Steve,
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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 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: DSL was :Re: DML: Home computer/Dak update
> 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
> >
> === message truncated ===
>
>
> =====
> 1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular
cab.
>
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