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Geordie Super Geek Posts: 174 |
posted April 08, 2002 19:55
The cable company has finally filled the order I placed on July 9 2001 for a cable modem connection to the Internet. That does not even count how long I was on the "e-mail me when it becomes available in my area" list, before they would take my order. I would complain that the stupid green plastic thing they put in is about 50 feet from where the easement I signed said it would be and is in the middle of my front field but I'm willing to overlook a lot to have an inexpensive always on connection with low latency. IP: Logged |
rw Super Geek Posts: 204 |
posted April 09, 2002 07:56
Yikes! I guess I should stop complaining then. It only took them 4 months to turn on my DSL. IP: Logged |
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1293 |
posted April 09, 2002 11:19
well once the dsl was available in my area we signed up. It took a few days for them to come out and turn it one. Lucky for me they turn it one before they come out and set it up. I hear that so many people have problems with their dsl provider, but I have never had any complains about mine. Ok, i have one, they will not let me access the router to configure the ports so i can use it as a firewall, but oh well, that is what my freeBSD system does now. nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
GameMaster Super Geek Posts: 109 |
posted April 09, 2002 13:06
Cable can be a lot faster than DSL, butif the tolls on line are heavy in your area... i.e. everyone in the building is on a cable connection, there will be a lot of inconsistancy. Personally, I am looking forward to cable modem. The only downside is that some cable connections are static IPs, and there have been a few people I know who ended up unknowingly being uploaded files from some script kiddy. So, if you have a static IP, makesure to get a firewall and have a proactive AV. IP: Logged |
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