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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

...their building catches on fire...

Jeez.

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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :

Now that's quality!

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Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

HAHA, Speakeasy DSL is ranked one of the worst ISP on DSL report dot com, you guys should check it out.

While Shaw@home, the ISP I have, kick ass on the review (I believe ranked number 2 on all ISP at DSL report dot com)

At major traffic time, I get about 2200/200, and off traffic time, I get about 3800/350.

Mind you those are testing done when linking to server at New York or California, when I did the test linking to Vancouver servers, I get about 4000 ~ 4500 kps download speed

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What is the difference between a terriorist and your girlfriend?
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Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

BTW, you guys should really try out the DSL tweaks or cable tweaks, it helps a lot

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What is the difference between a terriorist and your girlfriend?
- With terrorist, there is a chance of negotiation.

Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

And sorry to bring this up, I have 203 posts already, so when can I change my status line, and if so, how?

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What is the difference between a terriorist and your girlfriend?
- With terrorist, there is a chance of negotiation.

Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

Uhm, dslreports.com reports Speakeasy as one of the BEST, not one of the worst. In fact, they're rated number three overall. Ya, their email and phone support sucks, but I generally know enough not to need either.

Custom status lines are at 250.

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"Babies are squirmy, ugly, dirty, smelly, and noisy. They'd offend all five of my senses if I had any reason to lick one..."
-- TSN, 2001.01.11 23:27, PhoenixChat

[This message has been edited by Charles Capps (edited May 20, 2001).]

Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

oops, my mistake...

but hey, I just found out that Shaw is not in second place, but instead it is the best cable provider there is...

wooohoooo!!!!!!!

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What is the difference between a terriorist and your girlfriend?
- With terrorist, there is a chance of negotiation.

Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

Mine's shit. Total and utter shit. Terrible speeds, constant disconnections, and it's just a pain in the ass. I need something beyond 24k *sigh*

[This message has been edited by TLE (edited May 20, 2001).]

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

At least you (U.S./Canada) have plenty of ISP's to choose from, here the number of available (non dial-up) broadband providers is quite low, and weither their coverage includes your region depends on fortune.

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Or, why the US is better than Canada! j/k

I use Roadrunner, which is really good compared to Buffalo's only cable internet provider, Adelphia. They've got a cable system that couldn't handle the demand for high speed internet, and they refuse to upgrade it.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

I use Wile E. Coyote. But this Acme brand modem they sent keeps falling off the desk and leaving a modem-shaped hole in the ground.

That was a joke, for those who don't understand... :-)

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

Uh, no. Where I live there is only one ISP- a slow ass dial-up. Thankfully when I move, I'm going to get roadrunner and have cable, real speed.

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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

Rogers@Home, slammin' speed, but there is the occasional server error, not often tho...

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