Do BMW driver's really use 56K?

kwakr738 · 08-03-2008, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Tondtar

Yep ...Some of us like our cars and women fast and our internet porn very very slow

...there is porn on the internet?

John 070 · 08-03-2008, 06:34 AM

Hilarious it's like hey guys, show me your IP addys.....doesn't matter, it's probably logged and I'd assume your computer is sitting behind some sort of switch/router/firewall device. Some of my coworkers (they tend to be single, not married with kids) do without landlines and highspeed internet at home, as our co. issues BlackBerrys and laptops with the built in EVDO. I suppose the 56K warnings do apply to the latter, but imho not necessary.

carrabassett786 · 08-03-2008, 09:18 AM

I have Cable, no other choice.
That said, I usually end up using EDGE on my iPhone, since Time Warner sucks and the connection goes out every 45 minutes for 10 minutes, and theres nothing they can do but waste my time tinkering in my basement and giving me an oh-so-generous dollar off my bill. Add to that that Verizon just sold out of Maine so no FiOS.

Serious speed though at school

Tondtar · 08-03-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kwakr738

...there is porn on the internet?

I have not come across any myself but that's what I hear. Apparently, only on the Western hemisphere ...and you have to ask for it nicely

The_Blob · 08-04-2008, 12:11 AM

56K is pretty awesome for everything except watching video online. In my opinion, 56K was the biggest jump ever for modem performance. Remember, you can only fit a max. of 33.6K of data through regular phone lines so when I heard about 56K modems, I thought it was a joke.

I was fortunate to use Fiber optic connection when I was in high school and I believe my high school was the first one in North America. Ahhh, this was back in 1993 so it was extremely advanced to have Fibre Optic connection to the Internet back then.

I started surfing the web using 14.4bps and it was slow but I could still access a lot of sites just for information but graphics just took a little too long for loading but it was worth it!

I've used 2400bps, 14.4 bps, 28.8bps, 33.6bps ,56k, DSL, cable, Fiber and T1. My favourite? T1 and Fiber for their speed.

But I really fell in love with 56K and DSL because they were just a breakthrough for regular phone line.

Currenty, I'm using cable and it's above average. Cable used to be really bad in reliability, but they're getting better.

And I still remember the days when it took 15 minutes to download a megabyte.

e92phreak · 08-04-2008, 12:12 AM

10Mbps here. Love the speed.

ironjw · 08-04-2008, 12:44 AM

i got cable... who still uses 56k? wtf

wuufer001 · 08-04-2008, 12:57 AM

honestly, i don't even know what i use. its either DSL or cable? how do i know which i am using?
have AT&T btw

The_Blob · 08-04-2008, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ironjw

i got cable... who still uses 56k? wtf

If they're still stuck in the rural communities, I guess they'll be still using 56K.

View Poll Results: How do you connect ot the internet?
I use 56k	2	1.13%
I use DSL	35	19.77%
I use Cable	112	63.28%
I use Fiber	13	7.34%
I use a T1	5	2.82%
I use a T3 and up	10	5.65%
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1725 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Hilarious it's like hey guys, show me your IP addys.....doesn't matter, it's probably logged and I'd assume your computer is sitting behind some sort of switch/router/firewall device. Some of my coworkers (they tend to be single, not married with kids) do without landlines and highspeed internet at home, as our co. issues BlackBerrys and laptops with the built in EVDO. I suppose the 56K warnings do apply to the latter, but imho not necessary.
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carrabassett786 Lieutenant 13 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 11 328i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL iTrader: (0)	I have Cable, no other choice. That said, I usually end up using EDGE on my iPhone, since Time Warner sucks and the connection goes out every 45 minutes for 10 minutes, and theres nothing they can do but waste my time tinkering in my basement and giving me an oh-so-generous dollar off my bill. Add to that that Verizon just sold out of Maine so no FiOS. Serious speed though at school __________________ E90 328i Space Gray/Chestnut ZMP 2MF ZP2 ZV2 ZCV ZCW-washers HK SAT 3rd Pedal ED 2011.10.10 E90 325xi BSM/Terra ZSP ZPP ZCW Adaptive Xenons SAT 3rd pedal Gone E53 X5 3.0i Black Sapphire/Truffle ZPP ZCW ZRC Xenon Nav
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The_Blob Second Lieutenant 501 Rep 298 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	56K is pretty awesome for everything except watching video online. In my opinion, 56K was the biggest jump ever for modem performance. Remember, you can only fit a max. of 33.6K of data through regular phone lines so when I heard about 56K modems, I thought it was a joke. I was fortunate to use Fiber optic connection when I was in high school and I believe my high school was the first one in North America. Ahhh, this was back in 1993 so it was extremely advanced to have Fibre Optic connection to the Internet back then. I started surfing the web using 14.4bps and it was slow but I could still access a lot of sites just for information but graphics just took a little too long for loading but it was worth it! I've used 2400bps, 14.4 bps, 28.8bps, 33.6bps ,56k, DSL, cable, Fiber and T1. My favourite? T1 and Fiber for their speed. But I really fell in love with 56K and DSL because they were just a breakthrough for regular phone line. Currenty, I'm using cable and it's above average. Cable used to be really bad in reliability, but they're getting better. And I still remember the days when it took 15 minutes to download a megabyte.
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ironjw Major 34 Rep 1,416 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 818 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	i got cable... who still uses 56k? wtf
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