Do you have broadband or not?

freerider · April 13th, 2005, 10:12 PM

I was just wondering. Are there people here who don't have broadband (dsl, cable or whatever).

Greetz Johan

fnorre · April 13th, 2005, 10:19 PM

Don't think many 56K'ers hang around in a forum for downloading 175MB+ files? images/smilies/smile.gif

TechZ · April 13th, 2005, 10:35 PM

heck I had 56k when I came here,but had bb at UNI images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Eraserhead · April 13th, 2005, 10:57 PM

I don't have a broadband connection. images/smilies/sad.gif

I download stuff at the university. images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

jayjaya29 · April 14th, 2005, 1:31 AM

I've got Optimum Online Cable, I don't know the speeds, but its fast to me.

Viper007Bond · April 14th, 2005, 1:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fnorre

Don't think many 56K'ers hang around in a forum for downloading 175MB+ files? images/smilies/smile.gif

Exactly.

SiR_dude · April 14th, 2005, 3:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Quote:

Originally Posted by fnorre

Don't think many 56K'ers hang around in a forum for downloading 175MB+ files? images/smilies/smile.gif

Exactly.

And again...I stuggled through downloading 1 full length movie on 56k(somewhere around 400mb) once off of Morpheus....and never downloaded big stuff again. And the poll backs it - 19 to 1 as of this post images/smilies/lol.gif

jasonchiu · April 14th, 2005, 3:26 AM

i have 6M cable BB. not fast enough for me though

Ethan · April 14th, 2005, 3:46 AM

ADSL 256/128 but it never came to that figures

But i have a turbo button so i can download stuff in T1, provided by my ISP

Leppy · April 14th, 2005, 3:51 AM

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABLE!

ziad · April 14th, 2005, 4:23 AM

cable too, love it... except its crap with uploading 15k max and i am scared to do that for a long while incase they kick me off... hey leppy u got optus or telstra?

jasonchiu · April 14th, 2005, 5:03 AM

turbo button? how many times can u click it?

Viper007Bond · April 14th, 2005, 6:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan

ADSL 256/128 but it never came to that figures

But i have a turbo button so i can download stuff in T1, provided by my ISP

T1 is only 1.5 mbit.

Buba · April 14th, 2005, 7:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonchiu

i have 6M cable BB. not fast enough for me though

I had 10Mbit up and down for a while...

Heck sometimes that wasn't enough... Would be nice to still have it... with seeding and stuff

Buba

andyhui01 · April 14th, 2005, 7:23 AM

I have 512kp down and 1mb up... its only dsl so its not that quick, maybe thats the reason why I lag on lfs images/smilies/lol.gif

Viper007Bond · April 14th, 2005, 7:55 AM

Uh, I'm betting you really have 1mbit down and 512k up. Very rare to have a higher upload speed than download speed.

Oh, and you shouldn't forget the "it" after the "mb". 1MB is a HUGE difference from 1mbit. images/smilies/wink.gif

jensked · April 14th, 2005, 8:43 AM

At home, I have 4.6mbit ADSL with 512kb up...
the good thing about ADSL is that you have just one limit for upload+download. Here in Belgium, the cable companies limit the upload to only 30% or something of your total limit.

Here in Louvain, it's cable with (for internet) something slow like a couple of Mbit (for 10 users). If you download something from the research network, it's not limited and than you get faster speeds.

People who live in buildings from the uni itself, have super-connections (from a Belgian point of view): 2 megabyte/s (not megabit images/smilies/smile.gif

) at night download and upload

Tommy Two Shoes · April 14th, 2005, 8:56 AM

I cant imagine these speeds. I had 56k for 4 years and used to download movies and stuff, would just take me a couple of days constant connection, so no phone and paying by the minute. Used to have bills of over 100 Euros a month, well over. Now I get excited if i can download at 30-40 kb/s...which doesnt happen often...oh well, itll be better when I leave home.

andyhui01 · April 14th, 2005, 9:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007bond

Uh, I'm betting you really have 1mbit down and 512k up. Very rare to have a higher upload speed than download speed.

