
I'm on DSL. DSL = <3 I used to have dial-up, but now that I have DSL, I'm never going back! Fast downloads, bittorrent, webcam services, and my own video maker.
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #10 on: May 03 2006, 07:38 am »
well wireless could be wifi or satellite  :sweatdrop:  wifi is short ranged and covered by an antenna while satellite is broadcasted from a satellite.

it's really sad how the US used to have the #1 fastest broadband connection in the world and has dropped a lot... you can get 20+mbps DSL in countries like South Korea or China for FREEE or for a small amount of money..
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #11 on: May 03 2006, 07:47 am »
Im on Cable :D
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #12 on: May 03 2006, 11:31 pm »
DSL with router.  I am just a parasite to my sister's internet.
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #13 on: May 04 2006, 12:42 am »
They call it LAN... with 100Mbps... I don't exactly undertsand it.
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #14 on: May 04 2006, 06:02 am »
*stares at the poll's current results*   :sad5:

looks we're the only ones on dialup, kuro_woof...  :haha:

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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #15 on: May 04 2006, 10:33 am »
I think I'm on cable?  :sweatdrop:
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #16 on: May 04 2006, 10:38 am »
I've got cable...
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #17 on: May 04 2006, 10:40 am »
DSL...I used to have dial up, and I can't express enough how much I <3 DSL.
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #18 on: May 04 2006, 10:48 am »
I'm on  AOL
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Re: What internet connection are you on?
« Reply #19 on: May 05 2006, 11:54 am »
I'm on wireless (satellite), which is pretty awesome. My service provider can be so undependable sometimes...
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