On 06/06/2010 02:49 PM, Ross Cassell -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RC> Hello Ed!

 RC> 06 Jun 10 17:17, you wrote to Richard Webb:

 EH>> 700mb CD image in 10-15 minutes max. compared to several hours.

 RC> I was downloading the usual bloated HP printer drivers, total of 165mb,
 RC> with my connection, the progress bar was moving as fast as the flame on
 RC> a fuse.. :-) Another way to describe it, is it was as fast as if I was
 RC> copying it over from lets say a external USB device.

Sometimes faster than a USB device.

 RC> How did we ever survive with dial-up? LOL

It's all we had.

I was installing DSL and Cable broadband for customers while I still had
dial-up. DSL didn't reach where I lived at the time, and I didn't want
Cable for some reason. When I moved here, I got Cable (it was already here)
and I kick myself for not getting it sooner.

 RC> With that said, about 9 or so years ago, I owned an Asante Router, it
 RC> had a connection for a phone cord and in a pinch if configured to do so
 RC> as well as have the line connected, it could go out and dial a POTS
 RC> connection if your broadband connection went down. I used this feature a
 RC> couple of times, it was nice to have, in order for me to keep the fido
 RC> mail flowing.

That's actually a good feature if you are in an area where your broadband
connection is unreliable and you have to have a connection.

I've only had a couple times when my broadband went down. My Blackberry
helped me get through those times. Tomorrow I'll receive my new Droid Eris
so it'll even get better with an HTML browser.

Ed

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