Why did dial up exist?

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
so if 4 wheels were available since 1908, why didn't they just make ford GT's instead of model T's?

because the motors made in 1908 didnt have the performance to go 165mph on I-10. same as the mechanical switching stations in most neighborhoods (that were converted to digital in the past decade or so to accommodate higher line speeds) wouldnt support the DSL. and you have to be within 1 mile for a strong dsl signal, up to 8 miles for crappy. it deteriorates over distance. my work is on a crappy 640Kb dsl, and we are about 3.5 miles from a station. we consistently get about 340Kb download. but its still better than dial up, so im ok with that.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

because we didnt have the technology to split the frequencies used for phone and data transfer on the same line when phones were invented

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
this is the dumbest thread i have read on ATOT

You've been here long enough, I'm sure you've seen stupider threads.

no, no i really haven't.

 

[Ausm]

all I can say is DUH....



Ausm

 

[JasonSix78]

Teh conspiracies are strong in this thread.

-Jason

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
because we didnt have the technology to split the frequencies used for phone and data transfer on the same line when phones were invented

but we had coppers wires, so why not DSL?

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
because we didnt have the technology to split the frequencies used for phone and data transfer on the same line when phones were invented

but we had coppers wires, so why not DSL?

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: Soviet
Its the same wires that are used by DSL no? So why was dial up so slow and crap and DSL isnt, considering its the same wall connection thats used. How come they didnt just use DSL or somthing faster to begin with?

Gee I dunno. . .why were there horse drawn carriages before there were Formula 1 racecars for that matter? Or why were there 8 track cassette tapes before there were CD's and DVD's and MP3's? Gosh I just don't know!

(Are you being serious?)

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: Soviet

i dislike being labelled stupid :frown:

ATOT is definitely the wrong place for you, boy.

Also, all this could have been avoided if you'd bothered to do some simple research using google or wikipedia, but then I wouldn't have a funny thread to laugh at.

Yea i realised that when i told you people about my driving test experiance :frown: Oh well, i learned about DSL and somone got a laugh.... not all is lost

 

[Krazy4Real]

oh great.... another Soviet thread.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
Because the tubes just couldn't be used efficiently.

hahah

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
this is the dumbest thread i have read on ATOT

You've been here long enough, I'm sure you've seen stupider threads.

no, no i really haven't.

This one doesn't count?

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Gee sand has existed forever. Why didn't we have silicon computers thouSANDs of years ago?

or boob implants.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Gee sand has existed forever. Why didn't we have silicon computers thouSANDs of years ago?

or boob implants.

Those are silicone, dammit!
I hated hearing it from my one engineering professor, that computer chips are made of silicone, or that it was an additive in some alloys.
If that was the case, there'd be no cases of chipped CPU cores, because they'd be so rubbery and flexible.
Meanwhile, silicon breast implants are falling out of style because they more closely resemble rocks than supple, fatty tissue.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Soviet
Its the same wires that are used by DSL no? So why was dial up so slow and crap and DSL isnt, considering its the same wall connection thats used. How come they didnt just use DSL or somthing faster to begin with?

this might be the funniest post i've read in a while.

this is like asking why people didn't use regular jet-plane commuting when they already had the capability to jump up and down. yeah, they both involve not touching the ground, but that's about it...

 

[FoBoT]

how come they didn't invent the rocket ship before the biplane?