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dial up v.s. dsl

0311marine0311marine Member Posts: 3,233
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
tommorrow i will be geting dsl good bye dial up ,i got tired of aol's freakin bills and them billing my credit card for stuff i didnt want such as auto protection plan?89.95

so what exactly is dsl besides you stay connected all the time and faster downloads?and plus it is cheap only $29.95

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  • headzilla97headzilla97 Member Posts: 6,445
    edited November -1
    double the posts in half the time

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  • FrogdogFrogdog Member Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is dsl really THAT much faster? I'm not real smart on computers, but I've got one of those turbo dial up plans for $11 and it's about as fast as I could want.
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  • redrebelredrebel Member Posts: 826 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have to say that (depending on ISP) DSL is 10 - 20 times faster than dial up. of course the DSL around here wasnt fast enough so I went to cable, and the nice guys that they are just doubled my speed this weekend.[:D]


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  • Jackass420Jackass420 Member Posts: 99 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ive been using dsl for a few years now, and I cant live without it. I refuse to use a dial up connection now. One piece of advise is to get a firewall, and good antivirus protection. Since your computer is "online" whenever it is on, it is open to hackers, and you WILL be attacked.
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  • earthmvrearthmvr Member Posts: 473 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Currently on dial-up. Slow as heck. I'm getting cable as soon as they get it on-line. Maybe next week. It's supposed to be 30 times faster. Plus it free's up the phone line.

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  • droptopdroptop Member Posts: 8,363 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A webpage documenting my DSL / Cable speed. It is still linked to the site I used for the original test 2 years ago.

    http://www.websoft2000.com/roadrunner_speed.htm

    My opinion:
    DSL has ONEadvantage over cable: You get full time internet PLUS a telephone on one line. Business can install the DSL system on existing lines.

    What I THINK has happened:
    Roadrunner cable was "FAST",,, I mean really fast in late 2001. Then,, it started "slowing up",,, no,, not more users,, the cable company started limiting "speed". Some were "abusing" the system, massive down/up loads,, commercial use etc. Newer modems had the speed severly limited. My cable had gone from the 3.00 megbit + to 1.4 in about a year.

    NOW I think cable is returning to the original speed. Probably a combination of "necessary" and technology improvement.

    I spend a lot of time where 56K is the best I can get and it runs at 30K in the afternoons but slows down a little early evenings !!!! No way I can get anything else and the "accelerated" systems are not available.

    Very distressing... thinking about it makes me want to go smoke a cig. No,, I quit,, need to hit the bathtub for a cold one. This killed a little time.

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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,093 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    After you get the DSL connection go to this website:

    http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/BandwidthResults.asp

    And check your connection speed.

    You will never go back to dial-up, just like you would never go back to a 286 computer. You will download 4 to 6 meg files without even thinking about it.

    You must have a fire wall program. Here is is one of the best, and it's free(ZoneAlarm):

    http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=pdb_za1



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  • SuspensionSuspension Member Posts: 4,783
    edited November -1
    I have dial up, but would like to have dsl. Where do you get dsl for $30 a month? I see plans that only last 5 or 6 months then go to the original cost of $40 or $50...

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  • droptopdroptop Member Posts: 8,363 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The poster was right,,, where do you get DSL for a low price,, I belive most services are a one year contract on a special deal,, then go up...

    I knew all this "going in",, still it >>>

    Burns my A** and this can happen when you don't squat down. In my situation,, this was better than cable. Oh,,, the taxes on these things,, not just DSL,, the whole thing,, Three years ago I had ISDN,, taxes were a "killer".. and of course never quoted when they sold the service.

    Cut this out of my latest DSL bill.

    Billing For: SBC Internet Svcs**
    SBC Internet Svcs Billing Questions: SEE BILL PAGE

    > Current Charges
    Monthly Service (See Detail)
    Itemized Charges (See Items 1 thru 2).. 29.95
    > SBC Internet Svcs Current Charges (before taxes) 29.95
    Federal Tax ..... .00
    State and Local Taxes ..... .41

    Itemized Charges

    Item Date Service Amount
    Charges for 713-713-5555
    Account Code Mearetheone
    1 12/20 DSL INTERNET SERVICE DISCOUNT 20.00cr
    2 12/20 SBC YAHOO! DSL STANDARD PLUS PACKAGE 49.95
    Account Subtotal for Mearetheone .... 29.95
    > Total Itemized Charges for SBC Internet Svcs (before taxes) 29.95
    **New services provided and billed


    No wonder I was smokeing,, looked at this part of the bill from SWB.

    MONTHLY CHARGES - Jan 03 thru Feb 02
    Local Charges 24.81
    Basic Local Service Charges and Fees ..... 19.86
    Basic Local Service ..... 11.23
    Number Portability Service Charge ..... .33
    Federal Universal Service Fee ..... .48
    Municipal Charge ..... 1.54
    FCC Approved Customer Line Charge ..... 5.27
    911 Service Fee ..... .33
    Texas Universal Service ..... .68
    Optional Local Service Features ..... 4.95
    Toll Charges .08
    Expanded Local Calling Service Surcharge ..... .08
    Partial Monthly Charges (See Other Charges Section) .00
    SBC Local Services Current Charges Subtotal (before taxes) 24.89
    Amount Subject to Sales Tax: 19.61
    Taxes 2.16
    Federal Tax (Local Charges) ..... .74
    Federal Tax (Non-Regulated & Toll Charges) ..... .00
    State and Local Taxes (Local Charges) ..... 1.41
    State and Local Taxes (Non-Regulated & Toll Charges) .01


    SBC Local Services Total Current Charges (including taxes) 27.05

    WHAT A RACKET,, a few pennies here,, a few more there,,
    One good thing,,, it is NOT just me,,, everyone. Somehow I feel better,, but still want a cigarette.
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  • kuhlewulfkuhlewulf Member Posts: 591 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Once you go cable high speed, you never go back. Anything that is less than instant has me yelling at the computer to hurry the **** up! I don't even have cable T.V. But I've got cable internet access and a computer in every room.

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