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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	on vacation in texas and i can't get to the internet except through dialup at my dad's house oh well, merry christmas/happy holidays to everyone "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	have fun marrry christmas
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	What part of Texas Moondog? Hope you had a Merry Christmas, see you soon... Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Dialup IS painful. I had to use it once, almost threw the computer into the lake. Happy Holidays Moon [/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	Dial-up is crappy, luckily I have broadband now.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	People still use dialup? After switching to high-speed cable nearly a decade ago, I can't ever imagine going back....somedays even cable is too slow for me.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
Light_Bright Moderator Posts: 1156 Kudos: 1403 Votes: 351 Registered: 16-Jan-2002	Yes, people still use dial up Unfortunately cable is 3 times the price of dial up here so I stay with dial up. ___________________________________________ If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
tiny_clanger Fish Guru Posts: 2563 Kudos: 571 Votes: 12 Registered: 17-Sep-2002	hmm - broadband which uses dialup networking to connect to the internet is also very painful!! ------------------------------------------------- I like to think that whoever designed marine life was thinking of it as basically an entertainment medium. That would explain some of the things down there, some of the unearthly biological contraptions
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I still use dial-up, but it isn't too bad. It usually just takes like one second to load a page, it is is actually a lot faster than my cousin's DSL... I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	Right now I'm visiting my Sis who has a 32k modem. When I get home I'm going to give my 56k modem a hug and tell it all is forgiven! Last edited by whetu at 26-Dec-2004 18:31
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	in austin heidi whetu, this is connecting with a 56k modem, but only at 28.8 i haven't used dialup for so long i forgot how slooooowwwww it is... "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34


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