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I'm still on dial-up here, and I'm thinking about getting SBC's Yahoo DSL.
They're offering a package with "Up to 1.5 Mbps" for $19.95 a month for the first year. When downloading, how fast is 1.5Mbps exactly? Is that 150Kb/sec max?
And is that a good deal?
Last edited by Rip The Jacker; 03-18-2005 at 01:29 AM.
effendi
Technically the max is 187KBps but in practice, what with noise on the phone lines and stuff, you're likely to get about 170ish.
Good deal tho'
I plan on beating him to death with his kids. I'll use them as a bludgeon on his face. -
--Good for them if they survive.
knob jockey
beware the fine print. i bet it says somewhere there is a download limit.
ONE MIN. NINE SEC.
I had 1.5dsl before. It wasnt too bad. A world of difference in the dial up for sure. Im on a cable modem @4Mbs, and I dont see a very huge difference due to server bandwith. You cant DL any faster than they can UL. Anyway, for 20 bucks mo...its a deal. Of course, you'll have to buy a modem.
Last edited by BigDaddy555; 03-18-2005 at 01:34 AM.
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http://promotions.yahoo.com/sbc/stat...u_lb=ns&.u_c=1
According to them, the modem is free. But it says something about buying an ethernet card. Isn't that the 10/100 LAN most mobo's come with?
knob jockey
dont see any mention of having to have a nic.
gotta love the description of the speed : faster and fastest very technical.
ONE MIN. NINE SEC.
Wow...theyre GIVING you a modem, you dont have to rent it? That seems like a pretty awesome deal. CONTRACT?......Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
http://promotions.yahoo.com/sbc/stat...u_lb=ns&.u_c=1
According to them, the modem is free. But it says something about buying an ethernet card. Isn't that the 10/100 LAN most mobo's come with?
Most newer mobos will have the 10/100 built in, just look on the back of your box, it is a little bigger than the phone plug if you are unfamiliar with it.
Last edited by BigDaddy555; 03-18-2005 at 02:01 AM.
Post Whore
i'd definetly go with the yahoo dsl, had it for 3 years and no problems. for 19.99$ thats a very good deal!
Retired
Yeah faster and fastest.
Whats a NIC?
@BigDaddy555
I still can't tell if I have the ethernet port for sure. This is my mobo:
http://www.ecsusa.com/products/p4vxasd2.html
Is this it?
woowoo
yes that's is the ethernet/network port.
NIC = network interface controller...not sure if that last word was right but it's basically the network/ethernet card
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