Do BMW driver's really use 56K?

kwakr738 · 08-02-2008, 04:32 PM

I noticed in the picture galleries warning people with 56K connections. Does anybody still use 56K. Just curious what you guys are using to connect to the net.

Roowah · 08-02-2008, 04:35 PM

Hey, first one to vote!

I use cable modem service. I don't know too many people who still use dialup. Might as well have a rotary phone.

emarkd · 08-02-2008, 05:06 PM

Most people who use dialup probably don't have any other choice. I just got DSL about 6 months ago because it wasn't available in my rural area.

e92phreak · 08-02-2008, 05:12 PM

FTTH FTW!!!

blue-e92 · 08-02-2008, 05:13 PM

I use my $3k macbook pro to connect to my neighbor's cable internet.

I save on average $700/year, which is roughly the difference in payments from my current car vs my previous e46.

Also, because I am the only occupant in my house I don't need nor do I have a landline phone.

simp0man · 08-02-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by blue-e92

I use my $3k macbook pro to connect to my neighbor's cable internet.

I save on average $700/year, which is roughly the difference in payments from my current car vs my previous e46.

Also, because I am the only occupant in my house I don't need nor do I have a landline phone.

I hope it isn't a set up where they hack into your computer. That is how they lure you in.

jeveryday · 08-02-2008, 06:10 PM

You can still load pics with 56k pretty quick. However, i use Fios!

FIOS FTW

-=Hot|Ice=- · 08-02-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jeveryday

You can still load pics with 56k pretty quick. However, i use Fios!

FIOS FTW

Same here. I couldn't of said it better myself.

ala012 · 08-02-2008, 06:44 PM

CABLE !

kwakr738 · 08-02-2008, 07:01 PM

Yeah my buddy has FIOS at his house and it's pretty sick. He is getting like 20MBps!!

rdsport323 · 08-02-2008, 07:37 PM

basically what the OP is saying is.. "there's no need/reason to put "56k GET OUT OF HERE" .. or 56k YOU WISH.. or 56k NO WAY"

canucklion · 08-02-2008, 10:23 PM

you're assuming everyone in the world has access to high-speed internet

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwakr738

I noticed in the picture galleries warning people with 56K connections. Does anybody still use 56K. Just curious what you guys are using to connect to the net.

Black Chili · 08-02-2008, 11:05 PM

I use FiOS and it rocks the casa.

However, there are still plenty of sparsely populated areas that don't have high-speed internet service. My parents have this and it drives me bloody nuts waiting for things to load.

If you find yourself in the above situation, take a look at celular data cards, or if you have a newer Blackberry, the tethered modem data plans provided EVDO is offered in the area.

mrvuml · 08-02-2008, 11:07 PM

T-1

Tondtar · 08-02-2008, 11:37 PM

Yep ...Some of us like our cars and women fast and our internet porn very very slow

BK · 08-02-2008, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by e92phreak

FTTH FTW!!!

+1 FiOS is the greatest.

Poll looks wrong, since the choice of "fiber" is listed as if it were slower than a T1 (1.544 Mbps). It's way, way faster! I'm "only" on a 15 Mbps plan, but you can order speeds in excess of T3 (44.736 Mbps) with FiOS in some areas now.

TurboFan · 08-02-2008, 11:59 PM

I only ordered the 7MB plan. I haven't seen a server yet that can deliver data fast enough to justify anything faster. Maybe google, but not much else. Too many nodes between me and what I want to see.

Fuh Teng · 08-03-2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tondtar

Yep ...Some of us like our cars and women fast and our internet porn very very slow

HA ha ha. I like that.

I'm in Saudi Arabia, and while it is supposed to be T1, sometimes it is as slow as 56k.

Fuh

JamieA · 08-03-2008, 01:54 AM

DSL only for me in the estate I live in

I have had Fibre installed at work though

cbad335 · 08-03-2008, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue-e92

I use my $3k macbook pro to connect to my neighbor's cable internet.

I save on average $700/year, which is roughly the difference in payments from my current car vs my previous e46.

Also, because I am the only occupant in my house I don't need nor do I have a landline phone.

+1. At my office, I dropped AT&T's outrageous, and ever increasing business internet fees. Instead, I have ridden on the coattails of a local office's open WiFi connection. And when they bog down, I can tag on to the coffee house's open connection a few doors down. That has saved me at least $600 a year. At home, I dropped the landline that nobody but my mother called me on, and bundled the cable bill w/ an internet connection.

JamieA · 08-03-2008, 03:07 AM

All my neighbours are too smart to have an open WIFI network

Tallest · 08-03-2008, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwakr738

I noticed in the picture galleries warning people with 56K connections. Does anybody still use 56K. Just curious what you guys are using to connect to the net.

LOL, i always wonder why guys still include this into title..... chances are it's just a different way to let people know "prepare for some nice big pictures iside!" - as in lots of eyecandy coming. Noone gives a crap about 56k really I think.

View Poll Results: How do you connect ot the internet?
I use 56k	2	1.13%
I use DSL	35	19.77%
I use Cable	112	63.28%
I use Fiber	13	7.34%
I use a T1	5	2.82%
I use a T3 and up	10	5.65%
Voters: 177. You may not vote on this poll

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08-02-2008, 04:35 PM	#2
Roowah Captain 28 Rep 811 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA iTrader: (0)	Hey, first one to vote! I use cable modem service. I don't know too many people who still use dialup. Might as well have a rotary phone. __________________ 2006 E90 330i 6MT: TiAg\|Black Leather\|Poplar Trim\|Premium Package\|Cold Weather Package 2003 E46 325i 5MT: Retired - The beginning of my BMW obsession!
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blue-e92 Private 20 Rep 98 Posts Drives: MB E92 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vietnam iTrader: (0)	I use my $3k macbook pro to connect to my neighbor's cable internet. I save on average $700/year, which is roughly the difference in payments from my current car vs my previous e46. Also, because I am the only occupant in my house I don't need nor do I have a landline phone.
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08-02-2008, 06:10 PM	#7
jeveryday Colonel 80 Rep 2,335 Posts Drives: 2012 535i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island, New York iTrader: (6)	You can still load pics with 56k pretty quick. However, i use Fios! FIOS FTW
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kwakr738 e21 respect 34 Rep 599 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335xi [0.00]	Yeah my buddy has FIOS at his house and it's pretty sick. He is getting like 20MBps!!
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08-02-2008, 07:37 PM	#11
rdsport323 Captain 50 Rep 879 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (0)	basically what the OP is saying is.. "there's no need/reason to put "56k GET OUT OF HERE" .. or 56k YOU WISH.. or 56k NO WAY"
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Black Chili IT geek 6 Rep 187 Posts Drives: M4 Black Saphire Metalic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntington Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	I use FiOS and it rocks the casa. However, there are still plenty of sparsely populated areas that don't have high-speed internet service. My parents have this and it drives me bloody nuts waiting for things to load. If you find yourself in the above situation, take a look at celular data cards, or if you have a newer Blackberry, the tethered modem data plans provided EVDO is offered in the area.
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TurboFan Ski bum 317 Rep 6,198 Posts Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow iTrader: (8)	I only ordered the 7MB plan. I haven't seen a server yet that can deliver data fast enough to justify anything faster. Maybe google, but not much else. Too many nodes between me and what I want to see. __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended
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JamieA Colonel 93 Rep 2,168 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia iTrader: (0)	All my neighbours are too smart to have an open WIFI network __________________ '05 E90 325i \| '06 E90 325i \| '08 E90 325i LCI \| '13 F30 328i M-Sport \| '14 F10 535d M-Sport Current: '19 G01 X3 M40i
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