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Anto · 03-03-2008, 04:35 PM

With the price of cable & DSL internet going way down, who here is still on 56k?
I see thread titles with "56k go away", etc. but does anyone still rock dial up?!

Let's see..

LongGrain · 03-03-2008, 05:08 PM

not everyone can get high speed internet, a lot of my friends live in places where they have no choice, its dial-up or no internet at all

i have charter high speed though at home (too bad my computer is so sick its still slower than dialup)

boogerlovers · 03-03-2008, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LongGrain

not everyone can get high speed internet, a lot of my friends live in places where they have no choice, its dial-up or no internet at all

i have charter high speed though at home (too bad my computer is so sick its still slower than dialup)

i also have charter, and that shit is pretty fast...and it better be cuz i pay $60 a month for it

muddafakka · 03-03-2008, 06:33 PM

I suffered with dialup until 2004-05.

NEVER AGAIN.

mr.lonelys12 · 03-03-2008, 09:03 PM

i hate to say it but honestly i cant afford it. sucks that i cant watch youtube stuff, high rate websites, borrow *ahem ahem* music, yea all that stuff. its a shame, damn shame. oh well i do all my high speed stuff on school campus computers.

BUT! it comes at a compromise. HONESTLY I LIKE 56K, if i have access to braodband that would take up my whole days, i would slave over computers and the vast world of the internet. I'd probably be a cyber geek. im glad that 56k limits my usage. A+

ive NEVER owned broadband. 56k since 99'

oh shit that just blew me away! AhAHaHaHAAHAAH i just voted and found out that im the only person who voted 56k.

but thank you to all of those who do label their threads with 56k warning, my heart goes out to you.

ryguy · 03-03-2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mr.lonelys12

ive NEVER owned broadband. 56k since 99'

haha you own an S12 and still use 56k. Somebody is a little behind the times!

mr.lonelys12 · 03-03-2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ryguy

haha you own an S12 and still use 56k. Somebody is a little behind the times!

damn man harsh... AHAHAHAHHA

Ace Callaway · 03-04-2008, 12:50 AM

I was just saying that to myself. It's so stupid when people say "56k Die" or "Beware 56k, 56k Fail miserably, 56k Take a hike, 56k Burn". Gets me heated when people say that shit. Who the hell has 56k? DSL in California is $15 a month and if you can't afford that, then you're lame. http://www.zilvia.net/f/images/smilies/gives.gif

Ace Callaway · 03-04-2008, 12:53 AM

Yeah, of course there are exceptions as well.

CrazyTrance · 03-04-2008, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryguy

haha you own an S12 and still use 56k. Somebody is a little behind the times!

Hahaha. But yes, a little harsh. Still funny though.

dirtdiggler666 · 03-04-2008, 02:42 AM

ya 56k and porn is no good

you would cum before the page loads

so i went to cable

muddafakka · 03-04-2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryguy

haha you own an S12 and still use 56k. Somebody is a little behind the times!

Hahahahaha damn

EDacIouSX · 04-18-2008, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.lonelys12

i hate to say it but honestly i cant afford it. sucks that i cant watch youtube stuff, high rate websites, borrow *ahem ahem* music, yea all that stuff. its a shame, damn shame. oh well i do all my high speed stuff on school campus computers.

BUT! it comes at a compromise. HONESTLY I LIKE 56K, if i have access to braodband that would take up my whole days, i would slave over computers and the vast world of the internet. I'd probably be a cyber geek. im glad that 56k limits my usage. A+

ive NEVER owned broadband. 56k since 99'

oh shit that just blew me away! AhAHaHaHAAHAAH i just voted and found out that im the only person who voted 56k.

but thank you to all of those who do label their threads with 56k warning, my heart goes out to you.

you know you can get dsl for like 29.95

StaticX27 · 03-03-2008, 09:51 PM

I'm a tech at worst buy... And I actually get a good number of customers trying to get me to install AOL dial up on their windows vista machine. It blows my mind every time that I have to look for a phone line (everything is VOIP in the store) just to test out their damn computer and get it to work.

KwKouki · 03-03-2008, 10:08 PM

FYI everone still on 56k is getting neg repped by me.

soreballz · 03-03-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KwKouki

FYI everone still on 56k is getting neg repped by me.

