What Can you do with Broadband

Boston · 23-02-2002 10:55pm #1

Im wondering what to do, seems im stuck in 56k mode, ive do what i want to do in a tenth the time, this leaves alot of nothing to do. so what exactly new can i now do, that i couldnt before.

Mountjoy Mugger · 23-02-2002 11:07pm

You bored with it, Boston?

Think of the sponduliks you don't have to give to Eircom for starters.

Boston · 23-02-2002 11:17pm

well i means its good, but im wondering what else i can do.

It good two that i dont have to give eircom a penny, its also good taht one way or anotehr ill get at elast one month mroe free.

Lex_Diamonds · 24-02-2002 4:06am

IRC my good man. Its crack.

chernobyl · 24-02-2002 4:18am

I can do what i want to do, in a 10'th of the time and go about my life with more gusto and less sleepo+day dreamyo.

SkepticOne · 24-02-2002 5:12pm

Go back on dial-up for a month and then ask the question again. You will soon find your answer.

Boston · 24-02-2002 7:59pm

I dont know, if that would be so bad, at least then it wasnt gettign in the way of important stuff

Bosco · 25-02-2002 12:07am

But Boston, think of all the pornography you could collect!!

I mean that's what broadband internet access is really all about right?

TrickyKid · 25-02-2002 11:56am

that for the vast majority of people ADSL simply makes the 'internet' much more usable. [I'm not saying this applies to you boston].

Now that I'm back without it [moved house] I had the misfortune of having to do my weekend stuff without ADSL. As I checked in on my mail on Sunday 7pm I had the wonderful experience of having to wait about 15 mins for the 60 or so mails to come down... It's funny, it was only then how I realised how casually I had adapted to ADSL and accepted that it would be ever present.

Anyway, as for more to do on the net with ADSL, from my book it made the audio and video bits of the web really workable, so to that end I'd go to http://www.hotpress.com/broadcast/ to see and hear lots of cool pop star type people.

Ronin · 01-03-2002 1:03pm

Once you get access to a faster net connect you can never really go back to the slower connect.

isdn users hate going back to modem, people who work in offices on fast connects hate having to use a modem or isdn, "its just not as fast as the office". I've always had access to a fast connect, either college or work. I had DSL for a while and having to use ISDN again was a pain. But after a while you get used to it again, but you know what its like to have the faster connect and so always want it.

Me I'd be happy to live in the office if only they'd let me stick a bed in...nothing like sitting on an the backbone of the ISP

..

Ro

stereo_steve · 03-03-2002 11:38am

Broadband is the best! You can do everything!

1. Download new films in dvd quality before they reach here!
2. It doesn't have to be films, any tv show you want!
3. As mentioned above, collect massive amounts of porn!
4. Brag that you have it to other boards members!
5. Save money, Ntl is cheap!
6. Nobody shouts at you to get off the phone!
7. Get more sleep. No waiting for files to download!
8. Static ip! So many uses!

I couldn't think of anymore, but you get the idea! ITs fantastic! I'd love it but my computer is too slow fo it to be of any use! Whats the point of downloading .avi files if you can't run them

PiE · 03-03-2002 3:30pm

Anyone remember the old days on Esat SNL, when you'd open up Napster, queue 50 songs, go to bed and pray you'd get 10-15 of them by the time you wake up?

With DSL when you're finished queuing them they're already half done, the suspense is gone and it's no fun! ;\

Having said that; NO YOU CAN'T HAVE IT, IT'S MINE!

Neil_Sedaka · 03-03-2002 5:52pm

Anyone remember the old days on Esat SNL, when you'd open up Napster, queue 50 songs, go to bed and pray you'd get 10-15 of them by the time you wake up?

Yeah, 20 mins. after starting download of an MP3 the ba****d disconnected, the connection dropped, or the whole thing crawled to a snails pace.

Please give me my Cable, I deserve it, really!

PiE · 03-03-2002 6:09pm

Originally posted by Neil_Sedaka
Yeah, 20 mins. after starting download of an MP3 the ba****d disconnected, the connection dropped, or the whole thing crawled to a snails pace.

Memories =*)

SantaHoe · 04-03-2002 12:40am

Originally posted by PiE
Anyone remember the old days on Esat SNL, when you'd open up Napster, queue 50 songs, go to bed and pray you'd get 10-15 of them by the time you wake up?

Nope, I never once left Esat SNL connected all night while I was asleep... yet I got kicked off the service along with the rest of the "ooh look at me I've been connected for 59 hours solid!" muppets.
Thanks guys, you ruined it for the rest of us.
GG.

PiE · 04-03-2002 4:19pm

Ruined a "No Limits" service by going over the limit?

SantaHoe · 04-03-2002 9:37pm

YES!
Maybe I'm the only one who understands Esat logic... :rolleyes:

Celt · 05-03-2002 6:15pm

Originally posted by SantaHoe
YES!
Maybe I'm the only one who understands Esat logic... :rolleyes:

No I do, which is why I was sympathetic to esat when they cancelled no limits....
and is also why I didnt abuse the service by leaving it on for hours unchecked..

PiE · 05-03-2002 6:48pm

I understand why they had to curtail SNL, I just don't like the way they handled it. This is old news though so, meh.

Celt · 06-03-2002 10:52am

What Can you do with Broadband?

THat's not the question, the question is

What Can you not do with Broadband?

So far with broadband, i've beena ble to do everything I could think up to do.

elite

TacT · 06-03-2002 8:40pm

start playing games boston

enjoy some nice pingaling

What Can you do with Broadband

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