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Posted by Marlozhan (Member # 2422) on :
 
So we are moving and my apartment cannot get DSL right now according to Qwest. [Wall Bash]

Are there any dial-up companies that are best, and do these accelerated dial-up programs really work?

Also, if I want to use two computers in my house, do I have to get two lines for dial-up, or can they share.

I haven't used dial-up in ages, so I am not too familiar with it.
 
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
 
Look into cable internet, and into Verizon's fiber to the premises service (only available in limited areas, http://www.verizon.net/fios/ ) .
 
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 
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if I want to use two computers in my house, do I have to get two lines for dial-up, or can they share.
They can share.

I currently have my dial-up at home connected physically to my Windows XP box, and then my other computer connects to internet through it.

However, realize that if you are using the internet on more than one PC at a time through the same connection, that makes the slowness even more of a factor......

Farmgirl
 
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
 
We just recently got high speed Netzero. It is much faster depending on what you're downloading. Hatrack pages come up much faster than regular dial-up. It won't work for pages that are secure, though.

My wife uses it more than I and she hasn't been happy with the service. Although it's fast, it drops her all the time.
 
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
 
The dial-up "high-speed" services are mostly marketing. What they do is run a program (which you can probably download off the web, these types of programs have been around forever), that while you are reading a page goes and downloads the pages pointed to by all the weblinks on the curent page. They download it at regular dial-up speeds, they just are doing it when the modem would otherwise be idle.

This sort of look-ahead can't be applied to email, downloaded files, etc., so if you only do all web stuff, then you will get a boost.

-Bok
 
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
 
To be fair, it also relies on locally cached versions of pages viewed by others with the same ISP.
 
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
 
Have you checked on the availability and price of Qwest ISDN lines?
 
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
 
The accelerated dialup is likely perceptually faster with fewer technical issues.
 
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
 
I seem to remember reading about an affordable satellite-based high speed connection recently.

[ November 19, 2004, 04:31 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
 
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
 
True, but accelerated-dialup providers have the same type of speedup-through-advanced-caching for ISDN lines as for telephone lines, so speed is even further increased. Plus faster line-speed is handy for loading up photos, video, gaming, and other large files.
And one still has the two-telephone-line advantage of being able to use a phone and a computer at the same time on ISDN.

More on using ISDN

[ November 19, 2004, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
 
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
 
Yep, satellite Internet service is available. Googling "satellite ISP" will lead to other providers.
 
Posted by Ghost of Zevlag (Member # 3346) on :
 
Not only that, but they also we do on the fly compression and decompression of the data, recompress images, and all sorts of things like that. http://www.quikcat.com/ Is one of the major companies that provide these services to ISP's.
 
Posted by Marlozhan (Member # 2422) on :
 
I checked on prices for ISDN thru Qwest and it is expensive. The installation fees add up to more than $400, plus a monthly fee of $50-100. I might as well get cable or something else for that price.
 
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
 
I know that some of these dial-up programs have accelerators that only speed up certain types of files, i.e. graphics, etc.

Can they also compact files from MMORPGs? In other words, would they provide any advantage in playing World of Warcraft versus dial-up without the accelerating software?

(I just realized I am logged in as my wife [Blushing] This is Marlozhan, but I don't feel like logging in 'cuz I have to go)
 
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 
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The installation fees add up to more than $400, plus a monthly fee of $50-100. I might as well get cable or something else for that price.
Yep. That's what keeps me from getting satellite at the farm.....

FG
 
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
 
It will NOT help with MMORPGs.

-Bok
 
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
Is the price on satilite connectivity the same price range? I have a friend in FL who is dying...he has always had either DSL or a cable modem, and he now is stuck with dial-up.... [Big Grin]

It's driving him crazy..

Farmgirl, I think that was the price range for the ISDN line, not a Sat provider...

Kwea
 


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