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Hey, guys, guess what? After 5 years and 8 months of waiting, I've finally got ADSL. Granted, the max download speed is only 1 Mbit/s but it's a helluva sight better than 56 kbit/s max. 
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Brian (the devil incarnate)
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Congrats, Brian. Welcome to the 21st century!
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Congrats!!!
You're gonna love it!!!
I suppose i should'n mention that my broadband connection is getting an upgrade on march 1, from 2Mbit/s to 10Mbit/s (both ways) at the same price.
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I still have nightmares about my old 56k connection (many years ago).............the dial-up sound.Originally posted by Brian EllisHey, guys, guess what? After 5 years and 8 months of waiting, I've finally got ADSL. Granted, the max download speed is only 1 Mbit/s but it's a helluva sight better than 56 kbit/s max.
Laptops: ASUS G750JM: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 8GB RAM (DDR3-1600), Nvidia GTX 860M, 1 x Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD, 1 x WD 750 GB HDD, 17,3" FHD Screen, Windows 8.1 64-bit.
ASUS Vivobook S400CA: Intel Core i5 3317U (1,7-2,6 GHz), 8 GB RAM (DDR3-1600), Intel HD4000, 1 x 500GB HDD, 14" touch-screen (1366x768), Windows 8.1 64-bit.Comment
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I still remember when I got 1Mb DSL.
It was awesome.
Like a whole new experience.P.S. You've been Spanked!Comment
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Congrats, Brian!
Dunno, I kinda like that retro-sound thingy...Originally posted by JTDI still have nightmares about my old 56k connection (many years ago).............the dial-up sound.
I still have 56K, though I often use GPRS (23 K even though the phone goes up to 43K).
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Woohoo, welcome to the fast lane Brian. 1mbit is a decent speed, definitely better than 56k that's for sure!
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Must have made a deal with the Devil
Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!Comment
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Congrats. I had to briefly return to dialup after college... it was Hell.Wikipedia and Google.... the needles to my tangent habit.
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Ew!!! 1.5GB/week??? Boo!Originally posted by Chrono_WandererThey offen 100Mbps lines in Hong Kong for the cost of Sympatico or similar.
Having that said, I am only on Sympatico's 2Mbps line right now because my place can't do 3Mpbs.
So slow.
Well could be faster.
Worse... uni's bandwidth is 1.5GB/WEEK.
I don't know about you guys but Sympatico in Quebec is HELLA slow, more like 400kbit/sec, even on a 3.1mbit connection. As for the competitors, well, that's a different story.
Titanium is the new bling!
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Piffle. 1MBit is only slow if you're looking to move a ton of data around (like run P2P, hehe). The reduced latency is what you're really after. Who cares if downloading the latest service pack is a 10 minute affair instead of a 1 minute affair? So long as it isn't a "queue it up over a long weekend" affair.Originally posted by Brian EllisHey, guys, guess what? After 5 years and 8 months of waiting, I've finally got ADSL. Granted, the max download speed is only 1 Mbit/s but it's a helluva sight better than 56 kbit/s max.
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Woohoo! Make sure you don't get whiplash from the acceleration, Brian
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