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May 13, 2007

SonicblueFordRanger03

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From: Elm City, NC

56k??

Dont know if this is the right place to ask question but what is you guys keep talking bout (56k) what is that is it a mileage on a truck or someone named 56k??

May 13, 2007

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internet speed, 56K is dialup, considered slow, or puts a strain on computer to load a bunch of pics

May 13, 2007

Silver

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dialup whats that lol

May 13, 2007

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Originally Posted by Silver

dialup whats that lol

It's like records... oh wait nevermind.

May 13, 2007

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hold on, let me pull out the good ole History channel documentary......hmm.....56k. Never heard of it.

Seriously, who rolls dial up anymore??

May 13, 2007

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I remember when 28.8 was considered lightning fast! I'd sell everything I have before I went back to dial up.

May 13, 2007

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I remember when 28.8 was considered lightning fast! I'd sell everything I have before I went back to dial up.

lol no ****.. i remember when 56k was the big thing..
now i have a 10mbit line in my house.

May 13, 2007

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channing still uses 56k hahah pwn3d

May 14, 2007

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yeah some people are out beyond the reaches of cable and DSL companies installations for what ever reason and are still on dial up

May 14, 2007

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Check out this poll I created....

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...&highlight=56k

And people still add that annoying 56K disclaimer.

May 14, 2007

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Originally Posted by buzzair

And people still add that annoying 56K disclaimer.

Annoying it is. I'm confident the 56K users are aware that the snapshot section has pictures, so the constant "I have pictures so no 56K" has become retarded.

May 15, 2007

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Hey I use 56K at home but only because there is nothing else available becasue i live in BFE, but trust me it is not by choice that i do not have DSL or cable because i would KILL for it. I had it when i live in the city but i moved to the county and now i have no choice but 56K.

May 16, 2007

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Originally Posted by 4X2XLT

yeah some people are out beyond the reaches of cable and DSL companies installations for what ever reason and are still on dial up

that'd be me.....but we invested in satellite internet...not too much better then 56k on some days....but better none the less....gotta love livin in the sticks

May 16, 2007

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Yeah, lotta people live in the sticks and are forced to use it. Drives some close friends of ours nuts, as they're stuck with 56k, and really would love broadband (won't do satellite though).

And I must be getting old, cause I remember when 9600 and 14.4k were the absolute fastest speeds you can get. Hell, 2400 was only just starting to become slow back then..

Damn I feel old..