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This past Friday I was able to get satellite broadband installed at my house, so I now have something better than dialup (and a wireless network that lets me connect ...
- 09-18-2006 #1Linux Guru
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A belated birthday present...
This past Friday I was able to get satellite broadband installed at my house, so I now have something better than dialup (and a wireless network that lets me connect to it in any room). I'm only paying for the basic service (512kbps) so I won't exactly be burning up the ISO scene, but my download speeds hover around 40-60KB/s which is roughly 10 times what I was getting on dialup. It's nice to be able to load a page and not have to go make a sandwich while all the images are getting downloaded.
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- 09-18-2006 #2Super Moderator
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Hey !!
Congratulations.......... 4 kb/s to 40-60kb/s...... man it will be like a new world... right !
i know speed around 4kb/s sucks..... i am using bluetooth GPRS at home and never got more than 6kb/s....
congrats again.... !
.... casper ....It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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- 09-18-2006 #3Linux Enthusiast
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Maybe Ubuntu will finally get that fair review
Great news, good stuff. If only I had something to keep me off the internet...
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Haha. I actually installed a fresh VM instance of Dapper Drake last night and got it all updated and configured to my liking. With a decent internet connection it's a pretty solid distribution.
Originally Posted by bigtomrodney Maybe Ubuntu will finally get that fair reviewRegistered Linux user #270181
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- 09-18-2006 #6Linux Guru
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Well done! I hope you have many happy hours of high bandwidth!
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
- 09-18-2006 #7Linux Enthusiast
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I love my university
Now I get a feel of the campus LAN. 70-100 kbps is rocking, and I don't have to pay any money
- 09-18-2006 #8Linux Enthusiast
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Cool, thats like when I came back from abroad, from 10kb/s to 500kb/s, was an amazing day :d
I am sad, i sat there watching a 600mb iso download in like 5 mins in amazement
- 09-18-2006 #9Linux Guru
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When I went from 2Mb/s to 3Mb/s I celebrated by pulling down all of Sid, Mandriva 2006 and FC4. I did 13GB in 11 hours, over half my monthly allowance at the time. Those were the days.
I'd try surfing a little but I've already read the whole internet.
- 09-18-2006 #10Super Moderator
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Hey ! all of you are very lucky
Chandigarh Administration is going to provide 1MB/s via fiber optics in next 2-3 months. well !! i am waiting eagerly........
.... casper ....It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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