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  • Brian Ellis
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 9623

    #1

    I'm happy

    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.
    Brian (the devil incarnate)
  • KvHagedorn
    Super MURCer
    • Aug 1999
    • 10725

    #2
    Congrats, Brian. Welcome to the 21st century!

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    • JTD
      MURCer
      • Sep 2002
      • 163

      #3
      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.
      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.

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      • JTD
        MURCer
        • Sep 2002
        • 163

        #4
        Originally posted by Brian Ellis
        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.
        I still have nightmares about my old 56k connection (many years ago).............the dial-up sound.
        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.

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        • schmosef
          Super MURCer
          • Dec 2002
          • 5813

          #5
          I still remember when I got 1Mb DSL.

          It was awesome.

          Like a whole new experience.
          P.S. You've been Spanked!

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          • GNEP
            Super MURCer
            • Feb 2002
            • 5241

            #6
            Finally! Nice one Brian
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            • VJ
              Moderator
              • Mar 2001
              • 9733

              #7
              Congrats, Brian!

              Originally posted by JTD
              I still have nightmares about my old 56k connection (many years ago).............the dial-up sound.
              Dunno, I kinda like that retro-sound thingy...
              I still have 56K, though I often use GPRS (23 K even though the phone goes up to 43K).


              Jörg
              pixar
              Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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              • ZokesPro
                Serial Murcerer
                • Sep 2000
                • 8325

                #8
                Woohoo, welcome to the fast lane Brian. 1mbit is a decent speed, definitely better than 56k that's for sure!
                Titanium is the new bling!
                (you heard from me first!)

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                • gt40
                  This space for rent
                  • Sep 1999
                  • 3973

                  #9
                  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!

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                  • Claymonkey
                    Super MURCer
                    • Dec 2000
                    • 1871

                    #10
                    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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                    • ZokesPro
                      Serial Murcerer
                      • Sep 2000
                      • 8325

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Chrono_Wanderer
                      They 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.
                      Ew!!! 1.5GB/week??? Boo!

                      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!
                      (you heard from me first!)

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                      • Gurm
                        MS Fanboy
                        • Aug 1999
                        • 11460

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Brian Ellis
                        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.
                        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.

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                        • Sasq
                          Administrator
                          • Jan 2001
                          • 4635

                          #13
                          Sasq bumps up the img sizes on murc

                          grats
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                          • az
                            Moderator
                            • Feb 2001
                            • 9336

                            #14
                            Woohoo! Make sure you don't get whiplash from the acceleration, Brian
                            There's an Opera in my macbook.

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