 » Site Navigation | | | | » Online Users: 50 | | 16 members and 34 guests | | CaseyBessette, Chaplainintraining, gene_mingo, Glosi, Gomarus, jfschultz, LarryCook, larryjf, LawrenceU, Leslie, nleshelman, satz, SolaScriptura | | Most users ever online was 856, 07-06-2007 at 12:19 AM. | |  | 
02-01-2008, 05:48 PM
|  | Bubba | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 6,904
Thanks: 742
Thanked 519 Times in 425 Posts
| | | Dumping Dial-up
Okay, I've had it. I was intending to get broadband/DSL/whatever after we moved but it appears that it will be about five months before we move. I can't take it anymore.
What is the best in broadband? DSL? Or whatever else is out there. I haven't checked lately but SBC Yahoo DSL is not available where I am located. I think that would be my first choice...DSL that is.
There are so many things I'm missing out on. Dial-up is too slow for so many beneficial services and programs. Besides the time wasted with dial-up, there is so much I can use that is out there. Help.
Suggestions and recommendations appreciated.
__________________ Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, IL * http://maranatha-sbc.org/ "I want to assist churches and to assist pastors in training pastors. But, after fourteen years of service in this capacity, I am absolutely certain that the finest theological seminary on earth is absolutely incompetent at replicating the actual life of a Gospel congregation. I want to train a generation of pastors who will train pastors, and I want to help them in that task." --- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY |
02-01-2008, 05:55 PM
|  | Administrator | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 16,629
Thanks: 1,749
Thanked 2,170 Times in 1,099 Posts
| |
I don't realize they still made dial-up. I almost forgot it ever existed.  |
02-01-2008, 05:57 PM
| | Bubba | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 6,904
Thanks: 742
Thanked 519 Times in 425 Posts
| | Quote:
Originally Posted by joshua  I don't realize they still made dial-up. I almost forgot it ever existed. :P | Yeah, I think my computer is hooked up by a dinosaur tail.
__________________ Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, IL * http://maranatha-sbc.org/ "I want to assist churches and to assist pastors in training pastors. But, after fourteen years of service in this capacity, I am absolutely certain that the finest theological seminary on earth is absolutely incompetent at replicating the actual life of a Gospel congregation. I want to train a generation of pastors who will train pastors, and I want to help them in that task." --- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY |
02-01-2008, 11:51 PM
| | Bubba | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 6,904
Thanks: 742
Thanked 519 Times in 425 Posts
| | |
bump
__________________ Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, IL * http://maranatha-sbc.org/ "I want to assist churches and to assist pastors in training pastors. But, after fourteen years of service in this capacity, I am absolutely certain that the finest theological seminary on earth is absolutely incompetent at replicating the actual life of a Gospel congregation. I want to train a generation of pastors who will train pastors, and I want to help them in that task." --- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY |
02-02-2008, 12:10 AM
|  | Puritanboard Doctor | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mandeville, LA
Posts: 6,909
Thanks: 1,384
Thanked 750 Times in 537 Posts
| | |
Does your cable company offer broadband? Does the phone company offer DSL? (Or is that SBC Yahoo, which I would think would be AT&T by now?) Those are generally the choices most people have unless they live in a major metro.
__________________
Chris
Member at Grace Community Baptist Church
Mandeville, LA
"Faith alone saves, but it is a faith that works." - S. Lewis Johnson
|
02-02-2008, 12:13 AM
|  | PCA Pastor | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 8,163
Thanks: 115
Thanked 1,356 Times in 604 Posts
| | |
If you are moving in a couple of months, you may want to make sure that the service is portable/cancellable if no service is available.
Verizon is a good option for that. If it is available, FIOS is awesome. A small point: you can often get Earthlink Cable internet through your local cable company, for $5-8 less per month than the cable company's service - presuming that you don't have the super cable bundle (I don't).
__________________ Fredrick T. Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX) Christ Church Blog "The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle) | | The Following User Says Thank You to fredtgreco For This Useful Post: | |
02-02-2008, 12:15 AM
| | Puritanboard Doctor | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mandeville, LA
Posts: 6,909
Thanks: 1,384
Thanked 750 Times in 537 Posts
| | |
I was on dial up a while back because I was on an antique computer, but it was very frustrating at times.
Dial up is still the only option for many who live in rural areas where DSL or broadband are not available, unless one opts for satellite.
__________________
Chris
Member at Grace Community Baptist Church
Mandeville, LA
"Faith alone saves, but it is a faith that works." - S. Lewis Johnson
|
02-02-2008, 12:32 AM
|  | Puritanboard Senior | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Davenport, IA
Posts: 2,054
Thanks: 397
Thanked 324 Times in 258 Posts
| | |
Cable !!!! I'm poor, but i got cable t.v., telephone, and highspeed internet for $140 month. I am out of the dark ages!!! i never have cable tv in my life until 2005! now I can watch Battlestar Galactica and Dr. Who.
|
02-02-2008, 03:21 AM
|  | Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Virgnia
Posts: 13,149
Thanks: 1,249
Thanked 2,862 Times in 1,344 Posts
| |
That's funny. I was just in the PX yesterday and saw modems on sale. I remember when I was excited to get a 56K modem, which was always a misnomer because providers never provided more than 40kbps. I remember thinking it OK to wait 6 mins for a 1MB file (that was screaming). Dialup drives me nuts now when I have to use it on occassion.
