2/3 I just got DSL connection at home and I have this comment: IT ROCKS!!!!
Fuck 56K modem and ISDN. DSL ROCKS!!! DSL is faster, cheaper, and
a whole lot better than ISDN. Idiots use ISDN. Smart people use DSL.
\_ I live in Soda Hall lab, and I have this comment: IT ROCKS!!!
Fuck DSL, camping in soda RULES!! Direct Internet connection is
faster, cheaper, and a whole lot better than DSL! And I can also
check out the chicks(however scarce) in the lab too! Beat that!
\_ No, ISDN is not stupid for everyone. We're just lucky to live
within a reasonable distance from a local hub (I'm assuming
you live in Berkeley). Although, I'm sure DSL will become a
bit more widespread than it is today. In the mean time ISDN
is still some people's only viable option.
\_ That's what people used to say about cable modem until more and
more people using them.
\_ Difference being cable modems is and always has been a shared
medium. DSL is dedicated.
\_ Well, your connection to the telco is dedicated. Whether
or not they allocate sufficient bandwidth for your subnet
block is another question... --dbushong
\_ yeah, but the ATM VC to the DSL concentrator box is
dedicated (yeah, technically the ATM trunk between
the switch in the CO and the DSL concentrator is
shared too). And the network gateways are ultimately
a shared resource as well. Its just easier for cable
modem providers to oversubscribe than DSL providers. -ERic
\_ Ah yes, those people who are screwed because they're not
close enough to a main office to get DSL? Sure, those people
are stupid too. Duhuh...
\_ Please, can we all get along?
\_ Nice, aaron! Did you happen to mention how much rent you are
paying to live 1 block from the PacBell substation?
\_ aaron has $$$ (and Asian chicks). No problem for him.
\_ You're saying he trades in Asian chicks for DSL and rent?
\_ Hey dude, whats the bandwidth that you see going to campus? |