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Lifer
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![]() I keep investigating new ways to connect; the Tether is a good example, but I am limited to 5GB per month with that...And GB will suspend my account [again!] if I use it on their site... Quote:
![]() Edit: Here's an interesting thread on the webmaster's forum about percentage of users still on dial-up and why... http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster/4087174.htm It's still not clear how many aren't on broadband connections (or can't get it) or where these numbers come from...Is it 35% of the general population??? 35% of telephone users??? Or 35% of the surveyed households extrapolated to the general populace??? Quote:
Right now, the telco [Verizon] only offers bundling, Cable offers bundling too - with different levels of TV coverage...Gold, Silver, and Bronze 'packages'...Verizon won't break up their bundle, and you can only lease the equipment...The base cost for either will run about ~$300+ per month (if they will even install it at my address)...Dial-up costs me $16 month for the server plus ~$52 month for phone service... I used to beta test for Microsoft [free O/S's!] which was a big incentive for my getting broadband, but now my dial-up server offers to download my beta ISO's via their Fractional T1 connection so I don't have to... If I can get broadband for what I'm paying for dial-up (or a reasonable amount extra), I'll get it... I don't have enough information yet but I think if I got a tablet PC with integrated cell phone (like my BlackBerry has) I could use that for internet access and ditch my dial-up ISP...And my BlackBerry...
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I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... ![]() Last edited by sheepherder; 08-02-2013 at 02:57 PM. |
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