| toast |
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| Mon Aug 23 2004 11:51 AM |
AOL
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at the moment we have du but have just received a letter from aol saying we can upgrade to 256 bb for same price as du 15.99.now i would like full bb no caps,but i dont pay the bills.so my questions are,is 256 bb any good,i play online abit (IL2 Forgotten Battles)and get a ping of high 200s,will my ping be lower,and download games.how much quicker will it be,will i be able to watch videos that are larger than 2x2 and stop every 30sec.plus the contract is for 12 months is there going to be a drop in bb prices.
| paddy |
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| Mon Aug 23 2004 04:44 PM |
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what does DU mean????
| davie |
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| Mon Aug 23 2004 05:05 PM |
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I assume Dial Up.
XP Home 2.2 Celeron/40Gb H/D, 256Mb DDR ,1Mb BT B/Band,AVG etc
| BedstorfromAP |
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| Tue Aug 24 2004 08:39 PM |
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Toast
Do the upgrade If your computer meets AOLs Spec
Even on 256Mb there is little Jerkovision on Video,There is a great Live "Radio" channel, I have been watching the Olympics live off the BBC,Quality is good
Lots of things on the Web become open to you
And Downloading times are brilliant,For instance the new XP( SP2 update) on Dialup is about a day to download .It's 4 hours @256MBs and 2 hours@512MBs
If you can afford it go for the 512MB. AOL are offering it at the 256 MB price(for a year)to High useage/long service customers, but you'll have to ring the BB Sign-up line to see if you qualify (Just ask if there are any current offers/ promotions on?)
In order to get out of car, open door, get out, lock doors, and then close doors - car handbook
| toast |
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| Wed Aug 25 2004 07:03 AM |
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Thanks for that BedstrformAP,will have to see if i can blag me old man but hes scottish and tight.
| slapmatt |
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| Wed Aug 25 2004 08:30 AM |
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512Kb is the way to go - and it's worth paying an extra couple of quid for.
Have a look at http://www.adslguide.org.uk especially the Compare page. Compare ISPs like Eclipse Internet, Freedom 2 Surf, Nildram.net and Zen Internet with the likes of Wanadoo and AOL - you'll see that AOL rates pretty low compared to some of the others.
| BedstorfromAP |
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| Wed Aug 25 2004 08:15 PM |
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I forgot to add Online gaming is made for BB I'm playing Runescape and Conquer Online, with No hangups or slow responses,So I'd say the game you are signed up to will be more reliable as to connections
In order to get out of car, open door, get out, lock doors, and then close doors - car handbook