Red Ring Tupperware Party, Uninterrupted (No Harms ducked in making this thread) #19

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #12472590
I know our cable smokes the local DSL provider here in the greater PHX area Tony...

Phooey! I forgot they were on this afternoon...

Sounds like I should be glad I missed it though.

Yeah, the DSL alternative to Cox Communications is JUNK! You could check if you have Vios available in your area, or some other fiber network


As for the D-backs, I didn't see the game, but just watched the score. 3-0 after 3... they lost 12-4

We're on Time-Warner, and we just went through the downsizing of our cable package. (No more HBO, Showtime, or Movie Channel), and we knocked our bill down from about $180 to around $140.00

I'm told (but haven't confirmed) that DSL is not available here, but from what I know of it, I wouldn't be much interested. A lot of people in our area have been signing up for Verizon FIOS, and we almost did, but chased the installers away on the day it was supposed to be hooked up. Turned out the salesman forgot to include a few things in his quote of the monthly payment, and it would have ended up costing more than we're currently paying TW.

*sigh* wrote in post #12472641
As for the D-backs, I didn't see the game, but just watched the score. 3-0 after 3... they lost 12-4

Game 2 is on right now .. Double Header FTW!

I thought anywhere where you have a phone line, you can have DSL. DSL is just using the unused bandwidth of your phone line

gjl711 wrote in post #12472707
I thought anywhere where you have a phone line, you can have DSL. DSL is just using the unused bandwidth of your phone line

I think though, for it to be truly effective, you have to be within X feet of the nearest hub.

It's distance dependent.

I'm hoping to find a job so that I don't have to chop my internet... I can't get digital cable without hiring an electrician to come 'ground' my cable... which is going to be a PITA! And isn't happening anytime soon... several complicating reasons beyond just paying an electrician...

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #12472676
Game 2 is on right now .. Double Header FTW!

Oooh.

They must be making up for the rain delayed game earlier this season.

The funny this is the first game for awhile due to rain.

Belmondo wrote in post #12469383
Is 'Ptoooooooey' a word?

Yes... yes it is!

Belmondo wrote in post #12469395
It might work better if you lick someone elses hand, then let a third person smell it. That makes it a lot more objective.

*shudder* I'll pass!

Belmondo wrote in post #12469477
Hey, Omar. How does your hand smell?

*giggle*

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12469503
Wow, fresh air. Never been called that before

Obviously no one's been around after I've played baseball or been working

Belmondo wrote in post #12469537
Yeah. The hot dog sellers.

hehehehe

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12469599
Well I play two-pitch so the game moves a lot faster. We do sweat when it's hot and humid

Don't know what two pitch is but I live in the land of hot and humid summers... standing still can cause one to sweat some days!

Woolburr wrote in post #12471255
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Damn! I knew there was something wrong with my cover letters!!!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #12472724
I think though, for it to be truly effective, you have to be within X feet of the nearest hub.

It's distance dependent.

Yea, I do remember something like that.


Off to do a bit of Googling.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #12472724
I think though, for it to be truly effective, you have to be within X feet of the nearest hub.

It's distance dependent.

From what I can gather, the distance is quite far but the service degrades significantly after 3 miles from a repeater. After 7 miles smoke signals work better.

My neighbor works for the local DSL provider....We are within 200 yards of the pertinent equipment....he can connect almost 50x faster by logging into my wireless network. Supposedly, there is some new technology going online in a month or so that is supposed to make a dramatic difference in DSL speed here, but I think I'll stick with my 50 mb cable connection.

Woolburr wrote in post #12472868
My neighbor works for the local DSL provider....We are within 200 yards of the pertinent equipment....he can connect almost 50x faster by logging into my wireless network. Supposedly, there is some new technology going online in a month or so that is supposed to make a dramatic difference in DSL speed here, but I think I'll stick with my 50 mb cable connection.

Most DSL providers have been moving over to fiber for their high end connections.

*sigh* wrote in post #12472894
Most DSL providers have been moving over to fiber for their high end connections.

Just like with everything else though, It's the connection to the house that's going to govern your speed. The network might be blazingly fast but you are stuck on the on-ramp.

gjl711 wrote in post #12472915
Just like with everything else though, It's the connection to the house that's going to govern your speed. The network might be blazingly fast but you are stuck on the on-ramp.

Yeah, but with fiber they would really have to upgrade your connection to your house. Everyone I know on fiber (fios and the like) get insane speeds so clearly that isn't too much of an issue.

With FIOS, it's still gonna be dependent on what tier of service you want to pay for though, no? I thought residential is still throttled to 15 mbits down and 5 up.