Yay, I finally have DSL!

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  1. jet convoy

    jet convoy Beast Wars Forever!!!

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    Well, what else can I say other than: "YEAH! IN YOUR FACE DIAL-UP!!!!!"

    The speed is incredible, and I no longer need to worry about hogging up the phone lines and getting in trouble with my parents because of it.

    Anyways, I just wanted to express my happyness. Thank you for listening.

    :dj 
     
  2. Boardwise

    Boardwise There are no strings on me Veteran

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    Congratulations.

    Now you'll be able to stay up and look at more than just 8 pictures of girls a night.

    (Man that was a funny line form tonights The It Crowd. Made me giggle)
     
  3. MegaPrime33

    MegaPrime33 Follow me @NerdActivist

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    It's nice to be out of the stone age, isn't it?
     
  4. artiepants

    artiepants Transformers '84!!!

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    Congrats! i just got Comcast @ home this week As well...
     
  5. Cheetatron

    Cheetatron Drat, outsmarted by a Lorry, I am disgraced

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    I have ADSL now and I cant help but wish I had cable again. 7mbs dl tEh roxxors or fios but it isnt available in the boonies just yet.
     
  6. Drake

    Drake Smooth Is Smooth Baby

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    Welcome to the world of broadband. You'll never go back again. Or least you won't want to :D 
     
  7. DevilzFan

    DevilzFan CobraIsland.com Veteran

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    congratulations Jenny! It's about time you got DSL. I was tired of your complaining about dialup in the hub.
     
  8. jet convoy

    jet convoy Beast Wars Forever!!!

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    Why thank you Dorothy.

    And yes, its glad to be out of the stone age.
     
  9. Sonscreen

    Sonscreen Casual TF collector<br><b><font color=#FF0000>aksm TFW2005 Supporter

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    !@#$ Am I the only person with 56K?!? My neighborhood still can't get cable or DSL. :( 

    Oh well, congratulations jet convoy.
     
  10. planetjacker

    planetjacker Critters burn real good. TFW2005 Supporter

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    I feel sorry for ya man. However if you get a choice go cable. I swiched because my dsl isp was shit (avoid att/covad). During the switch I discovered that my dsl was 1.5m and cable was 5m. I am so much happier now. No problems and much faster speed.
     
  11. ckhtiger

    ckhtiger old skool fool

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  12. SydneyY

    SydneyY @syd_tfw Veteran TFW2005 Supporter

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    Congrats, jc! Broadband is great. I can't believe it used to take me 90 minutes to download a 15MB file. Or got dropped halfway through the downloading. (Well our PC was very old one, too.)
     
  13. Chaos Muffin

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    Congrats man! No more page & scroll bar jumping around while you're trying to type
     
  14. jet convoy

    jet convoy Beast Wars Forever!!!

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    Its funny how I still:

    A) Forget that its incredibly fast, so I don't need to do other other stuff like opening a new internet window or do something else as the page loads because now it loads instantly. Like I click on a link and just when I'm about to open another window Bam! the page loads in a second. Great stuff.

    and B) I no longer have to disconnect, but I keep thinking I should because then no one will be able to call my house. Still have to get used to this.

    :p 
     
  15. Andersonh1

    Andersonh1 Man, I've been here a LONG time Veteran

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    I got DSL back in September when I and my family moved into our new house. It's so much better than dial up! The ability to surf for hours and not tie up the phone line is really one of the best aspects, other than the speed. :) 
     
  16. jet convoy

    jet convoy Beast Wars Forever!!!

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    Most definately.
     
  17. Dalarsco

    Dalarsco Kickback=ROCK

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    Ya, we got ours because my Mom was sick and tired of me and my Dad tieing up the phone line.
     
  18. Aaron

    Aaron Master of Crystalocution Moderator Content Contributor

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    I <3 my cable internet. 4mbps advertised. Depending on how many other people are online I'll actually get near that. Most of the time I've figured out that it's upstream that's running slower.
     
  19. Gigatron_2005

    Gigatron_2005 President of Calendars

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    Congrats. I had dial up until just recently. Its so much nicer than the old stuff. :) 
     
  20. Zero Prime

    Zero Prime Windows user no more

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    Most of the people in my area have Direct TV so my Earthlink cable connection is always fast as a bat out of you know where. I could never go back to slow dial-up.

    Congrats on the move man.