How do you connect to Mysticwicks?

[Illuminatus]

Just curious. I'm going to upgrade my internet connection in the Not-Too-Distant-Future, so I'd like to know what you all use to connect with from HOME. Yes, we all leech off our employers fractional T1's or ISDN from work, but what do we do at home?

Those of you who use DSL (particularly Verizon DSL, AOL Broadband and MSN DSL), feel free to share your experiences with those services, since those are my strongest broadband cannidates at this time.

- Illuminatus!

[MammaStar]

I wish I could help you out Ill. All I have is dial up at home. And as people can tell you from the chat, it drives me bonkers. I need to upgrade too. So I'll be keeping an eye on this thread as well. :cool:

[WandererInGray]

*Grins* Sorry Ill, I'm using smoke signals at the moment as we don't even have a phone line hooked up until the 16th...after that I'll be leeching off of Phoenix's dial-up for a while, and then we'll probably get a broadband connection of some kind.

(signing in from her superfast govie connection):D

[Phoenix Blue]

Smoke signals, tin cans, etc., has two votes. . . does that mean we have two AOL users? :p

[amberlaine]

Roadrunner....drool...

Dont know what I'd do without my cable modem.

[amberlaine]

Originally posted by Phoenix_Blue
Smoke signals, tin cans, etc., has two votes. . . does that mean we have two AOL users? :p

ROFL! :rotfl:

[flar7]

Originally posted by Phoenix_Blue
Smoke signals, tin cans, etc., has two votes. . . does that mean we have two AOL users? :p

:rotfl:


Ill. I seriously like my cable connection. Leaving the phone free,
and pretty fast most of the time. I didnt choose the fastest speed,
because I didnt think those numbers worth an additional 20 bucks!
So, I am at basic cable speed around here which is 1000 or so,
I think.

[Lavender]

Originally posted by Phoenix_Blue
Smoke signals, tin cans, etc., has two votes. . . does that mean we have two AOL users? :p

Better make that 3...I'm on AOL too! I've seen slugs move faster! :rolleyes:

[WandererInGray]

*laughs and shakes head* Shows how well Phoenix reads the other posts.

I said I picked smoke signals, but not because I have AOL, it's because I don't have anything at the moment. :p

[Flaire-FireStar]

(Telus) DSL. It has it's good days and it's bad days. :rolleyes: Much better than (Monarch) Dial-up...:shaker: That was horrid.

[Phoenix Blue]

Quoth WandererInGray:
*laughs and shakes head* Shows how well Phoenix reads the other posts.
Hey, I read that! I was just throwing out the facts that didn't fit my theory. . . :bigredgri

[WandererInGray]

*snickers* Just like a jealous, possesive, ad hominem bully.

*runs*

[Phoenix Blue]

Hey!

You forgot overbearing. . . :p

[Semele]

Well, golly, I don't know much about these computer things. I just turn it on and click on the blue E and here I am!!:cool:

I do believe it is cable!

[WandererInGray]

Originally posted by Phoenix_Blue
Hey!

You forgot overbearing. . . :p

*grins* I knew that list looked too short......:T

[Cinnamon Girl]

We have a DSL line at home ~ I've never really had any complaints with it, but then I'm not the computer geek in the family so maybe Cable's a better product, I dunno. :confused:

I think the main reason we went with DSL over cable is that we don't have cable lines going to the house (which is the reason we have DirectTV) rather than one being better than the other. But it's a whole lot better than dialup! *shudders at the thought*

[Old Witch]

Cable, mostly never have problems.........

[Nissala]

Smoke Signals...AOL user here too!

[Emaleth]

By a modem, but I've no idea what kind, :eyebrow:

Blessed Be

[Sora]

Let me see. Er, I use nucleus, which is a DSL line. I have never had any problems with it, it beats the hell out of my old dial-up.

[Sequoia]

well, I'm trying AOL's free trial DSL. . . . and shockingly enough, it's beautiful. My only complaint is having to run the AOL program itself to be logged on (stupid RAM-eater). But it's very surprising - the last time I used DSL, it was my dad's, and their network kept crashing and the speeds were pretty bad. . . I think it was with pacific bell or something.

But oddly enough, AOL's DSL is very well-behaved, and I've clocked speeds of up to close to 70kbps downloading. . . I think I've seen faster, but I didn't really pay much attention.

At any rate, it's enough for me to download a movie, full size, and watch it less than three hours later! That makes me happy! :D

But my friend has cable, and my god I hate him. LMAO it's so very fast, I want it!

[Psyche Ague]

I'm at college so it's this superfast connection. It ROCKS the hell out of my old 56k. Ugh.

[Rubi Waters]

I just upgraded from smoke signals (dialup aol) to cable and I LOVE IT :)

[Radocs]

I'm using a cable modem.

[materra]

I had Roadrunner in Minneapolis for cable and they were pretty good... but here in Phoenix I have Cable America and they rock....good price and I hardly ever, ever have a problem...I don't know what I would do with out them. Never have had DSL so no basis of comparison... :)

edited for stupid error.. sigh.

[phoenixsong]

56k dial-up

don't know if Ireland will /ever/ get broadband, or anything like that, at least not in the west, at any rate :(

Oh well, in the cities, as far I know, there are better connections - I'll probably have access to a fast connection when I'm at college.

Ah, well, modem dial-up isn't that bad...

[Sisqi]

SBC DSL...never had any problems and it is so fast it doesn't even compare to my old earthlink dial-up.

[Amethyst Rose]

Well, I don't have a connection at home, so I'd have to go with smoke signals. :)
I only get online when I visit my husband's office, which as a DSL connection.

[Draven31]

have 56k dial up ..sbc/yahoo.If it wasnt free id go with dsl anyone else have prodigy coverted to sbc/yahoo? I just upgraded and I really hate it...

[kcrys]

I recently had to decide get my cable tv disconnected for a while so I could still have my internet service. How can you tell I live on the net?! *laugh*

I can live without cable tv, but living without net connect?! You must absolutely be joking! That's like pulling the plug on myself!

...Hi my name is Kcrys and I'm a net junkie.

*giggles*

Kcrys

[Scarlettvixen]

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(


I WANT CABLE / DSL I really dont care anything but dial up! lol
The cable stops 90m from our house and they wont extend it
and ADSL is soooooooooooo expensive here still (Australia)
sigh i just have to be patient!

And Ill......... most of us dont have internet access at work here in OZ