Go to Find Broadband Service Now - dslreports.com I pulled up the following for Poplar Grove, IL: Quote:
Broadband options in
Poplar Grove, Boone, IL
Popular functions:
Broadband prequalification process (what can I get?)
ISP Reviews 'near' your ZIP
Locate nearest small, independent, ISP near ZIP 61065 (zoom out if necessary)
Our other maps (Check out the Verizon FiOS map)
WIRELESS providers in your area
-- AirLogic Internet Services
Compare business bandwidth options:
Looking for T1 or faster
Get competitive quotes!
Price checks:
Cheapest Broadband
Residential DSL by price
Other functions:
Top rated ISPs
Where is my CO?
Distance to CO calculator
Your neighbors (zip 610XX) recently reviewed
Verizon Online DSL
Plus: Low cost
Minus: Speed is always below (70%) what I'm playing for
Bottom line: Use them if you have no others to compare to
[read more]
Mediacom
Plus: Decent speeds, Cable TV works most of the time
Minus: Bad pings during the day, Unreliable connection in the day and evening
Bottom line: Decent speeds but terrible reliability here
[read more]
Xplornet
Plus: it sounded good because it would be just one bill.
Minus: It won't let me e-mail without getting a failure notice
Bottom line: Need help now.
[read more]
Mediacom
Plus: pretty stable internet connection and VOIP
Minus: paying for HD - not getting many channels
Bottom line: there's hope for improvements
[read more]
Insight Communications
Plus: Good speeds.
Minus: No warnings before they take down service for maintenance.
Bottom line: Good overall service. Could be better communication on outages.
[read more]
Verizon Online DSL
Plus: Cheap, but not cheaper than AT&T
Minus: Slow (68 kbits to 350 kbits for 768 service), Constant Dropped Connections, Useless/Rude Customer Service, Modem Defective
Bottom line: If there was any other service available I would switch, almost considering going back to dial-up.
[read more]
HughesNet Satellite Broadband
Plus: worlds better than dial up
Minus: high cost of satellite internet, poor tech support and communication from Hughes
Bottom line: I wouldn't consider going back to dial up
[read more]
Charter Pipeline
Plus: works most of the time
Minus: customer service "if you cannot say anything nice say nothing"
Bottom line: if you have no problems it's ok
[read more]
HughesNet Satellite Broadband
Plus: When purchased, it was all that was available besides dial up.
Minus: Not reliable,terrible support,FAP is a joke,usually never get better than 100k download speed
Bottom line: After 3 years of service I can honestly say,Hughes net is the worst service provider available,AVOID at all cost
[read more]
Mediacom
Plus: Tech was fast to come out when needed
Minus: Took several visits before tech actually made needed repairs
Bottom line: I have basic cable + 7.5 Mbps download speed for around $30 a month
[read more]
T6 Broadband
Plus: Service is real good
Minus: billing is out of control
Bottom line: looking for another provider
[read more]
Insight Communications
Plus: Used to be rock solid great company
Minus: slow, unreliable fraudulent
Bottom line: If you can get broadband elsewhere DO IT!
[read more]
Insight Communications
Plus: Uptime, nearly sticky IP
Minus: Speeds bounce up and down
Bottom line: Best bet for the neighboorhood
[read more]
Charter Pipeline
Plus: Very Few Problems with the service, rarely goes down
Minus: Lack of tiers as we had before.
Bottom line: Switched to Verizon DSL, try it, You'll like it!
[read more]
Verizon Online DSL
Plus: Good Value , works well, very stable, and you can still have DSL w/o a POTS line!
Minus: More difficult to set up if you want to use your own router.
Bottom line: I am very Happy with the service at this point!
[read more]
Verizon Online DSL
Plus: Self setup went without a hitch.
Minus: If you don't know how to set up a Network and access setup pages the Westell 6100 can be tough to access.
Bottom line: I am satisfied at this point
[read more]
Insight Communications
Plus: Reliable connection
Minus: Lousy customer service and mixed on site tech knowledge
Bottom line: If Insightbb is your only choice, you have none. Otherwise choose another ISP.
[read more]
KWISP
- These folks claim to provide coverage for 61065 area code but their coverage map doesn't support that claim. [read more]
Vonage
Plus: Reasonable call quality and prices
Minus: Looooong hold times, ridiculous overcharges on certain european landline exchanges
Bottom line: Very decent product not sure if I'll totally give up on pots yet though.
[read more]
Insight Communications
Plus: Solid and stable.
Minus: Would like lower cost and higher upload
Bottom line: For us on rural Verizon lines only game in town
| |
02-02-2008, 11:14 AM
|  | Inactive User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: United States
Posts: 5,101
Thanks: 814
Thanked 200 Times in 168 Posts
| | |
__________________
~etexas~
|
02-02-2008, 11:37 AM
| | Bubba | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 6,904
Thanks: 742
Thanked 519 Times in 425 Posts
| | |
Thanks, brothers. I'll be sure to wheel and deal. BTW, we haven't made the move yet to Poplar Grove, long story but nothing bad. I'll do the search for Burlington, WI.
Rich, my dial up typical gets around 53kbps.
__________________ Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, IL * http://maranatha-sbc.org/ "I want to assist churches and to assist pastors in training pastors. But, after fourteen years of service in this capacity, I am absolutely certain that the finest theological seminary on earth is absolutely incompetent at replicating the actual life of a Gospel congregation. I want to train a generation of pastors who will train pastors, and I want to help them in that task." --- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | |
|
