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September 27th, 2007, 06:17 AM
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Re: I have finally entered the 21st Century
The friend that I bought the new-to-me machine from is a certified network analyst; I expect to have to pester her with tech support questions until I've learned more about it myself. Leaving the internal modem slot open was her idea.
One of the reasons I haven't gotten DSL before this was reluctance to deal with the provider (Verizon) any more than I have to, but they're the lesser evil of the options I have available here.
To ease your embarrassment about your specs, the system I'm currently using for dialup only has a Pentium II/233MHz, as does the other one that might end up on the LAN.
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September 27th, 2007, 10:15 AM
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Re: I have finally entered the 21st Century
If you're going to be dealing with Verizon, an external DSL modem is definitely the way to go. I've heard bad things about them customer service wise. The external modem allows instant troubleshooting and problem isolation and if somebody at the ISP tries to blame things on your comp, you can tell them to go play with themselves. An external one is also easier to swap out if you need to test it and you can take only the modem to be looked at instead of hauling the whole rig. You just can't lose with an external one.
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January 6th, 2008, 07:45 AM
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Re: I have finally entered the 21st Century
In another great leap forward, I activated my new DSL account yesterday. The improvement in performance is impressive. 
Edi, it turns out that here in the USA, external DSL modems are standard issue. (Verizon sent me a Westell Model 6100.) Perhaps my friend thought that I might be getting a cable modem rather than DSL when she left that slot open.
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January 8th, 2008, 06:02 AM
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Re: I have finally entered the 21st Century
Congrats man. 
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July 24th, 2008, 12:28 AM
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Re: I have finally entered the 21st Century
I got a new to me 2.8ghz Intel with 1gig ram and a 250GB HD running XP Pro SP2. It is light years better than my old Duron 1200 with Win98. Now I have to learn everything all over again.
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July 24th, 2008, 01:51 AM
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Re: I have finally entered the 21st Century
Have fun with your shiny new machine troopie! Sounds like you were long overdue for an upgrade. |
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