High Speed Internet

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:48 am

Im making the leap from dial up to high speed.

My server (Earthlink) doesnt offer h/s in my area. Id like to keep E/L.

Can I sign up for h/s with my phone co. and keep E/L as my server ?

Is the phone line as h/s an advantage over cable ? Or vice versa ?

Im going from 56k to 256k. Is this adequate ?

Im doing a lot of music downloading, right now but its unbearably slow, will this be a dramatic change ?

Im lost here....help ?

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:52 am

Well I'm not really a computer expert either, but I know that swapping dial-up for Broadband was the best thing that we could ever have done. Not only was it more reliable, but you will definately notice how fast everything loads up, and how quick downloads are.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:55 am

Im really excited about this.

Do you know if you can use a primary server with an alternate high speed provider ?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:56 am

I have DSL, through my phone provider, Verizon. It is really good.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:03 am

i have DSL through Bellsouth, could not live with dial-up. my brother's wife has dial up and drives me nuts, "don't send pics, don't send links, don't send videos , wah wah wah:-1 " might as well live in a cave.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:05 am

chonsigirl wrote: I have DSL, through my phone provider, Verizon. It is really good.

ok so dsl is what exactly ?

is that different than if I went through the cable co ?

do you have a seperate server ? AOL, Earthlink etc

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:06 am

lady cop wrote: i have DSL through Bellsouth, could not live with dial-up. my brother's wife has dial up and drives me nuts, "don't send pics, don't send links, don't send videos , wah wah wah:-1 " might as well live in a cave.

Ive been in a cave

Im ready to move into a dumpster or something now

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:08 am

No, it goes through the phone company. I do not have a separate server, and do not use AOL or Earthlink. I had MSN before, and it stayed the same.

I think that is the extent of my DSL knowledge, but it works fast and was easy to setup. And then it comes on the same bill, less thought for paying on my part.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:10 am

it IS convenient and reliable. stay away from AOL!!! i get my phone bill, DSL bill and cell bill all together, and you always know what it will be. and customer service has been excellent.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:11 am

I agree with LC, AOL is not a good idea. I have heard numerous complaints about that service. I have never had it.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:14 am

So you have to set up a seperate mail account ?

how do you get google and everything else without a server ?????

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:21 am

go with your phone company package. and mail acct. will be part of the deal. oh...if your cable company offers roadrunner...stay WAY the hell away from that.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:21 am

The net is the net, Nomad. Whatever you get, you get the net and punch in the address............................

You usually get a separate mail account if you choose to use it-I always kept all my old ones.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:42 am

Im always the only one with my problem.

Ive signed up for h/s with the cable co. (1.5 gigamegakilohertz)

Ill be a force to be reckoned with at FG.

Ill be zipping here and zipping there like theres no tomorrow.

No mercy for anyone !

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:44 am

WOW!! i am sooooo scared!!! *snort* :p *guffaw*:wah:

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:37 pm

Nomad wrote: Im making the leap from dial up to high speed.

My server (Earthlink) doesnt offer h/s in my area. Id like to keep E/L.

Can I sign up for h/s with my phone co. and keep E/L as my server ?

Is the phone line as h/s an advantage over cable ? Or vice versa ?

Im going from 56k to 256k. Is this adequate ?

Im doing a lot of music downloading, right now but its unbearably slow, will this be a dramatic change ?

Im lost here....help ?

256k is certainly better than 56k, but you are still pretty slow compared to Broadband and may have difficulty downloading music and video very fast. Check this site out.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kbps.htm

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:02 pm

I went from dial up to broadband and wow do you notice the difference.....

the thing with your net server or your old one l should say nomad is my one wont let me find it and mail remember!!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:15 pm

I went with digital broadband, Im all hooked up.

Im kicking ass and taking names.

Who wants to give me their name ?

Ive got a can of high speed kick ass to open up !

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:18 pm

Nomad wrote: I went with digital broadband, Im all hooked up.

Im kicking ass and taking names.

Who wants to give me their name ?

Ive got a can of high speed kick ass to open up !

gnome-mad I think you are missing the concept some how...

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:52 pm

MUKA MUKA POO!! :-6 Kickin ass and takin names..:wah: :wah:

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:33 am

You've made a wise decision, Nomad, in upgrading from dial-up to Broadband.

To connect a modern computer to the internet using a dial-up modem is like entering a thoroughbred racehorse in a donkey derby.

My advice would be to go for the fastest possible Broadband connection especially as you download a lot of music.

The best high speed connections are provided by the cable companies (e.g. Comcast) which will connect you using a digital cable feed at around 6Mbps.

This is approximately 10 times faster than Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) which is the slowest Broadband connection and around 100 times faster than dial-up.

Also be sure that you have sufficient memory on your computer.

Most computers are supplied with 128Mb of RAM which is barely enough.

For example, when you open your computer and log on to your ISP this eats up around 90Mb of RAM immediately leaving only a little for everything else.

To get the best from your computer and your Broadband connection you need at least 256Mb RAM and more if possible.

Memory is not expensive nowdays and it's worthwhile going for as much as your machine can handle.

I use a 6Mbps Digital cable Broadband connection with 384Mb RAM which is enough for using my computer to its ultimate performance level.

If you go for a 6Mbps cable connection together with adequate memory you will have a very good system, IMO.

Hope this is useful to you.

Regards

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:49 am

Philadelphia Eagle wrote: You've made a wise decision, Nomad, in upgrading from dial-up to Broadband.Nice to see you PE, it seems like ages since i last saw you post x

(sorry for the hijack folks)

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:22 pm

Hi Abbey - nice to see you too. I hope you have been keeping well.

I've been very remiss in not visiting FG as often as I should.

My only excuse is that I've been busy doing some Beta testing of new software for a number of organizations and some day trading.

I'll try to visit more regularly in the future.

Best regards,

Eagle

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:18 pm

Philadelphia Eagle wrote: You've made a wise decision, Nomad, in upgrading from dial-up to Broadband.

To connect a modern computer to the internet using a dial-up modem is like entering a thoroughbred racehorse in a donkey derby.

My advice would be to go for the fastest possible Broadband connection especially as you download a lot of music.

The best high speed connections are provided by the cable companies (e.g. Comcast) which will connect you using a digital cable feed at around 6Mbps.

This is approximately 10 times faster than Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) which is the slowest Broadband connection and around 100 times faster than dial-up.

Also be sure that you have sufficient memory on your computer.

Most computers are supplied with 128Mb of RAM which is barely enough.

For example, when you open your computer and log on to your ISP this eats up around 90Mb of RAM immediately leaving only a little for everything else.

To get the best from your computer and your Broadband connection you need at least 256Mb RAM and more if possible.

Memory is not expensive nowdays and it's worthwhile going for as much as your machine can handle.

I use a 6Mbps Digital cable Broadband connection with 384Mb RAM which is enough for using my computer to its ultimate performance level.

If you go for a 6Mbps cable connection together with adequate memory you will have a very good system, IMO.

Hope this is useful to you.

Regards

Yes.

Thank you for taking the time Eagle, I hadnt thought about the memory aspect, Ill check in to it.