FINALLY got broadband! Since 2001 I have been struggling with a dialup connection of 28.8K LOL...its been rough and I have skipped ALOT of pic threads and good movie clips. DSL and cable are not available in my area so I convinced my parrents to go 50/50 with me on a satellite DSL setup. They pay $6 more a month vs AOL dialup....and we opted to keep the AOL service (for Email) for a small monthly fee. WOOT!!!
I remember trying a speed check back when I was on dialup and I think it timed out the servers . Transfer rate was 3-4 KBPS durring a download . I just tested this one (cheapest version of hughesnet satellite) and put down a best of 786KBPS out of 3 tries (76X lowest). I know there are faster, but for my needs....this is MORE than enough....I can watch streaming video and pics download FAST once the page starts loading (about a second delay). GOOD BY 4 banger DIAL UP!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello "V8 muscle broadband" Thats all. :SNSign:
I remember trying a speed check back when I was on dialup and I think it timed out the servers . Transfer rate was 3-4 KBPS durring a download . I just tested this one (cheapest version of hughesnet satellite) and put down a best of 786KBPS out of 3 tries (76X lowest). I know there are faster, but for my needs....this is MORE than enough....I can watch streaming video and pics download FAST once the page starts loading (about a second delay). GOOD BY 4 banger DIAL UP!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello "V8 muscle broadband" Thats all. :SNSign: