Do you HATE dial-up?

View Poll Results: Do you HATE dial-up?

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  • Yes, I HATE it!

    48 82.76%
  • No, I think its okay.

    5 8.62%
  • I don't really care.

    5 8.62%
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  1. Posts : 1,806
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32
       #151

    mickey megabyte said:
    300 baud?! that's luxury! back in my day we had to use smoke signals whenever the carrier pigeon got lost.


    dont feel bad. i am actually surprised that there's internet where i live. let alone broadband.... im quit possibly their only customer, which would explain having no monthly download cap.
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  2. Posts : 56
    Windows 7 RTM
       #152

    Still got my modem installed even on Win 7 just in case something goes wrong with my wireless ...
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  3. Posts : 3,639
    Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04
    Thread Starter
       #153

    Danilo said:
    Still got my modem installed even on Win 7 just in case something goes wrong with my wireless ...
    Always good to have a back-up, whether it be dial-up or you neighbors wifi that he decided not to pass-protect.
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  4. Posts : 1,027
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64
       #154

    DarkNovaGundam said:
    Always good to have a back-up, whether it be dial-up or you neighbors wifi that he decided not to pass-protect.
    That is how I get my internet but its my router though.
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  5. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #155

    ARG, hate it soo much, ive been shaped for the last 10 days and it's bloody awful, makes me wana rip my hair out,
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  6. Posts : 3,639
    Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04
    Thread Starter
       #156

    Haven't seen this thread in a while!
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  7. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #157

    DarkNovaGamer said:
    Haven't seen this thread in a while!
    Iv'e never seen it before, till now..

    Nice thread :P
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  8. Posts : 14
    Windows 7
       #158

    There are always the purist that swear the earlier technology is better, Dialup is not one of those technologies.
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  9. Posts : 412
    7 RTM 64bit
       #159

    DarkNovaGamer said:
    Please post your reasons for hating/liking it. :)
    ive not used it since late 90s .
    the reason why i hate it or should i say hated it because when i was young and used to sneak downstairs to go on the internet in the middle of the night looking at por... i mean my emails
    that dial up tone was just to damn loud when i was in stealth mode
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  10. Posts : 5,807
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #160

    Gilly said:
    DarkNovaGamer said:
    Please post your reasons for hating/liking it. :)
    ive not used it since late 90s .
    the reason why i hate it or should i say hated it because when i was young and used to sneak downstairs to go on the internet in the middle of the night looking at por... i mean my emails
    that dial up tone was just to damn loud when i was in stealth mode


    ...considering that 10 min vid...err...3 page email ended up being 30 mins long
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