Last one to post in this thread wins

[matie-k]

OIC! :clap:

[John81]

Yep, it's a local thing. :lol:

[matie-k]

A loco thing?

[John81]

It could be that too! :lol:

[matie-k]

I figgered.

[John81]

I really dislike dial-up! Mine just cut off but didn't let me know so I'm trying to post but then nothing will work even though it showed I was still connected. Ugh!

[matie-k]

That's a bummer - can you even get high-speed internet there? Dial up seems so outdated to me now.

[John81]

Yeah, but it's still rather expensive since there isn't much choice here yet because we are so rural.

[matie-k]

Using dial-up is a long ago memory to me. What's even more odd to me is the thought that some people don't even use computers/internet even nowadays!

[John81]

I know what you mean. When my last computer crashed I thought I'd just do without a computer but it didn't take long before I felt lost and had to buy the one I still have now.

[matie-k]

Yes, I felt frantic when our computer was stolen. :sad

[John81]

I know on days when I can't get to my computer I really miss it.

[Chelle]

DSL is expensive, but my husband and I decided it was worth it (infinitely more so than Cable TV or satellite service) -- particularly because it allows both of us to look for jobs online while keeping the phone line free for incoming calls (from prospective employers). As a bonus, it allows us to watch YouTube videos. My mother-in-law used dial-up for years before she finally got DSL because PeoplePC took her one and only access number away (she lives in a rural area). Since she got DSL, my husband and I have shown her the world of YouTube. She's hooked. :lol:

[John81]

The local phone company is supposed to be hooking up new lines they began running last year so they can provide internet and TV access through their lines as well as their phone services. I'm waiting to see what this is and the cost.

What exactly is DSL? Is that a satelite link? If so, do you lose your connection when there is bad weather in the area like satelite TV does?

[Chelle]

DSL = Digital Subscriber Line

I don't understand it that well, but here is a Wikipedia article I found on it that will explain it better than I ever could. :lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Subscriber_Line