Re: Community Chat: Let's See How This Works Edition

by **TexasBlue** Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:56 pm

dblboggie wrote:
TexasBlue wrote:That's what I'm saying.

Either way, it really is pissing me off. It's like being on dial-up again. I have a download speed of 200 kbps and an upload speed of 172 kbps.

holy crap! that does suck... those are dial-up speeds...

Man, I'm tellin' ya. It's really bad. It's bad enough that I'm probably just going to get off of here in a little while.

by dblboggie Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:13 pm

don't you have access to cable where you are?

by **TexasBlue** Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:53 pm

dblboggie wrote:don't you have access to cable where you are?

Yeah. I have cable TV as part of my utilities (rent). It's not an option for me at this time as such.

by dblboggie Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:12 pm

TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote:don't you have access to cable where you are?

Yeah. I have cable TV as part of my utilities (rent). It's not an option for me at this time as such.

would cable internet cost more than your dsl?

by **TexasBlue** Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:02 pm

dblboggie wrote:
TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote:don't you have access to cable where you are?

Yeah. I have cable TV as part of my utilities (rent). It's not an option for me at this time as such.

would cable internet cost more than your dsl?

About the same. But my cable TV is included in my rent. If I want it, I have to pay more. I already pay for my DSL with my phone. I have good luck with it normally, so I'm not changing it at this time.

My upload speed is higher than down speed at this moment. Go figure.

by dblboggie Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:31 pm

TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote:
TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote:don't you have access to cable where you are?

Yeah. I have cable TV as part of my utilities (rent). It's not an option for me at this time as such.

would cable internet cost more than your dsl?

About the same. But my cable TV is included in my rent. If I want it, I have to pay more. I already pay for my DSL with my phone. I have good luck with it normally, so I'm not changing it at this time.

My upload speed is higher than down speed at this moment. Go figure.

i ditched my land line years ago. my only phone is my cell phone, and it only costs me $25 a month for more minutes than i'll ever use, plus unlimited text, email, and internet. were i you, i ditch the dsl and go for cable internet... much faster and much more reliable apparently... Snicker

by dblboggie Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:13 pm

okay... you three lurking guests need to join me here in chat...

by dblboggie Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:16 pm

aww... come on... you lurker visitors need not be so shy... i promise i won't bite... Snicker

by dblboggie Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:23 pm

aw crap... all the visitors have left... Community Chat: Let's See How This Works Edition - Page 19 2612f6f

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:22 pm

dblboggie wrote:i ditched my land line years ago. my only phone is my cell phone, and it only costs me $25 a month for more minutes than i'll ever use, plus unlimited text, email, and internet. were i you, i ditch the dsl and go for cable internet... much faster and much more reliable apparently...

My internet is back to normal (and I've been gone all day).

I'm happy with what I have at the moment but I may go to cellular pone in due time. I prefer to get a full time job first.

Btw, I filled an online application for 3M this past Saturday night. They're hiring at the plant 40 minutes way from me. One guy I used to work with at the printing plant got lucky and got a job there. He says he know of nobody that makes less than $19 an hour. I hope I get an interview (and the job itself).

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:24 pm

dblboggie wrote:aw crap... all the visitors have left...

They need to join first. But I wish they would. We have several lurkers from around the globe.... in places one wouldn't even believe!

I had to get off of here last night. It was so frustrating with a slow connection.

by dblboggie Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:08 pm

oh... didn't know they needed to join to post...

how's your connection tonight?

by dblboggie Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:37 pm

so bubbles... on your winter break yet? or still in school?

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:06 pm

dblboggie wrote: oh... didn't know they needed to join to post...

how's your connection tonight?

Everyone has to join to post here.

Whippin' right along (so far).

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:08 pm

dblboggie wrote:so bubbles... on your winter break yet? or still in school?

Who's Bubbles? Poke

by dblboggie Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:14 pm

TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote: oh... didn't know they needed to join to post...

how's your connection tonight?

Everyone has to join to post here.

Whippin' right along (so far).

ah... good to know...

Thumbs Up

outstanding... i hate a slow connection... when high speed internet first came out i was on that like white on rice...

by dblboggie Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:15 pm

TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote:so bubbles... on your winter break yet? or still in school?

Who's Bubbles?

indeed...

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:20 pm

dblboggie wrote:ah... good to know...

outstanding... i hate a slow connection... when high speed internet first came out i was on that like white on rice...

Yeah, I was having dial-up flashbacks. I never got onto DSL till 2007.

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:24 pm

by **TexasBlue** Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:25 pm

by dblboggie Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:34 pm

TexasBlue wrote:
dblboggie wrote:ah... good to know...

outstanding... i hate a slow connection... when high speed internet first came out i was on that like white on rice...

Yeah, I was having dial-up flashbacks. I never got onto DSL till 2007.

i can remember the nightmare of using a 300 baud modem... i worked from home from about 1997... when cable internet became available in my neighborhood i was the first one to get it installed... i'd been on 28.8k modem i think... and even that was torture...