what internet service do you have ??

redskinz4ever · Post by **redskinz4ever** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:36 am

and what one is the best (dail up, high speed ) what's your opinion ??

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:37 am

..... bored?

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:42 am

I used to pay $9.95/month for dial-up. Slow slow slow slow slow.

I now pay around $55.00/month for a cable internet connection. In my opinion, it's worth every penny because I spend a lot of time on the 'Net due to (1) thehogs.net, (2) doing legal research, and (3) doing financial stuff.

If you spend a lot of time on the 'net, it's worth the extra money. If not, I'd stick with dial up.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:13 am

I'm with JH on this. Also, if you need/require a second line in order to use dial-up, it may actually be cheaper to go with DSL or Cable, believe it or not. I had to do the numbers to prove it to my mother-in-law, so I can dig them up for you if you want, but it was litterally less expensive for her to get cable Internet, and it's a much better experience.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:24 am

I have Verizon DSL. Its plenty fast for surfing websites, and downloading files. I haven't been on a cable connection but in comparision to narrowband this is Heaven.

ANT7088 · Post by **ANT7088** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:38 am

Cable is the best! It cost the most $$$$, but like JH said "it's well worth it"!!!

skinsfan1 · Post by **skinsfan1** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:34 pm

I had dial up and first and kept getting booted off of couldn't log on at all. I had to go with cable and love every minute of it. Also found a program that elimanates (spelling) basically all pop ups as well. I would want to throw the computer out of the window when 3-4 would come up at a a time... :evil:

But now everything is good...

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:08 pm

We used to have AOL 23 dollars a month and a second line 25 dollars a month. Now we dropped the second line and went with the cable modem. We rent the modem for like 3 bucks a month and because we already had the platinum package with all the channels, we are only paying 24 dollars a month for cable modem service.....SCHWEET!!

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:54 pm

Oh, I meant to give this link in my earlier post: http://www.broadbandreports.com

A good site to learn about the broadband services in your area.

As for popups, stop using Internet Explorer and use Mozilla Firefox. It's faster, more secure, and has built-in Google search and popup blocking (which works better than the pop-up blocking added to IE for Windows XP Service Pack 2), and has some nice features IE lacks, like tabbed browsing.

ANT7088 · Post by **ANT7088** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 3:40 pm

Also there is a program called "Ad-Aware", the "personal" version is free! It takes the "pop-up" crap out of your computer. The 1st time I ran it I had over 300 things in my comp., this took them out and stopped 98% of my "pop-ups". If anyone wants it www.lavasoftusa.com

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:22 pm

cvillehog wrote:Oh, I meant to give this link in my earlier post: http://www.broadbandreports.com

A good site to learn about the broadband services in your area.

As for popups, stop using Internet Explorer and use Mozilla Firefox. It's faster, more secure, and has built-in Google search and popup blocking (which works better than the pop-up blocking added to IE for Windows XP Service Pack 2), and has some nice features IE lacks, like tabbed browsing.

I second that - use FireFox, definitley not IE. :cry:

redskindave · Post by **redskindave** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:32 pm

Your right Ant, I have ad-aware downloaded on my computer, that works great, I have hardly any popups anymore, I still have dial up but i dont mind it.. works for me

redskinz4ever · Post by **redskinz4ever** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:52 pm

BringThePain! wrote:ROTFALMAO..... bored?

no just wanted to know what other people use because AOL sucks BIGTIME and i'm looking to upgrade, just don't know about the $50.00 a month .i'm going to think about it for a few days .

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:21 pm

redskinz4ever wrote:
BringThePain! wrote:ROTFALMAO..... bored?
no just wanted to know what other people use because AOL sucks BIGTIME and i'm looking to upgrade, just don't know about the $50.00 a month .i'm going to think about it for a few days .

thats cool.... it was just a slow time of day when you posted this and it caught me off guard... just made me laugh....

I previously had AOL and your right, it does suck big time.... if you use the internet for more than checking e-mail, broadband is the way to go....and after you use it, you'll never go back... if you get online often enough you'll realize the money is worth it....

Brandon777 · Post by **Brandon777** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:59 pm

I'm using peoplepc. It's dial-up. It's not so bad. My pages load at a descent rate. It's only 12 bucks a month.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:54 am

Brandon777 wrote:I'm using peoplepc. It's dial-up. It's not so bad. My pages load at a descent rate. It's only 12 bucks a month.

Aren;t they the company that used to give away free computers to people who signed up?

Did you get one?

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:44 am

JansenFan wrote:
Brandon777 wrote:I'm using peoplepc. It's dial-up. It's not so bad. My pages load at a descent rate. It's only 12 bucks a month.
Aren;t they the company that used to give away free computers to people who signed up?

