Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-03 Thread Jean-Marc Chaton
* J. van Baardwijk [Wed, 02/04/2003 at 22:58 +0200] At 17:29 02-04-03 +0100, William Goodall wrote: It's the money, really. The 256/64 Kb package is considerably cheaper than cable, and other packages (512/256 and better) are all more expensive than cable. Cable costs EUR 49.95 per month,

RE: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread J . v . Baardwijk
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Bryon Daly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: woensdag 2 april 2003 1:37 Aan: Killer Bs Discussion Onderwerp: Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy Can't compare ADSL vs. cable speed, BTW -- Chello doesn't provide information about their connection

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread William T Goodall
On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 10:58 pm, J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 15:20 01-04-03 -0500, Bryon Daly wrote: Ouch! Why is it so much slower? ADSL near me is very competitive with cable internet speeds, and often considered superior. It's the money, really. The 256/64 Kb package is considerably

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 2 Apr 2003 at 17:29, William T Goodall wrote: On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 10:58 pm, J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 15:20 01-04-03 -0500, Bryon Daly wrote: Ouch! Why is it so much slower? ADSL near me is very competitive with cable internet speeds, and often considered superior.

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 17:29 02-04-03 +0100, William Goodall wrote: It's the money, really. The 256/64 Kb package is considerably cheaper than cable, and other packages (512/256 and better) are all more expensive than cable. Cable costs EUR 49.95 per month, which I find to be a bit (too) much for what I use

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 2 Apr 2003 at 22:43, William T Goodall wrote: On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 07:36 pm, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 2 Apr 2003 at 17:29, William T Goodall wrote: I pay (about) €36 (£24.99) per month for 512/256 ADSL at 50:1 contention. I haven't noticed any issues with contention

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread William T Goodall
On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 09:58 pm, J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 17:29 02-04-03 +0100, William Goodall wrote: I pay (about) 36 (24.99) per month for 512/256 ADSL Over here that would cost EUR 50 to 55 per month. at 50:1 contention. At 50:1 WHAT? I'm not familiar with that term; please

RE: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-02 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 10:29 02-04-03 +0200, I wrote: Can't compare ADSL vs. cable speed, BTW -- Chello doesn't provide information about their connection speed. But hey, if the ADSL package I got turns out to be too slow, I can always upgrade. Ahh, that's right - ADSL services around me also offer different

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-01 Thread Bryon Daly
J. van Baardwijk wrote: The good part first: bought a new computer last Wednesday. Real nice stuff: P4 2.6 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB harddisk, 128 MB video card, CD/DVD ROM drive, CD-RW/DVD-RW burner, TV/Radio receiver, and connections for literally *anything* that can nowadays be

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-01 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 15:20 01-04-03 -0500, Bryon Daly wrote: Two new toys, actually: a few days earlier Sonja gave me a digital photo camera for my birthday... :-) No birthday, here, but I just bought a digital camera also (to use for our baby's imminent arrival)... anyway, what'd ya get? HP 720 (3.3

Re: New Computer But Still Not Happy

2003-04-01 Thread Bryon Daly
J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 15:20 01-04-03 -0500, Bryon Daly wrote: Two new toys, actually: a few days earlier Sonja gave me a digital photo camera for my birthday... :-) No birthday, here, but I just bought a digital camera also (to use for our baby's imminent arrival)... anyway,