Posted by FatKat on 03/29/06 18:55

Zombie Wolf wrote:
> But some of you still dont really get a handle on what's going on. the
> people on dsl have bought into the "hype" about dsl and how "high speed" it
> is, and think they can run 40 or 50 slots for uploads and downloads, when
> all they can really support is about 2 each way.

That's strange - I have DSL and I'm sure I'd remember if I'd bought
some hype of late. Ofcourse, if I'd actually purchased the hype, it
wouldn't take long before I realized that even half as many slots may
be about 20 slots too many.

> So there they are, churning along slower than a 56k , and you can't educate them.
> They simply wont listen.

Most of them don't listen because they've leaving WinMX for Limewire.
Not even DC++, which at least looks decent - but Limewire. Strangely,
since Limewire's stock rose with the NG's Noobs, my UL/DL speeds have
skyrocked, and I'm seriously considering adding another dozen slots.

> And a lot of isp's will quote their speeds in kiloBITS, to inflate their
> numbers and make you think they are fast, when the fact is, you have to
> divide that by 10 to get the actual speed. People also buy into this
> schtick, and run 40 or 50 slots.

If that were so, I'd never be able to DL anything in a reasonable
amount of time - yet I've actually gotten about 3 DVD-R's worth of
stuff in the past 2 weeks.

> Even the 56k guys, who ought to know better, will routinely try to run as
> much as 10 or 15 slots, when they are lucky if they can do a good job of
> supporting 1 each way.

Having been a 56k guy in the past, I can't recall trying to support
anybody - dial-up inspires a sort of selfishness in that respect; get
that one DL now because you can always be cut-off.

> Like I said, you cannot educate them, I have tried for years on irc to tell
> them, and they just dont listen.....

It's hard to educate others with uneducated hype.

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