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Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

The HORROR. . . . of being the ONLY ONE who still uses a 28.8!!!!! >:P Hehehe. It's like I'm in the stone age or something. I'd just like to RANT about my POS 28.8. Everyone around me has 56.6's! I haven't seen a topic thread about modems here before, so I am trying to be unique, and open up one! Care to vent your frustrations about your piece of crap modem? Care to laugh at us poor folks who can't upgrade our 28.8's? This is your one-stop-shop. And while you're at it, you might want to complete my Survey, which is also attempting to find out who still uses a 28.8. Please? Please stop by? (The link opens in a new window for you.) Survey results will be posted here, and on that page.

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post by ��Cody�� the Insane One :-)

Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

*kisses his LAN connection*

*nelsonspeak* HA HA!

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Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

:-P!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAN Rules!

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post by ��Cody�� the Insane One :-)

Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

*Tests out new signature*
14.4/28.8 Horror stories are welcome in this thread, too. I won't bore you with mine though.

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I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove a thing. :-) ....
http://codychat.hypermart.net/mahsurvey/ : Do you use a 28.8? A 56.6?

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Hmm, since I'm a tight-arse, I use whatever people give me, so at the moment I'm on a 33.6. But I should have a 55.6 before the end of the month.

hey, I spent god knows how much moeny on a PII, BX motherboard, AWE64 and a Millenium G200. And now I'm saving for a SB Live. Give me a break.

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-Chris Morris.

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

You know, in your survey, you're missing the various *DSL connections, fractional T1s and frame relays (56K, 128K, 256K, 384K, 512K, 768K), bonded ISDN (128K), PRI (the superbonded ISDN...I hope I have the initials right), E1 and E3 for our European users, and all kinds of other connections which I don't remember at the moment. And the "Ethernet" option makes no sense, since that's only for LANs, not Internet connections. I mean, even if you're on an ISP or college or company Ethernet, they still have to connect somehow.

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Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :

Cody: If it helps at ALL, I have a 56K but I only connect at a 26.4... on a GOOD day! Sometimes it's even slower than that!

And on the other computer where we have a 36.6 (though it's kinda useless now, seeing how the commports aren't responding) it actually connects at a 31.2.... No fair! :-P

Anyway, I'm sorry Cody, and I DO feel your pain... remember how I used to have a 14.4 modem? *L* YOU were actually the one that talked us into upgrading, though we only went to the 36.6... hehehe.... THANKS FOR THAT ADVICE! :-D

~LOA

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

My 33.6 modem connects at 31.2 also. I guess that's not so bad.

--Baloo

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That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

I use my university's LAN when I'm up here. But at home, my 56 Kflex connects at 24.0 on a good day. The phone lines in my house are so old...

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Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

PsyLiam : I'm sick and tired of having this computer, now. So many people are telling me about their systems.....ARGH. I should have expanded this MODEM thread to include COMPUTERS. *LOL*

Hey, can anyone beat my system? :-) ((HA!!!!))
CPU : Cyrix Pentium 200MHz
Ram : 32 MB
HDD : 1.0Gb x 3 (3 1.O Gig. hard drives)
Vid : SVGA PCI with 1MB of Video Ram
Snd : Sound Blaster 16
Mdm : No-name brand 28.8 Kbps Modem

The Shadow : Yes, I know. I don't exactly know all the connection types out there....=)

LOA,Siegfried, Baloo : Hmmmm. All you's are telling me that you have fast modems but they connect slowly. At least if I got a 56.6, I am damn sure it would CONNECT at 56.6 :-D I love being in Vancouver with it's advanced ISPs...hehehe...

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I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove a thing. :-) ....
http://codychat.hypermart.net/mahsurvey/ : Do you use a 28.8? A 56.6?

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Well, now you know most of the connection types, so put them in.

I have one of Apple's nifty new blue G3 towers...350 MHz PowerPC 750, 1 MB cache...9.1 Ultra/Wide 9.1 GB Seagate Barracuda...etc...

Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

The Shadow : Put them in.......hmmmm.....that would mean editing my Perl, and, those who had a connection type that wasn't on my list would have to re-take the survey. Pleh.

