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Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:20 amby 76-1115222408
Wooly, can you tell me, what type of speeds do you get when d/loading? Is it reliable too, in terms of spped and connection? Thanks!
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:32 amby Judge
wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Judge wrote:LIVERPOOLANYTIME wrote:Right my current broadband contract runs out tonight at midnite and I am looking to change!
Currently on AOL @512kbps, but looking for a 2Mb connection. Was considering Tiscali, £17.99 for 2Mb and no limits...but was reading reviews of it and though the connection is fast and stable, the customer services if you have problems is supposedly sh!t.
So anybody have any ideas as to who is good and why? Looking for 2Mb as I said, no limits and a decent price!!
Any help would be gratefully appreciated in helping with my decision!
whatever you decide, do not use NTL as a provider, they are absolute cack
who do you think then judge? cos i wana get it right with me broadband. Dont want sh!t !
BT yahoo broadband, is good, and the aftersales service is great
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:32 amby wrighty (not mark!)
Does anyone know then which company is the daddy of broadband!?
U know...the dog's bollox!
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:39 amby Judge
Tim Berners-Lee i think
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:49 pmby Woollyback
wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Does anyone know then which company is the daddy of broadband!?
U know...the dog's bollox!
Bulldog (aka cable & wireless) do something ridiculous like 8meg although no idea on cost or limits etc
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:52 pmby wrighty (not mark!)
Woollyback wrote:wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Does anyone know then which company is the daddy of broadband!?
U know...the dog's bollox!
Bulldog (aka cable & wireless) do something ridiculous like 8meg although no idea on cost or limits etc
Nice one wool 
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:05 pmby Judge
wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Woollyback wrote:wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Does anyone know then which company is the daddy of broadband!?
U know...the dog's bollox!
Bulldog (aka cable & wireless) do something ridiculous like 8meg although no idea on cost or limits etc
Nice one wool
you have to have their fone line aswell to get 8meg, so theres a catch
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:06 pmby 76-1115222408
wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Woollyback wrote:wrighty (not mark!) wrote:Does anyone know then which company is the daddy of broadband!?
U know...the dog's bollox!
Bulldog (aka cable & wireless) do something ridiculous like 8meg although no idea on cost or limits etc
Nice one wool
Uk Online do a crazy 22Mb for about £29.99 a month, and it is available in my area, but I'm not paying that much a month, no way!!
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:25 pmby wrighty (not mark!)
u know when they say 1mb, 2mb etc. Is that the speed like 56k for example but a sh!t load faster!? what happened to ISDN? That used to be 'tha sh!t' b4 broadband
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:49 pmby Woollyback
ISDN is outdated technology, broadband is the new way to do things
56k = 56,000 bit per second connection speed
basic broadband is 512K ie. 512,000 bits per second, roughly ten times quicker
1 meg = 1,000,000 bits per second ie. twice as fast as basic
therefore 2 meg is 40 times as quick as 56k although how good your processor is on your PC obviously has some say in the matter
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:12 pmby andy_g
as far as i'm aware the speed of your processor has nothing to do with the speed of your internet connection. the speed of your ethernet bus though is important, however most computers have a 100 mbps system which is more than enough to handle current bandwidths.
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:16 pmby wrighty (not mark!)
Woollyback wrote:ISDN is outdated technology, broadband is the new way to do things
56k = 56,000 bit per second connection speed
basic broadband is 512K ie. 512,000 bits per second, roughly ten times quicker
1 meg = 1,000,000 bits per second ie. twice as fast as basic
therefore 2 meg is 40 times as quick as 56k although how good your processor is on your PC obviously has some say in the matter
So what would be the ideal speed for me to do my dj mixes over the internet live? Thanks again wool, u are a fountain of knowledge! haha
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:25 pmby andy_g
wrighty, have you had a look at shoutcast ? if you don't know much about streaming audio this is probably the easiest way for you to get started. there's a forum and good support there too. basically you can stream with a 56kbps modem but you ain't gonna have much fun - i'd say 512 is a minimum but a meg or more would be cool. Future Sound of London did loads of stuff with ISDN (hence the album) but looking back it was a bit limited.
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:26 pmby wrighty (not mark!)
andy_g wrote:wrighty, have you had a look at shoutcast ? if you don't know much about streaming audio this is probably the easiest way for you to get started. there's a forum and good support there too. basically you can stream with a 56kbps modem but you ain't gonna have much fun - i'd say 512 is a minimum but a meg or more would be cool. Future Sound of London did loads of stuff with ISDN (hence the album) but looking back it was a bit limited.
thanks for your help m8! so u think 1mg would be alright then?
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:29 pmby andy_g
should be, but i'm no expert. have a look at those forums, mate. 