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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by Lynn on June 01, 2024, 12:14:09 AM »
I had to have two phone lines back in the dial up days. I remember being so happy when I started getting a consistent 28.8k speed.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by TimothyEllis on May 31, 2024, 11:56:44 PM »
Remember dial-up internet? Of course, device sharing wasn't an issue because it wasn't possible, at least not that I recall.

Actually, it was. To an extent.

I was running a Fidonet BBS and a fax machine off a single phone line back in the 9600 days.

You needed a splitter box which could detect which signal was coming in. But it worked nicely even with voice and modem.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on May 31, 2024, 11:42:54 PM »
Remember dial-up internet? Of course, device sharing wasn't an issue because it wasn't possible, at least not that I recall.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by Lynn on May 31, 2024, 10:03:46 AM »
Lol. Yes. I've noticed a great improvement already. But some things that you'd think would be faster are not that different. We average about 12 devices at a time using the router. With 15 MBPS it was not great. :D
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: What Did You Blog About Today
« Last post by Vijaya on May 31, 2024, 10:01:54 AM »
Hehe...cats are essential to this writer! Mostly they want to type their own stories. But it's been fun to type a short scene in the box and get a picture of a kitten. My fiction is still quite rusty...
Enjoyed your apple blossoms and the excerpt you posted.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on May 31, 2024, 09:23:45 AM »
Went from 15 MBPS on a DSL line to 1000 MBPS on fiber yesterday.


Nice.   :tup3b


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I can finally stream video to two TVs, download game updates, and surf the internet at the same time without having to pause, buffer, and otherwise ration my bandwidth.


Just remember that you never get what they say you'll get.  They always find ways to throttle your bandwidth and otherwise shortchange you.  And, of course, Microsoft and other software companies are constantly using your bandwidth to provide you with updates and to spy on you.  So be careful about trying to do too much stuff at once.  You'll still have to ration your bandwidth, just not nearly as much as before.

I read a story once about a guy who had high-speed internet with hefty wireless routers, but he still complained about his wi-fi being slow.  Turns out he had over a hundred devices using his wi-fi.  Computers, television, tablets with streaming video for each adult and child, appliances, and so on.  That stuff all adds up faster than one might believe.

Having said all that, though, you'll definitely enjoy the difference in the upgrade.  It's like coming out into the sun for the first time after living your whole in a cave and being accustomed to only getting whatever little bits of ambient light manage to filter in.   :cool:
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: What Did You Blog About Today
« Last post by Lorri Moulton on May 31, 2024, 04:37:11 AM »
Thank you, Vijaya. :)

My cats don't sit still long enough for that to work...but I like the idea!

Here's our blog post from yesterday. https://lavendercottagebooks.com/2024/05/29/lavender-cottage-blog-may-29th/
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on May 31, 2024, 03:03:43 AM »
Fiber is definitely an improvement. I especially like the improved upload speed. We think first of downloading and streaming, but it's nice to be able to upload a book manuscript at full speed. Now, it's done before I have time to think about it. On DSL, it was always way slower to upload than to download.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by TimothyEllis on May 30, 2024, 04:11:17 PM »
Now to get a UPS that I can hook up to the box so I keep internet when the power goes out.

I did that when I went back to a desktop PC. Took me a while to research out what power I needed, and then figure out which box delivered it.

Getting solar with a battery on your house is better, but you still need the UPS for the PC to keep it from switching off when the grid goes down. If the router is not near your PC without solar, you need a second UPS.

Just make sure you add up the power usage of each device (inc monitor) before you buy a UPS. And you want to make sure the use value is in hours, not minutes, for that power load.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Finally got a broadband upgrade
« Last post by Lynn on May 30, 2024, 03:46:54 PM »
The last time I talked to our telephone cooperative (who does the internet here), they were talking like it would take until late 2024 for my specific area to get fiber. But then we had a plea from them last year to fill out some survey so they could qualify for a grant, and I guess it worked. So I got lucky.

Now to get a UPS that I can hook up to the box so I keep internet when the power goes out.

Apparently, the landline will no longer work during power outages because the phone service is coming in through the fiber. I'd ditch it, but limited to no cellphone service here. It's been steadily getting better for about 10 years, but it's still spotty. Still, I used to not even be able to send text messages and now I can occasionally get a phone call on my cell phone that doesn't drop immediately. ;D

Of course, wi-fi calling is a thing now so that helps, but it sure won't help during a power outage unless I still have power to my fiber box and router.
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