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Article #290882Re: Marsh Lions musings
From: Marshlion
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:55
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:55
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Tom Schluter wrote: > Marsh_lion wrote: >> Tom Schluter wrote: >>> Marsh_lion wrote: >>>> Steven Ung wrote: >>>>> "Marsh_lion" <marsh...@SPAMparadise.net.nz> wrote in message >>>>>> If I choose not to get broadband (I think that will be a >>>>>> mistake!), I won't have an issue. >>>>> >>>>> Or don't get one at all (not until you've got a stable income that >>>>> is). You won't die without internet and trust me, you won't miss >>>>> anything even if you come back after 10 years. >>>>> >>>> Unfortunately it won't work quite like that. I need Internet access >>>> as it is a great aid for my job hunt. The real question is weather >>>> my 56k modem is still up to the job (and if I can handle the speed >>>> it pumps out). >>> >>> The few. The poor. Those of us still on dial-up. <sigh> >>> >> I must agree, having been there, done that and wanting to throw away >> the tee-shirt. >> >> --] >> Marsh Lion >> Programmer extraordinare >> > > Worse yet are those so-called "friends" who, gloating and lording over > us with their bandwidth supremacy deluge us poor "dialies" with assorted > and sundry multimedia files. > > Bah! I must agree, I can't could how many e-mails I had that were over 1 meg, while on dial-up (5 mins + to download). I don't believe I've ever sent large e-mails without first warning the recipients. -- Marsh Lion Pondering the move back to dial-up
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