tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post6256137924155227097..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: DSL!Basilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-42201946430097231712005-09-30T17:54:55.000-04:002005-09-30T17:54:55.000-04:00Steel:Actually, we've had a wireless setup her...Steel:<br>Actually, we've had a wireless setup here at the house for a bit. Got a Motorola router with 4 ports and a wireless connection. I use the laptop all the time (including right now), and I have the 54 bps Netgear card in it. Plus the wife has a Netgear PCI card in her desktop.<br><br>I'm with you: I love the wireless! And, yes, it's a secure network, not open.Basilhttp://profile.typekey.com/basilsblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-77087209808147563922005-09-30T17:50:02.000-04:002005-09-30T17:50:02.000-04:00tyler:It's working pretty good. At least as fa...tyler:<br>It's working pretty good. At least as far as I can tell. Got it finished last night and have been at work all day. But it's performing at nearly the advertised speeds. It says 1.5 Mbps DL and 256 Kbps UL. And three independent checks show it's almost making those speeds.<br><br>It's a little bit faster than the cable modem we had, although their advertised speeds are the same. But cable speeds had fallen off recently. That and the high number of outages prompted the change. Plus one other feature that I'm still playing with.<br><br>It's early still, but so far, we're happy with it.Basilhttp://profile.typekey.com/basilsblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-34173062527399194422005-09-30T16:42:06.000-04:002005-09-30T16:42:06.000-04:00Did you opt for the 'wireless'?My mother h...Did you opt for the 'wireless'?<br><br>My mother has it and it is a very cool thing.<br><br>There are promotionals for it too - usually they'll throw in the gear as an adjunct to the DSL setup. Check it out.Steelhttp://steelturman.typepad.com/thesteeldeal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-3928589449320377202005-09-30T14:12:41.000-04:002005-09-30T14:12:41.000-04:00Way to go Basil! Getting broadband after having d...Way to go Basil! Getting broadband after having dial-up is so exciting! I wish I could experience that again. Well, maybe not.<br><br>Do you know what your upload and download speeds are?tylerhttp://www.longren.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-70214501211216087972005-09-30T03:06:13.000-04:002005-09-30T03:06:13.000-04:00Jo:Well, I was in a situation Thursday of not havi...Jo:<br>Well, I was in a situation Thursday of not having my laptop with me at work, because it was in the middle of the DSL modem setup. So, being without Internet connectivity was not fun.<br><br>Glad to be back. Thanks.<br><br>vw bug:<br>Thanks. And thanks for your help!Basilhttp://profile.typekey.com/basilsblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-89157323825388653392005-09-30T03:00:56.000-04:002005-09-30T03:00:56.000-04:00Nice to see you back on-line. Glad I was able to ...Nice to see you back on-line. Glad I was able to help in a small portion. Need my daily fix of Basil's blog!vw bughttp://onehappydogspeaks.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-207399828839582052005-09-30T02:30:59.000-04:002005-09-30T02:30:59.000-04:00Sweetie, I am so sorry to hear you had such proble...Sweetie, I am so sorry to hear you had such problems!! I was sitting here all day scratching my head as to what was happeneing ... Took us an hour tops -- but we did pay for the phone guy to come out and switch the lines in the outlet prior to it arriving.<br><br>Glad you're back :)Johttp://profile.typekey.com/Jo5329/noreply@blogger.com