is anyone *still* on 56k?
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I upgraded the mrs' grandparents to broadband.
They were on 56k PAYG
Now they're on 8Mb, and I'm stuck on 1.5Mb which is a joke.
They were on 56k PAYG
Now they're on 8Mb, and I'm stuck on 1.5Mb which is a joke.
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I didnt think many places still did 56k tbh and if they did, that it would probably be cheaper to go to even the most basic fixed contract monthly amount.
Oh boy, just thinking about 56k....
It would render about 80% of what I do on the net either impossible or impractically slow.
I know nobody still on it but there must be plenty of occasional users still dialling up
It would render about 80% of what I do on the net either impossible or impractically slow.
I know nobody still on it but there must be plenty of occasional users still dialling up
My folks got broadband on monday.
My little brother and sister have been on MSN a hell of a lot more now!
I remember when that was me
As for 56K, I still have a PCI modem just incase my broadband goes down.
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I remember trying to download a demo which was 90mb and could never do it without the net timing out. Didnt help that it took 6+ hrs. Its amazing to think I would hate to be on 512k atm never mind 56k
Conversely I reckon around 80% of what I do on the net nowadays could be done on a modem. I no longer game competitively so apart from streaming video there is very little I couldn't do on a slower connection.
Of course, I'd need a dedicated line and it would be frustrating to have slow browsing while downloading.
I recently repaired a machine for a lady friend who was running Windows 98 with PAYG 56k and supplied a brand new machine to a writer friend who has a 56k PAYG connection; He also writes longhand ..... go figure.
He wanted me to put the new machine onto the 56k connection but I refused and told him to get broadband; he goes live on the 2nd of April.
He wanted me to put the new machine onto the 56k connection but I refused and told him to get broadband; he goes live on the 2nd of April.
Hrm, I used my home cisco lab to throttle down to 64K a while ago and it was painful. No thanks
I do remember the days of being on Direct Connection 56K and it was awesome at the time. Amazing how you take things for granted as technology evolves.
56k was NEVER amazing
56k was NEVER amazing
It was if you were around for 24kbps!
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i work for a company that sells traffic counters, they connect to their counters via telemetry over the phone / mobile lines ..... using a modem!
i thought i had heard the last of evil dialup squarks... now i hear it dozens of times a day
i thought i had heard the last of evil dialup squarks... now i hear it dozens of times a day