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"What Connection?"

Basically just curious to what internet connection you have on your pc?

Taka-Q wrote:
> Not there falt if the Websites server is crap, is it?

But it isn't just any particular web site. It's all Web Sites, all downloads, all send/receive of E-mail.

It doesn't outshine a dial-up connection by much to be honest.

Taka-Q wrote:
> Thats the speed mine goes at. I think your little blue screens have
> been lieing to you!

Green screens :)

cjh wrote:
> Taka-Q wrote:
> Not there falt if the Websites server is crap, is it?
>
> But it isn't just any particular web site. It's all Web Sites, all
> downloads, all send/receive of E-mail.
>
> It doesn't outshine a dial-up connection by much to be honest.

Yes, that is because most websites have very crap servers, because they can't be bothered to pay more for a good one.

cjh wrote:
> Taka-Q wrote:
> Thats the speed mine goes at. I think your little blue screens have
> been lieing to you!
>
> Green screens :)

They look bluey green then :)

The whole internet was basically design for dial up, so the servers are all not used to givin out stuff at faster rates, which is why you get the slower than you would expect loading times

Taka-Q wrote:
> Yes, that is because most websites have very crap servers, because
> they can't be bothered to pay more for a good one.

So, what's the point in ADSL???

Oh, and there is no 'blue' about it .... mine are green. GREEN :)

cjh wrote:
> Taka-Q wrote:
> Yes, that is because most websites have very crap servers, because
> they can't be bothered to pay more for a good one.
>
> So, what's the point in ADSL???
>
> Oh, and there is no 'blue' about it .... mine are green. GREEN :)

If you get the right software, such as dap, your downloads will go at 60 KB per sec. Also, a select few sites go at good speeds, mainly one like the offical nintendo one, EA,s ones, and amazons. (big company websites basicly)

I see your point .... still won't stop me from complaining to Pipex though ... you never know what you might get out of it :)

cjh wrote:
> I see your point .... still won't stop me from complaining to Pipex
> though ... you never know what you might get out of it :)

I spose ;p

as a demo, my site, http://taka-q.port5.com, is free, and even the gifs that are about 1/5 odd bytes take along time to load. Then goo to, say www.simcity.com which has loads of complicated gifs, and it loads really quickly in comparason