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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by SLA, Dec 31, 2002.

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How do you connect to the Internet?

  1. Modem 56k

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  2. Cable Broadband

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  3. DSL

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  4. Something Faster!!!

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  1. SLA

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    How do you connect to the World Wide Web? I have Broadband Cable from RoadRunner owned by AOL Time Warner.
     
    #1 SLA, Dec 31, 2002
  2. SLA

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    No one has regular normal modem? Wow.
     
    #2 SLA, Dec 31, 2002
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    Sprint Broadband
     
    #3 mduke, Dec 31, 2002
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    Fiber Optic cable. 100 MB/sec. :cool:
     
    #4 Drexlerfan22, Jan 1, 2003
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    I share a Roadrunner connection with my roommate.

    His routing sucks though, and frequently disconnects me. :mad:
     
    #5 ewfd, Jan 1, 2003
  6. Dave2000

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    RoadRunner BABY!!! But I am switching to EarthLink Cable which goes through Time Warner anyway and its like $3 cheaper a month.
     
    #6 Dave2000, Jan 1, 2003
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    I live in a small town in SW Missouri...no broadband for me. But at school we get a T1 connection.
     
    #7 FrancisFan, Jan 1, 2003
  8. FlyerFanatic

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    I have a 56k modem, i hope i get roadrunner this summer
     
    #8 FlyerFanatic, Jan 1, 2003
  9. RC Cola

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    Same here, except I live in Texas. My school has some kind of tower on their property, so they get dibs on the internet connection. However, even though it is real fast, I don't get on the internet much at school because EVERY SINGLE SITE IS BLOCKED! Ok, maybe not every single one is, but just about. ESPN.com, NBA.com, some video game sites, and worst of all this site are all blocked. :(
     
    #9 RC Cola, Jan 1, 2003
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    Getting Road Runner tomorrow baby! Music thieving here I come!!! ;)
     
    #10 AntiSonic, Jan 1, 2003
  11. SLA

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    I would like to say...in the summer...cable has a lot of problems. The connection is like always down. In the winter, it is great and very fast. I guess it has to do with weather or something. It would always just disconnect around the same time. And they said everything was OK. What a waste of money! It's really bad when it doesn't work. I am thinking about wireless networking. Then I don't have to share my computer. :)


    Are there no Internet Cafes in Houston?
     
    #11 SLA, Jan 1, 2003
  12. mr_oily

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    Roadrunner is the best!

    I think there have been internet cafes here in H-town, but I know of none that survived.

    In Houston, everyone has their own car and everyone has their own computer! :D
     
    #12 mr_oily, Jan 1, 2003
  13. LonghornFan

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    I have a contract with Earthlink DSL until March, at which time I will quickly terminate it. Their service sucks, bad.
     
    #13 LonghornFan, Jan 1, 2003
  14. FrancisFan

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    And some people have a computer in their car.
     
    #14 FrancisFan, Jan 2, 2003
  15. Kam

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    Time Warner Roader Runner Cable.

    My cable bill is like 200 bucks + because i didn't pay it last month and a half.
     
    #15 Kam, Jan 2, 2003
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    Got that too! It has been awesome so far...only down once..good service when it was.. and I didn't have to give up my Earthlink addys..

    Don't know how I lived without it..

    :D
     
    #16 Rockets2K, Jan 3, 2003
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    Damn..no edit function...I forgot to catch this one..

    I don't know for sure about Houston...but I do know for a fact that there is one in San Jacinto Mall..
     
    #17 Rockets2K, Jan 3, 2003
  18. FlyerFanatic

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    The only reason i cant get roadrunner now is because we gotta use our msn service up which ends this summer, at which time hopefully we get cable, my friend got road runner over the summer and he hasnt had a problem yet, btw whats faster than cable? fiber optic like drexlerfan said he had?
     
    #18 FlyerFanatic, Jan 3, 2003
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    SBC Yahoo! DSL
     
    #19 BALLhog 247 365, Jan 3, 2003
  20. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Earthlink DSL.
     
    #20 Rocketman95, Jan 3, 2003
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