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RICKAMAVEN Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 7:42 AM EST
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if and when anything i have sent to anybody, arrives at RICKAMAVEN HOTMAIL COM.

I have finally come to my senses (did i spell that right? use spell check)

aol has got to go. 70% loss of download with dsl. spam inducer not eliminator. nothing there that can't be found at msn. $330. pissed away each year, that's probably 600 to 700 cigars. note to self: follow advise given by many poster, don't include the @ or the . when listing email address and never fill out any survey's. set schedular for adaware and trace every day. use popup killer. set zone alarm on high except when surfing porno sites. always complain about shipping costs (exception cbid), usually the sellers will credit it back to your credit card.

more later, i have to go to "work", it's almost 10:00 am.
Slimboli Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 7:57 AM EST
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Rick --- MSN is pure garbage also! Find another ISP that is not a COMMERCIAL ISP (AOL, Prodigy, MSN, earthlink, etc.)

NetZero is free (if you want ads taking up half your screen) or $9.95 a month (no ads) ... for dial-up.

http://www.netzero.net/

For DSL, unfortunately, you will have to go with a larger provider. SBCYahooDSL has worked great for me ...

http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/dsl/index.html

They've got a deal going now ... $34 a month for the first year.

Slimboli Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 7:58 AM EST
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... and it's a good thing you mentioned 'cigars' ... LOL!
sketcha Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:09 AM EST
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CIGARS! O.K., got that out of the way. Juno is the sister of netzero and is also $9.95/mo. You'll have a shorter address (@juno.COM vs. @netzero.NET) and you'll get the same service. I had netzero for awhile and dug it. I would still have it but I upgraded to my local Pacific Bell (SBC) DSL. A friend of mine still uses netzero with no problems.

Good luck.
cwilhelmi Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:19 AM EST
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I think Rick has DSL, he's just ditching AOL... but I could be wrong...
sketcha Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:19 AM EST
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P.S. If you're considering DSL, before you sign up be sure to ask what your minimum connection speed should be. If your fairly close to the server, you should get over 1 Gig in which case it is worth it. I recently moved from my old place where I was getting 1.3 Gigs down and 133M up. Now I get 312M down and 50 something up. :( Effectively, it's still much faster than dial up. Since time is money, the extra $25/mo. (over netzero) is worth it for anyone who uses the net enough.
cwilhelmi Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:28 AM EST
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you've got your Gb, Mbs and Kbs mixed up...

Cable modem is better anyway!! Faster and more potential...
DrMaddVibe Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:41 AM EST
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CABLE. Unless you're getting a T1 delivered to your house is the ONLY way to go! Provided you can get one!
sketcha Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:44 AM EST
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Doc may be right. It depends again on 1. whether or not it's available in your area and 2. How many other folks will be on the same line that could effect your speeds. Your local provider should be able to answer both questions. Then you can compare the sitch with your projected DSL speeds and dial up.
JonR Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:45 AM EST
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I have AOL-DSL but checked out SBC-DSL I liked it but unfortunately it's not available in Pennsylvania. JonR
Penguin13 Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:49 AM EST
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Cable is by far the fastest broadband for the everyday user. I had to go with DSL because I coudn't get Broadband cable at the time. If you need any information Rick, go to www.broadbandreports.com. They have all the information, plus a bunch of tweaking and fix tools to use.

KC

BTW - Should I take the cello on or off.(that should satisfy the "Cigars and Related" portion :)
cwilhelmi Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:50 AM EST
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John, is Comcast Cable internet available??

sketch - the whole myth of how many people are on the same line is used by DSL providers as a marketing ploy. It is only true if your cable provider is a dope! If you couldn't tell I work for Comcast and know a lot about the products and the industry...
sketcha Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 8:55 AM EST
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Cool C.

I must admit I got my Cable info from a friend who claimed to be in the know. Sounds like you've got the inside track. Unfortunatley Broadband is not available in my area.
Slimboli Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 9:51 AM EST
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cwilhelmi must be going crazy!

Works for Comcast ... but can't get it in his area yet. That's got to suck 'bigtime' ... ;^)

... at least I know it's not available where I live ...:^( ... but DSL has been great for me!

I don't have any regrets, and get on average 1300kbps down and 147kbps up!
cwilhelmi Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 10:45 AM EST
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within a few months my area will be rebuilt so soon enough...
rck_1 Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 10:52 AM EST
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Sketcha,
Please dont take offense to this but,
""""I was getting 1.3 Gigs down and 133M up. Now I get 312M down and 50 something up"""" I dont quite think that you worded that right. Over DSL your lucky if you get a full T1 1.5 meg down and 256k up.

1.3 gig and 133meg? yeah right!!!!
Penguin13 Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 10:56 AM EST
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1.3 Gig down!!! What do you have, the UUNet backbone running out of your house?

KC
cwilhelmi Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 11:00 AM EST
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Like I said, his Gbs, Mbs and Kbs are mixed up...
Charlie Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 11:24 AM EST
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I have comcast and MSN(crap) and as soon as my 3 years of payback to MSN ends (promotional deal with desk top-mistake) I will go to Net zero or juno.

You are pretty much stuck with whatever high speed line services your area,

Charlie
Grizzled.Old.Board.Purest Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 11:29 AM EST
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If you lived in the South East, I'd say use BellSouth.net :-)maybe one day soon we'll be bad...
Grizzled.Old.Board.Purest Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 11:31 AM EST
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P.S., cable is a ring... Your data is "out there" going from your house, to your neighbor, and they tell two friends, and they tell two friends, etc... It's a ring. Not for me. DSl, the way to go ;-)
osage Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 4:59 PM EST
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Good luck even getting AOL off your computer. They have files hidden all over. You will need to do a lot more than just use the add/remove program. MSN isn't much better. when I left them all, of a sudden I started getting charges for all kinds of things on the credit card that I used only for the MSN account. I now have cable and that is the way to go.
sketcha Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 6:35 PM EST
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Oops!

No offense taken rck_1. Like Cleetus the Slack Jawed Yokel said to Homer of his pistol brandishing... (hillbilly inflection) "What are you, some kinda' moron?"

Thanks for... helping me back there. You're a good caddy, something to be very proud of.
sketcha Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 6:39 PM EST
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BTW, in case it wasn't clear, that cleetus line was meant to be directed toward me.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, May 9 2003, 10:15 PM EST
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Slimboli

i always pay attention to your posts.

i have dsl with verizon at home and in the office. at home it's sort of a party line so rebooting the dsl modem becomes normal. the chap that installed it split the line outside so i don't need filters on my phone and that gives me a free phone line because i can use the computer and the phone at the same time download is about 700 kbps. cost is $30.

ibn the office e have a router with dedicated lines so there is never any trouble and the down load is the same. i belive the 3 lines run abut $50. a month.
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