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jdiddy

Diamond Member
Feb 6, 2004
3,905
44
91
Prodigy-->Compuserve-->AOL-->Gateway.Net(Got a free year of dialup for buying a Gateway)-->Charter Cable-->Net Zero-->Verizon DSL
 

tfinch2

Lifer
Feb 3, 2004
22,114
1
0
AOL since the mid 90's with my parents then Roadrunner in 2002 (My parents still have AOL w/Roadrunner..)
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
78,712
427
126
tbqhwy.com
Hacked into local College network 56k -> Servtech 56k (local ISP) -> TW Road Runner Cable -> Comcast Cable (Current) -> Hopefully FIOS soon
 

talyn00

Golden Member
Oct 18, 2003
1,666
0
0
AOL -> AT&T Worldnet -> MSN -> Erols -> Juno or Netzero w/hacks to bypass ads -> Metconnect -> Verizon DSL -> Roadrunner
 

CVSiN

Diamond Member
Jul 19, 2004
9,289
1
0
I was into PCs when there was no internet to dial into yet..
anyone else an old BBS hound like me?

started back then worked my way through every dialup ISP that was worth a darn all the awy up to 6 mbit RR premium now.
 

tami

Lifer
Nov 14, 2004
11,588
3
81
prodigy (ca. 1991) > AOL (and at the same time, some bbs service) > university ISP > time warner > optimum online

i had AOL in 1992. back then, it was $9.95 for the first 5 hours and $3.95 for each hour thereafter. if i recall, AOL boasted 250,000 members, among which author Tom Clancy was one. he used to hang out in the AOL Lobbies back in the day before they are what they have become. i remember hanging out in the chat room with him (and Steve Case), but being a kid, wasn't as interested and actually went to a more respectable teen chat than you see today. :p
 

vi edit

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Oct 28, 1999
62,484
8,345
126
College --> Mediacom cable --> local dial up --> DSL --> Cox Cable
 

Zoblefu

Senior member
Jun 9, 2004
425
0
0
2400 bps Prodigy -> AOL -> Local Dialup ISP -> College Network -> Comcast Cable -> Insight Cable -> Comcast Cable
 

sswingle

Diamond Member
Mar 2, 2000
7,183
45
91
Local Free Host 2400 bps - 28.8 kbps -> Local Host 28.8 - 56k -> Road Runner 4 mb -> Road Runner 5 mb
 

rudder

Lifer
Nov 9, 2000
19,441
86
91
my amiga 500 running 2 node bbs --> universitynet access - > loretto telephone internet--> usit --> people pc --> earthlink broadband!!!!
 

jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
48,518
223
106
Connecticut River (dialup) -> Juno/NetZero -> BellSouth ADSL -> Nothing -> GRU.net (dialup) -> Nothing -> RoadRunner
 

flyboy84

Golden Member
Jul 21, 2004
1,731
0
76
IBM -> Earthlink -> Time Warner Cable/Road Runner

Also at a more remote location:

IBM -> Local ISP -> DirecWay
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
80,287
17,081
136
My dad trying to make a direct link to a buddy over the phone line, and failing.
Gopher.
AOL back in the 1.0 days.
BBS.
Some crummy little local dial-up.
AOL again.
Another crummy little local company.
Icelandic dial-up. (Ugghhhh.)
NetZero.
MediaCom cable.