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Is anyone out there NOT on broadband?
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Colette | Report | 9 Jul 2003 17:30 |
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Hi Graham, I definately wouldn't have it-too easy for hackers to hack in apparently. Anyway, I'm not going anywhere and it's not that slow for a NOBer |
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Graham | Report | 9 Jul 2003 17:18 |
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All NOBers are welcome to this rather exclusive group. Don't think I'd have Broadband now even if it was available.............then again.......... Graham |
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Colette | Report | 9 Jul 2003 17:10 |
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Hi Graham, I'll come and sulk with you. I'm a "NOB"er too. |
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Graham | Report | 9 Jul 2003 06:51 |
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In this remote part of South Shropshire we have no gas either, nor can our telephone exchange facilitate ISDN - so another option closed off. Naturally there's NO cable, nor because of the proximity of HUGE (but wonderful) trees can we receive satelite/digital TV. On the plus side, we have 8 trains each day (4 up and 4 down) - a regular bus service, and because we live right on the borders of 3 counties we belong to 3 county libraries. So I should be grateful for small mercies. Graham |
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Diana | Report | 8 Jul 2003 21:35 |
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I'm an NOB'er too. I don't think I care really. No gas, postman comes when he thinks he will. Ce la vie. Di |
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Sandra | Report | 7 Jul 2003 22:55 |
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I'm not on Broadband. BT Surftime. I dont get cut off now for 4 hrs. used to be 2 hrs. Pretty fast connection on dial up. Am going for anytime soon as Tiring surfing at night. I get connected 99.9% of the time. No complaints. |
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Martin | Report | 6 Jul 2003 10:41 |
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With BT Broadband / ADSL there is no new sockets etc. You put a plug in filter in your telephone socket - this has two sockets one for telephone one for modem / router Plug the modem / router into the socket afetr configuring it. Plug the modem / router Ethernet connection into the Ethernet connection on the PC and you are connected to the Internet. My modem / router has four sockets on the back so I can connect to four PC or more through an Ethernet hub. I just leave my EMail program running all the time I am in the house. Avoid the connections that go to the PC's USB socket. It is worth getting an Ethernet connection on the PC. MB |
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MaggyfromWestYorkshire | Report | 6 Jul 2003 10:29 |
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I'm not on Broadband either, still using Freeserve, with BT Together and Surftime. Gives me free internet at off-peak times, which is probably a good thing. If I had free internet access at all times, you'd never get me off this site!! |
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Ann L from Darlo | Report | 6 Jul 2003 10:03 |
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Clare It is so much quicker we've only had it fortnight and the cable goes through our loft ,hubby gave the man from Ntl a hand, and there is a little siler box which sits on top of the desk, the worst thing was installing the disc which with help from my son and the young man on the helpline we managed in the end as we are not very pc literate as Graham (previous message ) has found out Ann,Darlington |
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Graham | Report | 6 Jul 2003 07:30 |
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If you changed to broadband, everything becomes more or less instrant - no waiting for pages with lots of graphic images to download etc - quite magic. Sadly for us NOBers we get to see the hourglass as a permanent feature on our screens. Graham |
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Claire in Lincs | Report | 6 Jul 2003 07:08 |
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I am another NOB-er...I think I can get it,,,but what I dont understand is all this puuting in of new sockets and stuff, I already have a seperate line for my current internet connection, Any ideas on what would happen if I changed,? love Claire x |
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Martin | Report | 6 Jul 2003 00:53 |
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You soon realise which sites are slow and not because of your connection to the ISP. A proportion of sites are no faster than on dial-up. But the majority are great with an almost immediate response. MB |
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Janet | Report | 5 Jul 2003 23:49 |
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I've been on holiday for 2 weeks, so I'm just catching up! I'm not on Broadband either - we can't get it here! Janet Northamptonshire |
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Carole | Report | 2 Jul 2003 00:46 |
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Yes me! Plus: I don't have channel 5 or digital tv or radio either and have no intention of getting any of it until analogue gets swithced off and I can no longer get a dial up connection! PS: broadband operates in my area. |
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Martin | Report | 1 Jul 2003 20:16 |
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BT's goalposts certainly HAVE changed. the original target was if 200 people in an area require broadband it triggers installation, now its 500. Hmmmmmmm and NO i'm not on BB. I am ISDN but thats expensive for 64k. BB is being rolled out in Africa FASTER than BT is doing it here.......... |
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Unknown | Report | 1 Jul 2003 19:56 |
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Oh Graham - a can of worms been opened up here lol. Broadband is WONDERFUL |
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Christine | Report | 1 Jul 2003 10:08 |
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not on broadband not on cable not evan on gas the mail comes via the snail and this is the lucky country chris australia |
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Helen | Report | 30 Jun 2003 23:11 |
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I use Tiscali as ISP and it's pretty quick, so I haven't bothered with broadband. |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Jun 2003 21:43 |
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I am another NOB. My internet is via ntl Cable TV. I find it occasionally temperamental and the rest of the time totallymental!!! But it only costs me £7.50 a month. Jim Gosport, HAM |
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Hilary | Report | 30 Jun 2003 19:29 |
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Brian I was joking - must be my Northern sense of humour that didn't come across. Hilary |
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