GFY is absolutely useless... - GoFuckYourself.com

rowan · 10-14-2004, 07:35 PM

... when you're stuck on dialup. One thread I just looked at took about 3 minutes to load.

I thought it was a little on the slow side with DSL, but 56k takes the cake!

AndrewKanuck · 10-14-2004, 07:38 PM

People still use dialup? Whoa

cool1 · 10-14-2004, 07:40 PM

That sucks.
I don't think I could handle having to use dialup after having cable access for so long.

fris · 10-14-2004, 07:41 PM

i didnt think modems exsisted anymore

CyberBachelor · 10-14-2004, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rowan
... when you're stuck on dialup. One thread I just looked at took about 3 minutes to load.

I thought it was a little on the slow side with DSL, but 56k takes the cake!

why are you stuck on dial up bro?

Drake · 10-14-2004, 07:43 PM

I never want to go back to dial-up. That's nightmarish.

rowan · 10-14-2004, 07:43 PM

I'm on dialup because my DSL is dead... again.

Seriously considering moving to a business account with an SLA which includes compensation for downtime.

Rich · 10-14-2004, 07:45 PM

It's useless without the search.

xclusive · 10-14-2004, 07:45 PM

I feel for you man think you have it bad how do you think I feel being stuck with 7MB a second service...

Spunky · 10-14-2004, 07:45 PM

I don't know how people stand them

CDSmith · 10-14-2004, 07:48 PM

If cable modem access is available in your area then there is really no valid reason not to have it, even if it is more expensive. If you are in business, your internet access becomes a business write-off, thus there is no excuse for being on a dialup. The only question remaining is... are you a surfer or is this a business for you?

TheButcher · 10-14-2004, 07:49 PM

dial up is for idiots

rowan · 10-14-2004, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
If cable modem access is available in your area then there is really no valid reason not to have it, even if it is more expensive. If you are in business, your internet access becomes a business write-off, thus there is no excuse for being on a dialup. The only question remaining is... are you a surfer or is this a business for you?

See above. Hard to use the net when my DSL modem attempts to connect, gives up and then assigns me an IP of 192.168.0.2

wyldblyss · 10-14-2004, 07:55 PM

Yeah, dial-up totally sucks. I haven't been ond dial-up since we moved into an area that had cable.

rowan · 10-14-2004, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
If cable modem access is available in your area then there is really no valid reason not to have it, even if it is more expensive. If you are in business, your internet access becomes a business write-off, thus there is no excuse for being on a dialup. The only question remaining is... are you a surfer or is this a business for you?

Replying to this again... this is a business for me, which is why I have the 56k modem as a backup (it's connected permanently to another ISP regardless of the status of the DSL). Obviously this setup costs more since I have two separate accounts. The redundancy does mean that instead of losing connectivity completely I've been able to maintain it in a more limited capacity. It's not practical for me to review/add galleries or trades at the moment since it's so slow, but I can still SSH into my servers, or view stats, etc.

Oh yeah, and waste time starting this thread.

warlock5 · 10-14-2004, 08:27 PM

I'm paying way less now for broadband than I paid for a 28k internet connection when I first started using the internet. Feels like a bargain paying the bill every month

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