How do you connect to the internet?

[Cornholio]

umm, I don't connect to the internet.

it like, connects to me through my neural interface or something.

I'm not really sure how it works.

Seriously, there still are people on dialup in the west world?

uh-oh.

wait for it...

 

[Gecko of Gorn]

High speed at home and the office.

Wireless or Portable Satellite Boadband when out on a job, depending on location.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

I connect via cable, but I would hesitate to call it high speed.

 

[JonathonWally]

I have ESP

 

[M'Sharak]

Seriously, there still are people on dialup in the west world?

There are, but I'm quite happy not to be one of them.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I connect via cable, but I would hesitate to call it high speed.

Why?

 

[Angela 0077]

At home l use broadband and have the little modem ion the side flashing its little green lights.

I used to have dail up but it would take a long time to get to certain areas on the internet but now it is great faster and alot cheaper having broadband.

 

[RoJoHen]

This thread implies that I use the internet at work, which is not true, although the hotel to which we are attached has WiFi.

I use high speed internet at home and have for at least the last 10 years.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

I connect via cable, but I would hesitate to call it high speed.

Why?

It downloads at about 100kb a second. Not exactly blistering speed these days. Probably my three year old computer shares some of the blame too.

 

[Shikarnov]

High speed. Haven't had dialup for more then ten years. Seriously, there still are people on dialup in the west world?

People in rural areas (at least in the US) often have a difficult time finding quality broadband connections. My uncle, for example, lives five miles away from the center a town with 35,000 people. His best wired option is ISDN (which can hardly be classified as high speed at 128kbps). The wireless options he has, microwave or satellite, are both expensive and and slow. He opted for microwave, and gets somewhere in the neighborhood of 1Mbps per second -- which I still think is very slow -- and which costs him close to $100/month.

The damnedest thing is that, should he move just one mile closer to the town center, he'd have cable, DSL, and even some fiber options to choose from. But none of those companies will run a backbone through his area. He's waiting for Wi-Fi services to roll out eventually.

For me, I have an 18mbps fiber connection from AT&T UVERSE. I have to say, I've always despised AT&T -- even the broken bells with which I've worked over the years -- but UVERSE is easily the best Internet I've ever had. Even though I've had technically faster connections, UVERSE has the lowest latency and highest stability of any service I know. I've been nothing but thrilled (and surprised).

ETA: I forgot to mention that I am a relatively heavy user. I telecommute via the Internet, my voice service is through Skype, I'm often transferring many large media files to and from my company's DropBox, conducting screencasts and/or video conferences with clients and colleagues, and more. While my day-to-day usage may vary, my average monthly usage is somewhere in the neighborhood of 200GB.

 

[Shikarnov]

I connect via cable, but I would hesitate to call it high speed.

Why?

It downloads at about 100kb a second. Not exactly blistering speed these days. Probably my three year old computer shares some of the blame too.

Wow. That is slow, indeed. But I wouldn't think this has to do with the age of your computer. In the 90's, three years made a world of difference when it came to performance and Internet speed... But today, a three year old computer should well able to handle high speed Internet traffic.

If your 100kbps speed is substantially slower than your ISP advertises, I would suggest giving them a call to find out why your service is so poor. But if you really think it's related to your computer, it could be that you have a virus (or a boatload of viruses) and/or some spyware on your system. Maybe it's time to call Geeksquad or your family's computer guru to find out what's going on.

 

[RoJoHen]

If your 100kbps speed is substantially slower than your ISP advertises, I would suggest giving them a call to find out why your service is so poor.

Indeed. I had problems with super slow DSL in my old apartment, and when I called to investigate, we figured out that the internet was not hooked up to the phone line at all. It was hooked up to the building's doorbell.

 

[John Picard]

Simple question

Re: How do you connect to the internet?

Answer: Very carefully.

Seriously, there still are people on dialup in the west world?

There are, but I'm quite happy not to be one of them.

Does anyone use dial-up anymore?

High speed wireless at home and high speed network at work.

http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=4133097&postcount=21

Are you aware that more Americans are on dial-up than high speed broadband or DSL

If more Americans were aware of that fact then maybe more Americans would be encouraging that something be done about it.

I still have a dial up account and have used a couple of times in the past year when high speed was unavailable.

The problem is that the US just isn't wired for it. Look at South Korea -- it's roughly the size of the State of Illinois but is wired to the hilt with high speed data access everywhere. I'm located 12 miles outside of town and my options are either a 3G wireless (which I use) or satellite, if I want high speed. A friend of mine in Iowa is part of an Internet Co-Op with line-of-site routers mounted on grain elevators, towers, and barns; otherwise, he's in the same boat and would be stuck on dial-up.

I always laugh and shake my head at people who post here thinking that those on dial-up are in the minority in this country. A vast majority just don't care to upgrade to broadband.

Do People Use Dialup Isps? the Phone is Still Ringing

Don’t plan dialup’s funeral just yet. Apparently, there is still a market for people who’s online needs are easily met with analog modems. The study also revealed that the majority of dial-up users, 60 percent, told the Pew pollsters that they had zero interest in upgrading to broadband. Another barrier analog modem cyber-surfers face: broadband is simply not available in their area. Dialup internet access is often the only choice for rural town internet access.
In addition to availability, the research hypothesizes that many dial-up users reject high-speed Internet services because of having to pay twice the price. The average monthly fee for cable Internet access was $41, DSL service was $38, where dial-up was only $18 per month. For web surfers everywhere, the monthly bill is enough to justify staying on dialup internet access.

Rural Americans Adopt Broadband, But Gap Remains


FCC Report: 31-Percent of Americans with Broadband Access Won't Adopt It

I wish the FCC would get moving on the wireless broadband plan.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

That is slow, indeed. But I wouldn't think this has to do with the age of your computer. In the 90's, three years made a world of difference when it came to performance and Internet speed... But today, a three year old computer should well able to handle high speed Internet traffic.

My computer is four years old and it connects just fine. There's something else wrong if a computer that's only three is slowing way down like that. Age should not have anything to do with it.

 

[Spot's Meow]

I navigate my way through the series of tubes.


I have AT&T Uverse at home and it is awesome.

 

[Captain Shaw]

Don't use internet at work as I am just a lowly factory worker.

 

[Daneel]

High-speed at home. Don't use the internet at work, so I don't think any of the poll options apply for me.

 

[Squiggy]

Then just vote for the option that you're internet usage is 100% high speed. (first one)

 

[Ruaidhri]

All high, all the time.

 

[BigFoot]

High speed both at home and at work.

We have a 100/100mbit line at work, and I have a 10/5mbit line at home.