How to surf the Internet???

QQLover · 13th January 2003, 13:01

Come on,a poll to know which is most popular way to surf the Internet

binary hero · 13th January 2003, 13:09

. (first available answer)

NetFury · 13th January 2003, 13:24

second

binary hero · 13th January 2003, 13:32

netfury, i was referring to the thread i pointed out, the search result came up with a load of irrelevant tech support threads.

what i am trying to say is that this question has been asked THOUSANDS of times already.

zootm · 13th January 2003, 13:45

but, like the desktop threads, i feel compelled to answer.

i'm connected reasonably directly to this.

binary hero · 13th January 2003, 13:45

Quote:

Originally posted by zootm
i'm connected reasonably directly to this.

me too.

zootm · 13th January 2003, 13:53

isn't it great? my block is limited to 250Kbytes/s though

due to it being an old testbed or something.

binary hero · 13th January 2003, 13:54

it isn't too bad. downloading stuff at 200k/sec is good fun (wednesday lunch time - NOBODY ELSE is using the connection...it's all mine!)

zootm · 13th January 2003, 13:57

are you on a major node? people who don't have limited blocks in mine get far more than 200k/s (we've had it over 1MB/s).

we're annoyingly proxy blocked though.

- we get unrestricted (pretty much) connections in labs but we only get the web proxy for external connections from our rooms.

that said, i don't really care too much about that

binary hero · 13th January 2003, 14:08

i think we have a dedicated cable straight from here to the big-ass server in birmingham (20mins drive away)

zootm · 13th January 2003, 14:12

aha - neat. edinburgh's one of the main servers, and i'm (in theory) connected to that, which would explain the difference...

MrMagick · 13th January 2003, 14:18

T1

fwgx · 13th January 2003, 14:27

1 Mbit cable at home. Dunno what it is here, dual ISDN I think

. But we do have a fecking fast connection down to the Bracknall site

.

Bilbo Baggins · 13th January 2003, 14:29

56 goddamned kpbs.

Buts its connected 24/7 so its almost like broadband

fwgx · 13th January 2003, 14:37

only it isn't broard

.

raydream · 13th January 2003, 14:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
56 goddamned kpbs.

Buts its connected 24/7 so its almost like broadband

lol

s0be · 13th January 2003, 14:45

45Mbit DS3 (wireless)

s0be

james · 13th January 2003, 18:50

JANET too

Though only for HTTP... ghey

Everything else for the residential net at uni is squeezed down what I *think* is a leased line at about 2Mbps

I can upload via FTP really fast but download is appalling

VisualAgnosia · 14th January 2003, 01:14

Yes I've been surfing the internet for days, but I just cant seem to find any porn. Not one thing not even one 3kb gif, I've searched many search engines and asked on many forums but no porn. It would be a good idea to have porn on this fair internet. Imagine that. to think human beings being the sexual dieviants that they are and no porn on such a unpoliced information superhighway, I was also looking for someone to rip me off via credit card number but no luck there either. You just cant find good degeneracy these days !!!

n_ick2000 · 14th January 2003, 01:18

Locally, I have a 100 megabit/sec lan connection. But, since that doesn't really count, I have a wimpy 1.5 megabit/sec cable connection.

GenericAnimeBoy · 14th January 2003, 01:23

Quote:

Originally posted by s0be
45Mbit DS3 (wireless)

I hate you.

MetallichicA · 14th January 2003, 02:03

1MBit cable

Sobe... how? School? Shared? lol

Reaper · 14th January 2003, 02:56

I use morse codes.

AjStone · 14th January 2003, 06:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
56 goddamned kpbs.

Buts its connected 24/7 so its almost like broadband

Damn you. Quit your complaining. Take a look at this attached fucker. I hate my motherfucking ISP; it's a motherfucking bitch. I called them tonight to bitch about the fucking snail speed and all they could say is that the wet weather is causing noise in the phone lines. Even on a crystal clear day, the best I can get is 33.8Kbps. Somebody should award me the Metal of Patience. And yet, I have downloaded an estimated 3GB of files/movies/music on my dialcrap bitch. That's so even with my bitch of an ISP having an 8-hour disconnect policy. (After 8 hours, I am booted off the network) :fuckingmad:

But even with all that, I just checked my usage log on their site, and from December 25 through January 13, I have been online a total of 236 hours, 16 minutes, and 42 seconds. Somebody either give me a life or give me broadband, or you will be reading my obituary very fucking soon.

Forgive the crap quality of the screenshot, but I didn't want to wait long to upload the file.

SSJ4 Gogitta · 14th January 2003, 07:18

768/128 cable

was 512, but was upped (or so it seems) to 768.

binary hero · 14th January 2003, 07:36

Quote:

Originally posted by AjStone
Damn you. Quit your complaining. Take a look at this attached fucker. I hate my motherfucking ISP; it's a motherfucking bitch. I called them tonight to bitch about the fucking snail speed and all they could say is that the wet weather is causing noise in the phone lines. Even on a crystal clear day, the best I can get is 33.8Kbps. Somebody should award me the Metal of Patience. And yet, I have downloaded an estimated 3GB of files/movies/music on my dialcrap bitch. That's so even with my bitch of an ISP having an 8-hour disconnect policy. (After 8 hours, I am booted off the network) :fuckingmad: But even with all that, I just checked my usage log on their site, and from December 25 through January 13, I have been online a total of 236 hours, 16 minutes, and 42 seconds. Somebody either give me a life or give me broadband, or you will be reading my obituary very fucking soon.

Forgive the crap quality of the screenshot, but I didn't want to wait long to upload the file.

hey, i got that too, but i get disconnected every 2 hours (when i am actually allowed on...)

