Thanks,Chris! I think you`re right about the eventual
clutter of cable.I noticed on my WebTV (still sitting
in the bedroom collecting thousands of
e-mails....haven`t turned it on in weeks),that
although it used to be very hard to get online with
it,now it connects very quickly all the time.When
people flock to a new and better medium,the old one
gets desolate in a hurry,making it convenient again,I
guess! BTW,I have NO idea where the phone company is
here in town.They are always nice enough to send me a
letter each month,and I promptly send them back a love
gift.Haven`t been to see them since 1992,though,when I
got my phone.Isn`t that awful? I`m sure I went
somewhere to enlist! Steve P.
--- Chris Oertell <coertell@earthlink.net> wrote:
> DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. It uses the
> existing copper wires
> in your house. With a normal 56K modem, all the
> data moves continually
> through the one phone line you have. With DSL, the
> line is split in two.
> One for data and one for voice. So you can talk on
> the phone and be online
> at the same time. I have never used cable so I
> can't compare it to DSL. As
> for comparing it to a 56K modem, it is like night
> and day. It is very fast.
> My max download speed with DSL is around
> 1.5Mb/sec.That is mega bits, not
> megabytes. That comes out to 1500K. Much faster
> than 56K. The speed you
> get is directly related to how close you are to the
> phone company's central
> office. You have to be within 3 miles. I am within
> 9,000 feet so I get a
> pretty fast connection. The only downside I have
> seen to cable is that
> although it provides serious bandwidth, it can also
> degrade as more and more
> people hook up to the cable. DSL essentially gives
> you your own direct
> connection to the internet. Hope this helps. If
> you have any other
> questions please ask or go to www.dslreports.com for
> more info.
>
> Chris Oertell
> Arcadia, Ca
> coertell@earthlink.net
> http://home.earthlink.net/~coertell
> Coming Soon!! DodgeTruckOnline.com
> 1998 Dodge Dakota Sport V6 Regular Cab Emerald Green
> 1989 Kawasaki EX500
> AOL IM--coertell73
> ICQ #--19870422
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: steve preston <steve239dak@yahoo.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Home computer/Dak update.......got
> all kinds of RAM now!!
>
>
> > What exactly is DSL?? Never heard it explained,but
> see
> > it everywhere. Steve P.
> > --- Chris Oertell <coertell@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > That's why I love my DSL. Depending on who I am
> > > downloading a song from on
> > > Napster I can usually get a song in 10 to 60
> > > seconds. Very fast.
> > >
> > > Chris Oertell
> > > Arcadia, Ca
> > > coertell@earthlink.net
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~coertell
> > > Coming Soon!! DodgeTruckOnline.com
> > > 1998 Dodge Dakota Sport V6 Regular Cab Emerald
> Green
> > > 1989 Kawasaki EX500
> > > AOL IM--coertell73
> > > ICQ #--19870422
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: steve preston <steve239dak@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:06 PM
> > > Subject: RE: DML: Home computer/Dak
> update.......got
> > > all kinds of RAM now!!
> > >
> > >
> > > > I could really go for that right now.I spent
> an
> > > hour
> > > > downloading a six minute song last night.I was
> > > > receiving between 0.00-3.5 KILO bytes per
> > > second.And
> > > > that was my sixth attempt to get the
> song,because
> > > I
> > > > would get 20-30 percent of it from someone,and
> > > then it
> > > > would come up error and stop.Ooooooohhh,the
> > > > frustration.:>( Plus,the longer I spend trying
> to
> > > > download something,the possibility of an
> eventual
> > > > problem multiplies,huh?! I need cable!! Steve
> P.
> > > > --- Ronald Wong <ron-wong@home.com> wrote:
> > > > > Yessir, cable all the way...4mbps/sec
> > > > >
> > > > > Ron
> > > > > 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> > > > > For modifications see my DML Profile (URL
> > > follows)
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On
> Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > > Crawdaddy
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:33 PM
> > > > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: DML: Home computer/Dak
> > > update.......got
> > > > > all kinds of RAM
> > > > > now!!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > AMEN!
> > > > >
> > > > > plus, you can get dial up service for free
> now,
> > > as
> > > > > long as you don't mind
> > > > > that little pop up banner thingy. we use
> them on
> > > our
> > > > > puter at work, taint
> > > > > too bad, but I sure like my cable! Dial up
> > > will be
> > > > > a thing of the past in
> > > > > the next 2 years anyways (or so I believe)
> =]
> > > > >
> > > > > Dak content.. drove my truck today for the
> first
> > > > > time since sat. I was on E
> > > > > and drove the wifes truck to work hehe
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
X---------------------CrawdaddY--------------------------------------X
> > > > > http://www.geocities.com/gwgaskin
> > > > > ICQ UIN# 2325710
> > > > > New Orleans, La
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/GgYMEmNMV9Dtw/profile.htm
> > > > > see above profile for more info on my Dak
> =]
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
X--------------------------------------------------------------------X
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "John Snider" <dakotacab@yahoo.com>
> > > > > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:08 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: DML: Home computer/Dak
> > > update.......got
> > > > > all kinds of RAM now!!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Get cable or DSL. Modems are horrible. I
> > > will
> > > > > never
> > > > > > go back.
> > > > > > Bob
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > > > Do the math. $20/month for CompuServe
> times
> > > 3
> > > > > years
> > > > > > > = $720. When you
> > > > > > > take that $400 "rebate" you're committed
> to
> > > > > paying
> > > > > > > for 3 years of
> > > > > > > CompuServe service, so it'll actually
> cost
> > > you
> > > > > $320
> > > > > > > more.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Now, cable will be more expensive, but
> get a
>
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1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.
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