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I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove a thing. :-) ....
http://codychat.hypermart.net/mahsurvey/ : Do you use a 28.8? A 56.6?

Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

Survey Results So Far . . .1. 56.6 Kbps Modem : 6 Users
2. 33.6 Kbps Modem : 3 Users
3. Cable Modem : 2 Users
4. ISDN (64k) : 1 User
5. T1 Line : 1 UserSurvey powered by CoddWare - Take survey
http://codychat.hypermart.net/

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I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove a thing. :-) ....
http://codychat.hypermart.net/mahsurvey/ : Do you use a 28.8? A 56.6?

Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

I'm the lone #5er...

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Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

WHOOPS......I forgot to include myself in the survey. Yes, that's right. I'm the lone #6er

.......The survey has so far failed. It's purpose was to find out if anyone was still using a 28.8, other than me. *WHINE OF PROTEST* NO!! Hehe

Survey Results So Far . . .1. 56.6 Kbps Modem : 6 Users
2. 33.6 Kbps Modem : 3 Users
3. Cable Modem : 2 Users
4. ISDN (64k) : 1 User
5. T1 Line : 1 User
6. 28.8 Kbps Modem : 1 UserSurvey powered by CoddWare - Take survey
http://codychat.hypermart.net/

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I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove a thing. :-) ....
http://codychat.hypermart.net/mahsurvey/ : Do you use a 28.8? A 56.6?

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

440BX motherboard
333mhz PII
6 speed CD Rom (waiting for DVD...)
MAtrox Millenium G200
Soundblaster AWE64 Value
15in moniter
Labtex speakers.
250mb Zip

Not bad considering I bought nearly all of it myself.

Oh, and my 33.6 modem connects at 31.6. This can't be a coincidence.

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

Prepare to be amazed by my monster computer!
233MHz P2
128MB RAM
12.5GB disk space
Matrox Millenium
64k ISDN
56k Sportster
Sound Blaster 32? not sure :P
17" ViewSonic monitor
8X CD Blaster
2x2x16 CDRW
windows, beos, & linux

Ok, so it's not really a monster

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The Unknown Vulcan

Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :

56K. But Windows says it's a 33.6. It's faster than my old 33.6 though. . .

Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

*hisses at whoever had a Cyrix*

Cyrix SUCKS!!!

There, I feel a lot better now.

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Except Temptation

Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

Note: Cody lost his entire system to CIH last night...

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

Ah man, that really sucks. I hope he had a backup of everything.

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

Knowing him... No.

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Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

*mourns loss of Cody*

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Posted by Chimaera on :

Right now I'm on a LAN, so I can't complain. But I lose that in a week when I move back home after exams. The family computer has a 33 modem, but if I choose to hook up my own computer, I will be stuck with my 14.4 modem.

*hears gasps around the forum*

That's right, a 14.4 modem, on a Pentium 75 no less. When I got the LAN two years ago, I basically forgot about the modem (which was old then anyway). So don't you folks worry, no matter how old or slow your system is, it's probably faster than mine

P.S. CIH? What's this?

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Posted by bryce (Member # 42) on :

I have a 56.6 that connects in between 44k and 48k. I sometimes connect at 32k or 31.2k and then my browser won't even work.

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

I'm on a 56.6 that connects at the FCC limit of 53.3... But right now I'm doing a week's internship as part of school requirements, and the place I'm interning at has a T1, or better... *grin*

CIH = That virus that was supposed to strike today, and on every other 26th of any month.

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Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

Final Survey Results:
1. 56.6 Kbps Modem : 8 Users
2. 33.6 Kbps Modem : 3 Users
3. Cable Modem : 2 Users
4. ISDN (64k) : 2 Users
5. Ethernet : 2 Users
6. 28.8 Kbps Modem : 2 Users
7. T1 Line : 2 UsersSurvey powered by CoddWare
http://codychat.hypermart.net/

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I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove a thing. :-) ....
http://codychat.hypermart.net/mahsurvey/ : Do you use a 28.8? A 56.6?