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Offline Mentat Jon

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Downloading with 56k stinks
« on: September 19, 2004, 07:23:57 pm »
just sharing.. feel my pain  ???  :-\ :'(
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2004, 07:28:03 pm »
Quote from: Mentat Jon on September 19, 2004, 07:23:57 pm
just sharing.. feel my pain  ???  :-\ :'(

Felt it, with 26k, for 3 years.
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2004, 07:28:49 pm »
I vividly remember the pain.  Boy, how many Chris Jones mods did I have to pass up for a long time?  Even other files, of medium length got lost when the connection was interrupted... which happened a lot for me on 56k.  The ISP said it was the phone company and the phone company said it was ISP and both said it was my cheapo modem (nahh, couldn't be).
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2004, 07:34:30 pm »
im DL;ing a game from Underdog " amutets and Armor" I need   RP fix, its 56 Megs, its a 7 hour DL time, I started at 5:45 pm,  I PRAY noone calles and bumps me. Grrrrrr..
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2004, 07:35:20 pm »
I'm right there with you man.  I do 56K here.  I could do cable, but the cable company bites so I refuse to give them any money.  DSL isn't available in my neighborhood and the phone company can't give me any idea when it will happen.
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2004, 07:38:42 pm »
Quote from: Gambler on September 19, 2004, 07:35:20 pm
I'm right there with you man.  I do 56K here.  I could do cable, but the cable company bites so I refuse to give them any money.  DSL isn't available in my neighborhood and the phone company can't give me any idea when it will happen.



I had DSL but sometimes it would go out for a day or 2 with " Network Issues" we I could get Comcast Cable, but My cable bill is like 70 bucks a week now :( with Cable Modem its 145 buck a month, I cant aford it :(


so I must DL  at 4 kb per sec :(   but SOME DAY I will land that gravy state jig, and I shall have funds, and all will be right with the world!!!



UPDATE im  at 44% weeee!
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2004, 07:44:06 pm »
Cable is $70 per week?  Exactly how much PPV Porn do you watch!   :police:
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2004, 07:49:17 pm »
Quote from: Gambler on September 19, 2004, 07:44:06 pm
Cable is $70 per week?  Exactly how much PPV Porn do you watch!   :police:


Just HBO Silver digittal package , 76.64 per month. on Demand moives are 3.99. I dont order much because of it, the last thing I watched was master and commander. Cable here cost ALOT!!! :( I could lose HBO that would save me 23 bucks, but if you aint got HBO whats the point of cable?

porn? nah, not my bag :)



UPDATE!


49% DL compleat Weee!!
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2004, 08:08:23 pm »
Outside of the Play Boy channel... erm Nevermind, Back on topic...

Mentat, why didn't you just pm Me, I would have Downloaded whatever It was you needed and Mailed IT to you on a cd. It's not like alot of us don't do this already for those on Lowband.

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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2004, 08:27:39 pm »
Quote from: Stephen on September 19, 2004, 08:08:23 pm
Outside of the Play Boy channel... erm Nevermind, Back on topic...

Mentat, why didn't you just pm Me, I would have Downloaded whatever It was you needed and Mailed IT to you on a cd. It's not like alot of us don't do this already for those on Lowband.

stephen


I might Just take you up on that offer. next time I try to DL something big. the thing is My compter is so old, that I have to DL stuff from Underdog to play something " new" :)
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2004, 10:47:11 pm »
Yeah, i know what you mean...Until I got my new iBook i was stick with it, now I still have it at home, but thank god for wireless.  Now I can go anywhere there's WiFi and DL to my hearts content.
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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2004, 10:53:37 pm »
Quote from: Mentat Jon on September 19, 2004, 08:27:39 pm
Quote from: Stephen on September 19, 2004, 08:08:23 pm
Outside of the Play Boy channel... erm Nevermind, Back on topic...

Mentat, why didn't you just pm Me, I would have Downloaded whatever It was you needed and Mailed IT to you on a cd. It's not like alot of us don't do this already for those on Lowband.

stephen


I might Just take you up on that offer. next time I try to DL something big. the thing is My compter is so old, that I have to DL stuff from Underdog to play something " new" :)

Man we've both been there, and I'd be happy to help out anyone , Esp. With Patches. Heck I've got to mail out a CD tomorrow for Khalee, he has no Internet right now, and lost all his Device Drivers. I'm also trying to grab some models for him , so he can at least have a good SOLO game of SFC:OP.

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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2004, 05:20:39 am »
MJ, we are all here to help each other...I go along with Stephen, need a large download, give us a PM...we'll get ya fixed up..

BTW, need a new Latin phrase...I can dig one up for ya...How about:

Ausculta mihi!  Tibi dico!

Pay attention!  I'm talking to you!

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Re: Downloading with 56k stinks
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2004, 10:29:29 am »

Heh i remember the days of spending hours trying to download something, and having to use a download resume program to stop and start my downloads each time my internet disconnected every two hours >:(. Also the state of the internet in britain is poor, on most ocassions my internet connected at 28.8k which sucked.

Had broadband for about 6 months now, hopefully wont have to go back to 56k again.
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