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Title: What internet connection are you on?
Post by: pyn 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 Â» 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 Â» 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 Â» 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 Â» 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 Â» 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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Post by: kudan 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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Post by: ~Bloody_Rose~ on May 02 2006, 10:15 pm: Im on Dial-Up... (don't you just pity me?) :cry:
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Post by: monkey 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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Post by: Cardcaptor Takato on May 03 2006, 01:21 am: I'm on cable Internet.
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Post by: Little Wolf 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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Post by: wishingstarx on May 03 2006, 01:39 am: Finally on wireless (satellite)... :keke:
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Post by: D.J.P 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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Post by: Jeannette 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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Post by: moezychan 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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Post by: pyn 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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Post by: Aya-Chan on May 03 2006, 07:47 am: Im on Cable :D
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Post by: sanlyn on May 03 2006, 11:31 pm: DSL with router. I am just a parasite to my sister's internet.
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Post by: Ying Hua on May 04 2006, 12:42 am: They call it LAN... with 100Mbps... I don't exactly undertsand it.
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Post by: Little Wolf 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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Post by: Okamirei on May 04 2006, 10:33 am: I think I'm on cable? :sweatdrop:
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Post by: Soulkeeper on May 04 2006, 10:38 am: I've got cable...
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Post by: bie liao 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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Post by: Kairi Chan on May 04 2006, 10:48 am: I'm on AOL
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Post by: Cherry-chan 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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Post by: aymiahfayth on May 05 2006, 01:32 pm: DSL. I went from Cable which was REALLY fast to Dialup with was, (fix yourself a sandwich while your e-mail loads) and now I have DSL which is in-between. All in one summer, crazy!
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Post by: MÃ¸on Li on May 05 2006, 02:25 pm: Cable... I always use cable but DSL is good too.
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Post by: -Yurima- on May 05 2006, 03:18 pm: Fed-up dial-up user and switched to DSL
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Post by: Asuka on May 05 2006, 07:06 pm: Dial up...my parets wont get me ADSL or anything faster than dial up "It too expensive" the say, but their beggining to change their minds XD
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Post by: Sailor Yue-chan on May 05 2006, 07:14 pm: i use DSL. used to use cable but that madet he cable bill too much so we switched XP
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Post by: Sya0ran on June 11 2006, 07:55 am: DSL! <3
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Post by: Kana-chan on July 25 2006, 10:32 am: Cable. XP
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Post by: Celestial on July 25 2006, 10:53 am: Dial up....very slow dial up.
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Post by: MJ Walker on August 28 2006, 02:32 pm: I'm in DSL. Sometimes it cracks down on me *self thought: someday will kill module and get satellite , grrr*
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Post by: Kouichi on September 06 2006, 06:54 am: DSL
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Post by: Sandra-chan on November 08 2006, 04:29 am: I also have DSL.
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Post by: SEMP on November 08 2006, 06:38 am: I have a wireless conection (at least from my house to the provider, i dont think there is any satelite involved)... it's speed is supposed toÂ be 64 kbps, but it is normally around 100 kbps, but thiere are times when it gets too slow.

it seems to me that they are at their offices only from 8:00 to 17:00, from Mondays to Fridays, so if you loose conection on saturdays, you must wait until Monday for them to fix the problem.

It costs 50$ monthly, and the antenna costs arround 300$ (you only pay once).

What do you think about the price - speed relation?. I dont know how much internet costs in other countries, but it seems to me that they have better services and lower prices.

(sorry for my poor English)
Title: Re: What internet connection are you on?
Post by: Arcademan on November 08 2006, 11:00 am: Quote from: Arcademan on July 02 2006, 11:26 am
High-speed cable :)

Hasn't changed since my original post :)
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Post by: Kazuki on November 10 2006, 03:41 am: Cable too =)
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Post by: KratosAurion on November 10 2006, 04:01 am: DSL, 384 kbps
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Post by: Tsuki-kun on November 12 2006, 07:24 pm: dial-up... :cry:
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Post by: jacquelinenuyen on November 20 2006, 05:17 am: I'm on wireless