Oh gods, I love cable internet.

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Do you run run like a do-run-run?

I run run like a do-run-run.
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8%
I don't run run like a do-run-run.
0
No votes
I run like a girl.
1
8%
I run run like a manly man who happens to run run like a do-run-run girl.
2
17%
WTF are you going on about now?
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17%
I talk with my hands and love with my mouth.
6
50%
 
Total votes: 12

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Oh gods, I love cable internet.

Post by saysadie » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:21 pm

:joy:

It's all fast-like with no slownessesses! I'll never be able to go back to a modem again.

That's about it. I just can't contain my joy over how freaking fast this connection is... it's like, stuff is instantaneous, almost. Reading webcomics takes no time at all when it used to take a good 3-5 minutes for the pages to load, to say nothing of topics here and at TFA... gads. I used to have to wait forever for threads with 20+ replies to load enough to read.

And the comp I'm on is far better than mine, which probably just makes things better. And it has Firefox. I haven't seen a popup once. I luuuurvvvve it.

And if your poll answer is # 5, you can [composite word including 'f*ck'] off! Har dee har.
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Post by Señior's Covenant » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:26 pm

Good for you, you seem to have the medical condition referred to as "more than happy".

Now excuse me, I must **** off, apparently.
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Post by Denyer » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:33 pm

Yup, broadband is nice. As are browsers that ain't ****. :)

Poll could do with multiple choice...

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Is ASL the same as British?

Unfortunately my repertoire basically extends to my name and swearing...

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Post by Predabot » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:35 pm

Cable. Hmm. That would probably be 512kb/s methinks. What you deem as DSL, is the higher levels of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, I also think, at about 1-2 megs. Now, at T1 things start to get interesting, at the speed of 5-8 Mb/s you start to come close to absolute bliss.

Cable is far superior to 56kb/s Modem. :oops: Congratulations.

Now, at T3, wich is dreadfully common in Sweden, you reach a higher state of mind, with DC++, BitTorrent, web-comics and TransFans running at full power at the same time. T3 begins at an optical fiber running 10mb/s of data. Wich is what I have. Huuuuummm...huuummm...Ultra White...yes...light...

I also chose option 5. :) I have been waiting for this day since I turned 12 years old. Fancy some chocolate afterwards? I prefer mint-flavor meself.

EDIT: GOD-DAMNIT!! I chose option #6, crap. :( Oh, well. Hopefully there'll be other opportunitys.

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Post by Autobloke » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:23 pm

I just got DSL (and a new PC base unit). It's changed my internet life.
For the better, that is - in case you were wondering. Probably not though.
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Post by Guest » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:46 pm

Predabot wrote:T3 begins at an optical fiber running 10mb/s of data. Wich is what I have. Huuuuummm...huuummm...Ultra White...yes...light...
You should try multi-coloured, sometime. Makes white light look like black.

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Post by IronHide » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:09 pm

Typically i try to stay away from the white light....

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Post by Impactor returns 2.0 » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:16 pm

bog standard cable here from NTl or BT or anyone is 1meg now.

in london for £40 a month you can get8meg cable lines no need for a T line.

of course in the US some tests show Gigabyte transfer rates at under 1 sec...
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Post by Gekigengar » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:55 am

Anything is better than dial - up.

I got CABLE and it is trully bliss... and yes I have I.E. :D
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Post by Shanti418 » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:04 am

I've got cable also, and I still want more. More! More!

UNLIMITED POWER!!!

Ahem.

Anyway, I still get a lot of slow down when I play at www.everyvideogame.com . Until those things function like I'm playing them on TV, my spoiled buttocks won't be truly fulfilled.

I heard that only through the Dark Side can I learn how to speed up my Internet connection AND make wicked risotto. But maybe I should just call my cable provider. Who knows.
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