AaronMT Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I've had 8mb down, 800kb up since 1999 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neouser Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 please delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 200-300Kb/s on 768???? And I get around 128Kb/s on 1Mbit? :huh: It is impossible to get 200-300KBytes ot 768Kbits... The maximum is 96 +/- 5 (Devide 768Kbs by 8, and you get the KBs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neouser Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 im currently still on 56k and it's a b*tch!i want to get something faster but i have no need for it lol please explain the part about wireless limiting DL speeds? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihir Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 i once downloaded a 1.4GB file on 56K but i'm glad i got adsl now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted July 1, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 1, 2004 Ever since I've gotten cable, I refuse to use dial-up for more than about 5 minutes. It literally annoys me at how slow everything goes. Though I haven't used it since they came out with the "5x faster" speeds though... Still, I'd rather have raw speed than use compression :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parasite Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 i've went from 56k to 3.8mbit recently. An overwhelming experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enisada Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I'm still on dialup over the summer till I go back to school this fall it isn't that bad. But man do I miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 i could never go back to 56k i got 576kb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bartekpl Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 hhmm..i'll think i'll download that patch just for the hek of it...6min left... :woot: woot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim31 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Well hate to say this but ive been on 28.8k for I dont know how long, and thats the best we can get even with a v.92 modem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 hhmm..i'll think i'll download that patch just for the hek of it...6min left... :woot: woot You're evil! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickFinlay2 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 i was on 56k for the longest time then we got 1.5cable and i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 suppose you could still be on a 14.4k modem ... move out of the sticks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bartekpl Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I remember when i had 56K and i was still able to download all 6cds for red hat linux ;) even though my phone line was tied up for 2 weeks..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_joel Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 /me is happy with his 5mb connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluboy Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 wouldnt it be quicker for someonewith a faster connection to download it and mail it to you?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ficman Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I lived on 56k (if you can call it "lived") for years, I was reluctant to go with DSL because my cable company promised Cable Internet for a year plus. I switced to the DSL about 8 months ago, MAN am I happy with it... 350+ downloads... VERY sweet... :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhav Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 u guys lucky! MBs!? well im stuck with a lousy 250kbps thing but i just hooked-up three of them n got 750kbps... it was actually 3x the speed... n now im gonna enjoy 3x d bill... lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRambo Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 im on 128/64 connection, dial up on steroids :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Damn, lucky you people. I am still on 56k. The stupid phone company haven't got the guts to allow our local exchange to support ADSL, only satielle but that is hell expensive. But it is ok. Speed is ok. It takes me about 2 minutes to download up to 1 MB file. I can live with it until I decide to move to the neighbour city which has ADSL support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsihabbit Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 those years are over for me... ADSL here... but really... I admire people who had the nerve to put up with the speeds and handshaking time on 56k (myself included!)... There will be a time when we all sit back and laugh at todays high speed. will we ever be happy lol :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Arbiter Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 :laugh: I remember having 56k and downloading large files.. Its a real pain, so I know where you are coming from Music Master. I think I use to average about 120 megs per 6 hours on 56k, so it wasn't too bad. But when I decided to go on a little downloading spree of futurama episodes is finally when my parents said ok to getting cable internet because it ****ed them off so much having the phone line always tied up! :ninja: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark03 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 It'd be quicker to locate the nearest Neowin member to where you're at now, have them download it, then drive over and pick it up on CD-R. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artembourov Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I used to be on 33.6kb/s. To download a 15Mb file it would take me 40mins. Then i switched to ADSL, but that was slow as (for around $90US). Max i could get was 25kb/s!!! :blink: So now i am with OptusNet Cable. For around $50US i am getting average speed of 500kb/s, but max is about 2Mb. But for those of you who think your connections are fast...: The new record, announced last Tuesday at the Spring 2004 Internet2 member meeting in Arlington, Va., was for transmitting data over nearly 11,000 kilometers at an average speed of 6.25 gigabits per second. This is nearly 10,000 times faster than a typical home broadband connection. The network link used to set the record reaches from Los Angeles to Geneva, Switzerland.[/b] But this is me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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