Did you get one?

That was a long time ago that they were giving away computers. I guess that model didn't work out...

Brandon777 · Post by **Brandon777** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:32 pm

JansenFan wrote:
Brandon777 wrote:I'm using peoplepc. It's dial-up. It's not so bad. My pages load at a descent rate. It's only 12 bucks a month.
Aren;t they the company that used to give away free computers to people who signed up?

Did you get one?

I don't know. I wasn't aware of that deal. I didn't get a computer. My deal consisted of a 30 day free trial. The cost of their service is less expensive than earthlink and AOL. It is a good service for those with dial-up. My friend has earth-link and they both seem equal in regards to quality and he's paying about $25 a month.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:51 pm

Brandon777 wrote:
JansenFan wrote:
Brandon777 wrote:I'm using peoplepc. It's dial-up. It's not so bad. My pages load at a descent rate. It's only 12 bucks a month.
Aren;t they the company that used to give away free computers to people who signed up?

Did you get one?
I don't know. I wasn't aware of that deal. I didn't get a computer. My deal consisted of a 30 day free trial. The cost of their service is less expensive than earthlink and AOL. It is a good service for those with dial-up. My friend has earth-link and they both seem equal in regards to quality and he's paying about $25 a month.

Funny, I was looking for something on their site about the free computer deal they started out with, and I happened on the fact that PeoplePC is owned by Earthlink (who bought the company in 2002).

Anyway, the original deal was, you get a free computer, and you just pay for Internet access. That was several years ago (late 90's), and computers weren't as cheap as they are now. Once computers started selling for sub-$600, and dial-up Internet reached a sizeable portion of the population, I guess they had to change their strategy.

Edit:
Here you go, from an old press release on the PeoplePC site:

About PeoplePC

PeoplePC's mission is to provide people with a comprehensive online solution that makes it easier, more convenient and more affordable for people to participate in the digital economy. PeoplePC offers members a new brand-name computer system, unlimited Internet access, in-home technical service and a value-packed online buying community -- all for as little as $24.95 a month over three years. In addition, PeoplePC provides enterprises with an integrated solution that scales easily and quickly, requires little additional infrastructure investment and provides the enterprise's employees, customers and affiliated parties with the same convenience, quality assurance and valuable benefits enjoyed by all PeoplePC members. For more information, visit http://www.peoplepc.com.

redskinz4ever · Post by **redskinz4ever** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:12 am

BringThePain! wrote:
redskinz4ever wrote:
BringThePain! wrote:ROTFALMAO..... bored?
no just wanted to know what other people use because AOL sucks BIGTIME and i'm looking to upgrade, just don't know about the $50.00 a month .i'm going to think about it for a few days .

thats cool.... it was just a slow time of day when you posted this and it caught me off guard... just made me laugh....

I previously had AOL and your right, it does suck big time.... if you use the internet for more than checking e-mail, broadband is the way to go....and after you use it, you'll never go back... if you get online often enough you'll realize the money is worth it....

how much does it run you a month ?? and how fast is it ?

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:09 am

how much does it run you a month ?? and how fast is it ?

i have cox cable. its 49.95.

how fast? go here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html
punch in you info, and run the test. depending on your modem, isp and connection, you'll probably end up somewhere between 28 kbps and 56 kbps... my connection just hit 1337.6 kbps..... only 24 times faster than dial up! :shock:

i used to be happy with dial up, because i didn't know any better. i'll never use anything but broadband from now on. no disconnects, no waiting for the modem to connect, just hit the browser and bang..... homepage in about a second flat. its double the price, but i haven't had but one problem since december, and that was because the cable was out on my entire street. if you can swing the $$$, theres no question.

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:17 am

I pay $41.95 for Earthlink Cable and my speed was 1739.1 kbps.

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:38 am

NC43Hog wrote:I pay $41.95 for Earthlink Cable and my speed was 1739.1 kbps.

thats awesome. the best mine has ever been was about 1600. and that was at 2 in the morning when the traffic is a little less.

redskinz4ever · Post by **redskinz4ever** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:38 am

looking for something in the $35.00 range can't see paying $50.00 a month for the couple of sites i'm on .THIS IS THE ONLY SITE I'M ON ...RIGHT NOW !!!!

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:40 am

redskinz4ever wrote:looking for something in the $35.00 range can't see paying $50.00 a month for the couple of sites i'm on .THIS IS THE ONLY SITE I'M ON ...RIGHT NOW !!!!

Get DSL. I pay $30/month.

In general, DSL companies are trying to compete on price, and Cable companies are trying to compete on speed, so DSL will be a bit slower but cheaper, and Cable will be faster but more expensive.