[edit]visAg - there must be something VERY wrong with your internet connection, i seem to be able to find little but porn.

psyfive · 14th January 2003, 08:49

Quote:

Originally posted by n_ick2000
Locally, I have a 100 megabit/sec lan connection. But, since that doesn't really count, I have a wimpy 1.5 megabit/sec cable connection.

Ditto.

But my 1.5 megabit/sec cable connection is only testing at 900k because my little brothers computer is running kazaa right now.

Xerxes · 14th January 2003, 09:29

Cable... the latest fruit of Western Civilization

Kalervo Manni · 14th January 2003, 10:41

I'm going to buy a Siemens GPRS phone to get cheap Internet connection.

zootm · 14th January 2003, 14:11

i got a test result of 540.9 kilobits per second, which is a bit disappointing, considering the connection speeds i usually get. i reckon it's because the network's under heavy usage right now...

View Poll Results: Which one you use to surf the Internet at present?
ADSL	10	25.00%
Other XDSL	1	2.50%
Cable Modem	16	40.00%
56kbps Dial-up	8	20.00%
Fiber	1	2.50%
Other	4	10.00%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

13th January 2003, 13:01	#1
QQLover Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 16	How to surf the Internet??? Come on,a poll to know which is most popular way to surf the Internet

13th January 2003, 13:24	#3
NetFury Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Omnipresent Posts: 280	second "Winamp, I'd hit it."

13th January 2003, 14:18	#12
MrMagick Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in Iowa! Posts: 1,220	T1 -~MrMagick~-

13th January 2003, 14:27	#13
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	1 Mbit cable at home. Dunno what it is here, dual ISDN I think . But we do have a fecking fast connection down to the Bracknall site . "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

13th January 2003, 13:09	#2
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	. (first available answer)

13th January 2003, 13:32	#4
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	netfury, i was referring to the thread i pointed out, the search result came up with a load of irrelevant tech support threads. what i am trying to say is that this question has been asked THOUSANDS of times already.

13th January 2003, 13:45	#5
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	but, like the desktop threads, i feel compelled to answer. i'm connected reasonably directly to this.

13th January 2003, 13:53	#7
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	isn't it great? my block is limited to 250Kbytes/s though due to it being an old testbed or something.

13th January 2003, 13:54	#8
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	it isn't too bad. downloading stuff at 200k/sec is good fun (wednesday lunch time - NOBODY ELSE is using the connection...it's all mine!)

13th January 2003, 13:57	#9
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	are you on a major node? people who don't have limited blocks in mine get far more than 200k/s (we've had it over 1MB/s). we're annoyingly proxy blocked though. - we get unrestricted (pretty much) connections in labs but we only get the web proxy for external connections from our rooms. that said, i don't really care too much about that

13th January 2003, 14:08	#10
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	i think we have a dedicated cable straight from here to the big-ass server in birmingham (20mins drive away)

13th January 2003, 14:12	#11
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	aha - neat. edinburgh's one of the main servers, and i'm (in theory) connected to that, which would explain the difference...

13th January 2003, 14:29	#14
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	56 goddamned kpbs. Buts its connected 24/7 so its almost like broadband

13th January 2003, 14:37	#15
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	only it isn't broard . "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

13th January 2003, 14:45	#17
s0be Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: First Posts: 1,313	45Mbit DS3 (wireless) s0be And On that day, the Lords of the land said unto their Master Architect, "The temple you have made to the gods of Wasabi and Maki has brought us no great prosperity" and they sent out him into the lands. As he traveled to a far off land, he found he wasn't traveling alone, but that he had gained companions, and when they found their new land, they started work on a new temple, one that would be OPEN to all who wanted to worship. from The Book of Wasabi C 12 Vs 09 (pg 2003)

13th January 2003, 18:50	#18
james Forum PFY (Major Dude) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WR3 or NG7 Posts: 6.2+3i Posts: 1,698	JANET too Though only for HTTP... ghey Everything else for the residential net at uni is squeezed down what I think is a leased line at about 2Mbps I can upload via FTP really fast but download is appalling He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts: for support, not illumination.

14th January 2003, 01:14	#19
VisualAgnosia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 190	Yes I've been surfing the internet for days, but I just cant seem to find any porn. Not one thing not even one 3kb gif, I've searched many search engines and asked on many forums but no porn. It would be a good idea to have porn on this fair internet. Imagine that. to think human beings being the sexual dieviants that they are and no porn on such a unpoliced information superhighway, I was also looking for someone to rip me off via credit card number but no luck there either. You just cant find good degeneracy these days !!!

14th January 2003, 01:18	#20
n_ick2000 Forum King Join Date: May 2001 Location: - Posts: 2,501	Locally, I have a 100 megabit/sec lan connection. But, since that doesn't really count, I have a wimpy 1.5 megabit/sec cable connection. \|

14th January 2003, 02:03	#22
MetallichicA Forum Queen Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,425	1MBit cable Sobe... how? School? Shared? lol

14th January 2003, 02:56	#23
Reaper Forum King Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,929	I use morse codes. ml_iPod - [Homepage] \| [Forums] \| [Wiki]

14th January 2003, 07:18	#25
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	768/128 cable was 512, but was upped (or so it seems) to 768.

14th January 2003, 09:29	#28
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Cable... the latest fruit of Western Civilization

14th January 2003, 10:41	#29
Kalervo Manni Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Finland Posts: 241	I'm going to buy a Siemens GPRS phone to get cheap Internet connection.

14th January 2003, 14:11	#30
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	i got a test result of 540.9 kilobits per second, which is a bit disappointing, considering the connection speeds i usually get. i reckon it's because the network's under heavy usage right now...

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