I'm lubed up and ready...

56k user #2, checking in.

(only for another week... then I'll be without internet until I can find a way to get some sort of broadband where I'm gonna be living. lol)

punxva · 03-03-2008, 10:26 PM

ive got neighbors in my aparment complex that have either dsl or cable on a wireless network, so thats what i'm using for the moment, but i havent had 56gay since cable modems came out

projekt_s13 · 03-03-2008, 10:40 PM

I checked the wrong one, lol

I have high speed.

sikkk240 · 03-03-2008, 10:40 PM

Honestly, you have to be super patient to be using 56k, anyone that can sit there, and wait for a single page to load will got +1 repped. lol

God damn i hated 56k...

punxva · 03-04-2008, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sikkk240

Honestly, you have to be super patient to be using 56k, anyone that can sit there, and wait for a single page to load will got +1 repped. lol

God damn i hated 56k...

in all actuality 56k isn't as slow as it was when we all had it, because not many have it now so it isn't as slow.

03-04-2008, 11:23 AM

56k at the shop..But with a new computer its not that horrible

unlegendary · 03-04-2008, 01:28 PM

well i had to alternate between 56k and cable for a year, then i noticed that i was on the computer too much when i switched to cable. now in my new house i decided that cable is a lil bit too much for my budget and decided to get DSL. DSL in my location is sluggish and it felt like 56k sometimes therefore i voted 56k hahaha.

soreballz · 03-04-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtdiggler666

ya 56k and porn is no good

you would cum before the page loads

so i went to cable

True... Very true.

Quote:

Originally Posted by punxva

in all actuality 56k isn't as slow as it was when we all had it, because not many have it now so it isn't as slow.

Also true. My shit starts up at full speed every time, compared to two years ago, when it'd start at like half-speed. lol
It still sucks regardless.

Moncef · 03-04-2008, 03:20 PM

I had "56k" (actually 28.8k due to the shitty phone line in our area) until 5 years ago. Now I have DSL.

I wanna go faster.

Moncef

KwKouki · 03-04-2008, 04:30 PM

duffman1278 thought I was serious and neg repped me

VROOOM · 03-04-2008, 04:44 PM

Fiber Optic here

ryguy · 03-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VROOOM

Fiber Optic here

They're installing fiber optic lines behind my house at this very moment.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.lonelys12

damn man harsh... AHAHAHAHHA

lol I meant no disrespect, I like S12s.

0100 · 03-04-2008, 06:59 PM

If you guys are on 56k because of money get rid of your cable TV bill, and use the extra cash. I would rather have high speed internet then useless cable TV. Plus you can watch anything you want on your computer. Think of your computer as both a TV and a computer. That is what it is, most haven't realized it, but that is what we are going to, and a lot of computer users are already there.

FiOS for me. I can't wait for the threads with full HD video saying "DSL/Cable Die".

***S14DB*** · 03-04-2008, 07:41 PM

Now days it's more the "I don't want to wait 5mins for all the photos to load on the page and to scroll through them. I'm going to look at a different thread."

charlie321 · 03-04-2008, 11:30 PM

I'm actually running verizon FIOS as well, its performance is amazing and the prices aren't that expensive at all. Its only in certain areas of the US right now though.

I remember back then when we used 56k, but it was split between 3 computers...19k anyone? LOL

View Poll Results: 56k? hm?
Cable, DSL or any higher connection.	321	95.25%
56k. Dial up.	16	4.75%
Voters: 337. You may not vote on this poll

03-03-2008, 04:35 PM	#1
Anto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 862 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Who REALLY is still on 56k? With the price of cable & DSL internet going way down, who here is still on 56k? I see thread titles with "56k go away", etc. but does anyone still rock dial up?! Let's see..

