got this from slashdot... new dial up standard...

[Mday]

http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press/releases/2000/14.html

since I have dsl, big whoop... it looks very good though, 48kb up, and internet call waiting...

 

[BigToque]

The one good thing here is:

"the ability to put the modem ?on-hold? when the network indicates that an incoming call is waiting."

This is a handy feature, but I kinda hope they dont try to push the phone modem much further. Cable and xDSL are becomming much more widely available, and wont be too long before the phone modem wont even be used.

If you have the opportunity to switch, DO IT! Its amazing speed at a very little additional cost of a 'dial-up' connection.

 

[llc00ljoel]

well...i for one don't mind faster modems...it'll be a year until DSL gets here and there's no way in hell i'm gonna pay $65/month for cable...

 

[BigToque]

$65/mth ?!??!

thats insane! is that CDN at least?

I pay $39.99/mth CDN for my @home ($26.91 USD).

I used to pay $24.99/mth (16.82 USD) for my v.90 dial up.

 

[Wizkid]

Stefan, you have to realize that high speed internet access is one of those things where we Canadians leave the Americans in the dust

I also pay $39.99 CAD per month for cable

 

[llc00ljoel]

i wish that was canadian! no, that's $65 for missouri city, texas american cash....damn bastards here have a monopoly with no DSL for comp...so they are taking advantage by price gouging....

 

[RSI]

There is no competition for the cable company here and it is 29,95 canadian if you have cable tv (most ppl do), 39,95 if you don't (Again, most people DO).

There is no competition, and those are the prices.. I can't believe you'd have to pay over 60, U.S!! That's insane!

BTW, I pay $20/year and $19,95/month for dialup (yes, that first one says $20/year)

-RSI

 

[Train]

in my neighborhood, they charge $39 for cable modem, and you have to have a modem running for upload!!! how bad is that, you only get to use the cable for downloads!!

jeeze, the whole point of me even considering it was so i would free up the phone line, (well, that and a whole lot faster)

 

[llc00ljoel]

well at least in my case...dialup is free and rocksolid at 53200
still, i'd love to have cable...i used to have a T1 connection at school....dayam, those were the days....*sigh*