Oh, and you shouldn't forget the "it" after the "mb". 1MB is a HUGE difference from 1mbit. images/smilies/wink.gif

sorry... I just said that on the top of my head, I just checked and I just get 512kbit both ways images/smilies/wink.gif

jensked · April 14th, 2005, 9:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy Two Shoes

Now I get excited if i can download at 30-40 kb/s...which doesnt happen often...oh well, itll be better when I leave home.

So what kinda connection is that?

My ISP continues to upgrade it's connections. We pay the same as three years ago, but it got from 1mbit -> 3.3mbit -> 4.6mbit

And we got from 1 mailbox to 4 images/smilies/smile.gif

and now we have broadband content like free movies, TV broadcasts, UEFA, music,...

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April 13th, 2005, 10:12 PM	#1
freerider Joined: Jan 5th, 2005 Last Online: January 22nd, 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 464 Rep Power: 0	Do you have broadband or not? I was just wondering. Are there people here who don't have broadband (dsl, cable or whatever). Greetz Johan

April 13th, 2005, 10:35 PM	#3
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: March 18th, 2010 Location: Bahrain Age: 25 Posts: 3,057 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 226	heck I had 56k when I came here,but had bb at UNI __________________ techzonline.net

April 13th, 2005, 10:57 PM	#4
Eraserhead Joined: Oct 25th, 2004 Last Online: December 16th, 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	I don't have a broadband connection. I download stuff at the university. __________________

April 14th, 2005, 1:31 AM	#5
jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 17th, 2005 Last Online: March 18th, 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 21 Posts: 5,370 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 49	I've got Optimum Online Cable, I don't know the speeds, but its fast to me. __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

April 13th, 2005, 10:19 PM	#2
fnorre Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: May 4th, 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 218 Rep Power: 21	Don't think many 56K'ers hang around in a forum for downloading 175MB+ files?

April 14th, 2005, 3:26 AM	#8
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	i have 6M cable BB. not fast enough for me though

April 14th, 2005, 3:46 AM	#9
Ethan Joined: Dec 13th, 2004 Last Online: March 16th, 2010 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 725 LFS Status: Rep Power: 0	ADSL 256/128 but it never came to that figures But i have a turbo button so i can download stuff in T1, provided by my ISP __________________ Member of the Chris Harris' Fan Club

April 14th, 2005, 3:51 AM	#10
Leppy Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: April 5th, 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Posts: 1,776 Rep Power: 24	CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABLE!

April 14th, 2005, 4:23 AM	#11
ziad Joined: Mar 20th, 2005 Last Online: January 8th, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	cable too, love it... except its crap with uploading 15k max and i am scared to do that for a long while incase they kick me off... hey leppy u got optus or telstra?

April 14th, 2005, 5:03 AM	#12
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	turbo button? how many times can u click it?

April 14th, 2005, 7:23 AM	#15
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: December 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,527 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 33	I have 512kp down and 1mb up... its only dsl so its not that quick, maybe thats the reason why I lag on lfs __________________

April 14th, 2005, 7:55 AM	#16
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 1:11 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,623 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 340	Uh, I'm betting you really have 1mbit down and 512k up. Very rare to have a higher upload speed than download speed. Oh, and you shouldn't forget the "it" after the "mb". 1MB is a HUGE difference from 1mbit. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

April 14th, 2005, 8:43 AM	#17
jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: March 6th, 2010 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 26 Posts: 4,057 Car: 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 51	At home, I have 4.6mbit ADSL with 512kb up... the good thing about ADSL is that you have just one limit for upload+download. Here in Belgium, the cable companies limit the upload to only 30% or something of your total limit. Here in Louvain, it's cable with (for internet) something slow like a couple of Mbit (for 10 users). If you download something from the research network, it's not limited and than you get faster speeds. People who live in buildings from the uni itself, have super-connections (from a Belgian point of view): 2 megabyte/s (not megabit ) at night download and upload __________________

April 14th, 2005, 8:56 AM	#18
Tommy Two Shoes Joined: Apr 11th, 2005 Last Online: February 4th, 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	I cant imagine these speeds. I had 56k for 4 years and used to download movies and stuff, would just take me a couple of days constant connection, so no phone and paying by the minute. Used to have bills of over 100 Euros a month, well over. Now I get excited if i can download at 30-40 kb/s...which doesnt happen often...oh well, itll be better when I leave home.

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