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Ooooh... internet in my area just got...
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| Topic: | Ooooh... internet in my area just got kicked up a notch. This thread has 32 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Tuesday May 25, 2004 at 14:10 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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2004-05-25 14:04:35 EST: 4790 / 799
Your download speed : 4905828 bps, or 4790 kbps.
A 598.8 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 818665 bps, or 799 kbps.
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| Post 2 made on Tuesday May 25, 2004 at 14:26 |
djy RC Moderator |
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Thanks a bunch for reminding me how slow my connection is - and the &%*$£~ line has just dropped. (Connection speed: 37.2 Kbps)
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| Post 3 made on Tuesday May 25, 2004 at 20:11 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
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Communications: 1.5 megabits per second
Storage: 182.3 kilobytes per second
1MB file download: 5.6 seconds
Subjective rating Good
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| Post 4 made on Tuesday May 25, 2004 at 21:10 |
King of typos Loyal Member |
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On 05/25/04 14:26, djy said...
Thanks a bunch for reminding me how slow my connection
is - and the &%*$£~ line has just dropped. (Connection
speed: 37.2 Kbps) I feel your pain djy, well kind of. I have at least 49 Kbps. How are you getting 37 Kbps? Why so low? Rob
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 03:21 |
djy RC Moderator |
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On 05/25/04 21:10, King of typos said...
I feel your pain djy, well kind of. I have at
least 49 Kbps. How are you getting 37 Kbps? Why
so low?
'cause I'm over here and the exchange is waaayyyy over there and I've got a dodgy telephone line in between (which is why I can't get broadband). The best I've ever done is 42 and the worst 2 (sic).
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| OP | Post 6 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 05:17 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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*2*? Calling someone and asking them to READ the webpage over the phone would be quicker! :-)
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| Post 7 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 05:26 |
King of typos Loyal Member |
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How far away is your nearest neighbor, does it take about 5 plus minutes drive to get there?
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| Post 8 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 06:21 |
GregoriusM RC Consultant |
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Daniel: You are such a sick puppy for pointing out your upload/download speeds to those of us who have slower connections.
Bad on you! ;-)
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| Post 9 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 06:41 |
King of typos Loyal Member |
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Maybe he should buy some servers and put them in his room, might be faster for us and more reliable as well. UPS and gas generator will work too.
Im sure most of us whould chip in Daniel. :-)
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| Post 10 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 12:03 |
djy RC Moderator |
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On 05/26/04 05:17, Daniel Tonks said...
*2*? Calling someone and asking them to READ the
webpage over the phone would be quicker! :-) Phone number please.
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| Post 11 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 13:13 |
BillyBob Joe JimBob Founding Member |
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1-800-ABCDEFG
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Bork! Bork! Bork! |
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| Post 12 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 14:48 |
GregoriusM RC Consultant |
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Is that number available from Canada?
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| Post 13 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 15:06 |
djy RC Moderator |
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Nope, that's the Okeedokeenokeepenokeesoakee swamp number. I think Silly Billy got the wrong idea.
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| Post 14 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 17:04 |
BillyBob Joe JimBob Founding Member |
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On 05/26/04 14:48, GregoriusM said...
Is that number available from Canada? dunno....ah doant paye mah telifoan billz wit loonies!
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Bork! Bork! Bork! |
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| Post 15 made on Wednesday May 26, 2004 at 19:23 |
Anthony Ultimate Member |
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We are all loonies here
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