03-03-2008, 09:03 PM	#5
mr.lonelys12 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: cali' Posts: 183 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i hate to say it but honestly i cant afford it. sucks that i cant watch youtube stuff, high rate websites, borrow ahem ahem music, yea all that stuff. its a shame, damn shame. oh well i do all my high speed stuff on school campus computers. BUT! it comes at a compromise. HONESTLY I LIKE 56K, if i have access to braodband that would take up my whole days, i would slave over computers and the vast world of the internet. I'd probably be a cyber geek. im glad that 56k limits my usage. A+ ive NEVER owned broadband. 56k since 99' oh shit that just blew me away! AhAHaHaHAAHAAH i just voted and found out that im the only person who voted 56k. but thank you to all of those who do label their threads with 56k warning, my heart goes out to you. __________________

03-04-2008, 12:50 AM	#8
Ace Callaway Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Covina Posts: 102 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I was just saying that to myself. It's so stupid when people say "56k Die" or "Beware 56k, 56k Fail miserably, 56k Take a hike, 56k Burn". Gets me heated when people say that shit. Who the hell has 56k? DSL in California is $15 a month and if you can't afford that, then you're lame. http://www.zilvia.net/f/images/smilies/gives.gif __________________ Vrt.Squidd.Org

03-04-2008, 12:53 AM	#9
Ace Callaway Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Covina Posts: 102 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, of course there are exceptions as well. __________________ Vrt.Squidd.Org

03-03-2008, 05:08 PM	#2
LongGrain Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,741 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	not everyone can get high speed internet, a lot of my friends live in places where they have no choice, its dial-up or no internet at all i have charter high speed though at home (too bad my computer is so sick its still slower than dialup)

03-03-2008, 06:33 PM	#4
muddafakka Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fugitive on the run Posts: 1,087 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I suffered with dialup until 2004-05. NEVER AGAIN.

03-04-2008, 02:42 AM	#11
dirtdiggler666 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: p-dale Age: 41 Posts: 2,113 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	ya 56k and porn is no good you would cum before the page loads so i went to cable __________________

03-03-2008, 09:51 PM	#14
StaticX27 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rowland heights, CA Age: 37 Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm a tech at worst buy... And I actually get a good number of customers trying to get me to install AOL dial up on their windows vista machine. It blows my mind every time that I have to look for a phone line (everything is VOIP in the store) just to test out their damn computer and get it to work.

03-03-2008, 10:08 PM	#15
KwKouki Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Key West, FL Age: 40 Posts: 2,212 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	FYI everone still on 56k is getting neg repped by me. __________________

03-03-2008, 10:40 PM	#18
projekt_s13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chico/Pittsburg, CA Age: 35 Posts: 2,801 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: projekt_s13 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I checked the wrong one, lol I have high speed.

03-04-2008, 11:23 AM	#21
used240sxparts Guest Posts: n/a	56k at the shop..But with a new computer its not that horrible

03-04-2008, 01:28 PM	#22
unlegendary Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: with my parents Posts: 625 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	well i had to alternate between 56k and cable for a year, then i noticed that i was on the computer too much when i switched to cable. now in my new house i decided that cable is a lil bit too much for my budget and decided to get DSL. DSL in my location is sluggish and it felt like 56k sometimes therefore i voted 56k hahaha. __________________ Full Time Student for Life

03-04-2008, 03:20 PM	#24
Moncef Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Age: 30 Posts: 272 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I had "56k" (actually 28.8k due to the shitty phone line in our area) until 5 years ago. Now I have DSL. I wanna go faster. Moncef

03-04-2008, 04:30 PM	#25
KwKouki Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Key West, FL Age: 40 Posts: 2,212 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	duffman1278 thought I was serious and neg repped me __________________

03-04-2008, 06:59 PM	#28
0100 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New England Posts: 1,581 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	If you guys are on 56k because of money get rid of your cable TV bill, and use the extra cash. I would rather have high speed internet then useless cable TV. Plus you can watch anything you want on your computer. Think of your computer as both a TV and a computer. That is what it is, most haven't realized it, but that is what we are going to, and a lot of computer users are already there. FiOS for me. I can't wait for the threads with full HD video saying "DSL/Cable Die". __________________ TougeHero.com l SilviaV8forums.com

03-04-2008, 07:41 PM	#29
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Now days it's more the "I don't want to wait 5mins for all the photos to load on the page and to scroll through them. I'm going to look at a different thread." __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

03-04-2008, 11:30 PM	#30
charlie321 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 30 Posts: 989 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I'm actually running verizon FIOS as well, its performance is amazing and the prices aren't that expensive at all. Its only in certain areas of the US right now though. I remember back then when we used 56k, but it was split between 3 computers...19k anyone? LOL

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