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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how do you access teh Interwebz?
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.
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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?

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; Nov 16, 2008 at 11:40 AM.
My parents live northwest of Appleton, WI. Cable is about 4 miles away, dunno bout DSL. It's a good ways out in the middle of nowhere...there is something like 3 different farms along their road if it gives you an idea of the setting.
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; Nov 17, 2008 at 12:37 AM.






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