FINALLY getting cable access for my PC...
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FINALLY getting cable access for my PC...
Now, what?
Do we have to reformat our DELL...Norton, Hotmail, AIM, Explorer, etc., to accommodate the changeover this Saturday?
I'm in unfamiliar waters here...anyone who's had this done, please reply...
Do we have to reformat our DELL...Norton, Hotmail, AIM, Explorer, etc., to accommodate the changeover this Saturday?
I'm in unfamiliar waters here...anyone who's had this done, please reply...
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Thanks for the info, fellow denizens of Storm2K!
Agreed, it will be nice to go from "horse-and-buggy" (Amish) speed to "WARP FACTOR 9, Scotty!"
FI, the average we are getting now is 28.8 K
...the upgrade will take us into 385 K,
with an option to go as fast as 3 MB
(later, when we have the $$ to do it).
"Cop-tan, the warp core canna handle th' streen! Weer breekin' oop!"
Agreed, it will be nice to go from "horse-and-buggy" (Amish) speed to "WARP FACTOR 9, Scotty!"

FI, the average we are getting now is 28.8 K



"Cop-tan, the warp core canna handle th' streen! Weer breekin' oop!"

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Hey, Streetsoldier, welcome to world of high-speed internet access! Just a word of warning, though, you may want to look into retaining a low-cost dial-up provider as a backup. I have Adelphia powerlink and there have been plenty of times that I've lost my connection because of problems with their fiberoptic systems. I don't know if this is just a regional thing or a country-wide problem but it happens quite frequently.
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janswizard wrote:Hey, Streetsoldier, welcome to world of high-speed internet access! Just a word of warning, though, you may want to look into retaining a low-cost dial-up provider as a backup. I have Adelphia powerlink and there have been plenty of times that I've lost my connection because of problems with their fiberoptic systems. I don't know if this is just a regional thing or a country-wide problem but it happens quite frequently.
We have outages here(Charter) from time-to-time. If there's a REALLY bad storm(close lightning), it might go out but most of the outages are during good weather. MOST of them don't last more than 5-10 minutes, but occasionally you can get one to last 1-2 hours.
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OUCH!
Well, in order to get Charter cable, we had to "ditch" HBO, Cinemax and Starz on our cable TV package (we still get The Movie Channels and Showtime Plus), plus do the same with our dial-up provider...this evens the expenditure out re: the family budget.
I hope it will prove worth the hassle; we also have to take our PC desk and all the "goodies" upstairs into the master bedroom (which is the only "open" cable outlet left); our lease wil not permit installation of a new outlet, which would be grounds for eviction.
I'm presently typing this in our kitchen; once the "great move" is over, and before the school year, we are going to place a student desk where I am now sitting for coppertop's studies.
Well, in order to get Charter cable, we had to "ditch" HBO, Cinemax and Starz on our cable TV package (we still get The Movie Channels and Showtime Plus), plus do the same with our dial-up provider...this evens the expenditure out re: the family budget.
I hope it will prove worth the hassle; we also have to take our PC desk and all the "goodies" upstairs into the master bedroom (which is the only "open" cable outlet left); our lease wil not permit installation of a new outlet, which would be grounds for eviction.
I'm presently typing this in our kitchen; once the "great move" is over, and before the school year, we are going to place a student desk where I am now sitting for coppertop's studies.
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I have outages alot here. I do blame it on Cableone. I have had them out here on several occasions and they can't find anything. They blamed it on my PC at the time. I now have a new one and still having the same problems. Surprise, Surprise. I wish someone would come in and buy them out. Or another company would come in to give their sorry behinds some competition.
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Lindaloo wrote:I have outages alot here. I do blame it on Cableone. I have had them out here on several occasions and they can't find anything. They blamed it on my PC at the time. I now have a new one and still having the same problems. Surprise, Surprise. I wish someone would come in and buy them out. Or another company would come in to give their sorry behinds some competition.
You just described us. It's SO annoying when it happens. Customer Service is a load of (fill in the blank here).


I feel so much better now that I have vented.

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