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View Poll Results: Who has broadband?
No stuck with 56k. 2 7.69%
128k 0 0%
256K 2 7.69%
512K 6 23.08%
1Mb 9 34.62%
2Mb+ 7 26.92%
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Old 06-08-2004, 06:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Who has broadband?

Can you state what country and any other details like price, if its always fast etc.
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Old 06-08-2004, 06:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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atm I have 512k. I could never go back the those dark days of 56k. Im in the UK.
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Old 06-08-2004, 07:07 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 06-08-2004, 07:20 AM   #4 (permalink)
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UK, 1mbit.

Dunno why i have it, 600kb NTL was basically the same.
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Old 06-08-2004, 07:35 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Yeah i noticed no difference on browsing; should dl faster though?
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Old 06-08-2004, 08:05 AM   #6 (permalink)
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yeah it does download faster, but i usually use stuff like P2P software which is dependent on the other people's speed too.
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Old 06-08-2004, 03:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I work for an ISP... we have a 128kb, 3mb & 5mb service.... $29.95, $44.95 & $44.95 + cost of the modem (all prices in Canadian...)
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yeah i heard canadian prices are cheap.
we're paying close to $50.00/month for 128/256k
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Old 06-08-2004, 03:53 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Those Canadian prices kick ass; shame the UK is soo far behind. Wake up Blair you tit! You said half the UK would have bband by 2005!
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And people still complain about the prices... it's sad, I know.
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Old 06-08-2004, 04:27 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I have 1mb for $29.95/mo. I am in the USA.
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I'v got 3mb and i think 700k upload i dont really remeber and pay around 45$/month and i live in the USA also. The actual throughput i get is around 250-600kbps depending on the server but an average of 400-500kbps.
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You lot get some insane speeds;

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then I dont have to worry about those poor souls on 56k's and can start to blaze the web with many moving parts and sounds
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Old 06-08-2004, 05:51 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Apparently I have a "Downstream speeds of up to 3Mbps and upload speeds of up to 384Kbps," on occaision ( every 6 months or so) it goes down for a few days and the Indian call center people don't have a clue about what to do. Oh and I have Earthlink Cable, and I'm in Ohio, USA.
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Thanks, seems all Americans have bband!
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I have 42 Mbit in my apt. about 23$/month.
Live in DK, and the LAN is run by the co-op
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1 Mbit through Knology.

We're swithcing to Comcast soon, which is supposed to be faster than that now.
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did you swap the fast internet for a trip to Disney?
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