>Consumer ISP's don't promise bandwidth.
Comcast is violating FTA, FCC and even USPS directives about false advertising. I am sorry the above is absolutely false. I have been with comcast since 2003, and guess what in all their commercials they state speed and availability depend on many factors. I get my allotted speed probably due to the fact i live in the ghetto, and not many people use computers. Its the same for Verizon FIOS, it clearly states on their site that "Connection speeds are between your location and Verizon central office serving your location. Actual download and upload speeds will vary based on numerous factors, such as condition of wiring at your location, computer configuration, Internet and network congestion, and speed of website servers you access, among other factors.". That is also stated in the Comcast Agreement, or did you fail to read that. Its all in the fine text.
I used Windows 98SE to host a small web page for pictures, and I had an uptime of 6 months that got wiped out due to a power outage and my UPS didn't last long enough to keep it up.
I have no agenda, and i am speaking from my personal as well as professional opinion. Been in the IT business since I was 12 as a hobbyist then went into ISP Customer Service and Technical Support and from then on I have been in it professionally. I have never experienced any random blue screens that were attributed to Windows crashing or becoming unstable. Every windows OS I have had expect for ME has ran flawlessly for me on any hardware. Hardware is key to keeping a computer stable. Crappy hardware = Crappy Experience in my professional experience and opinion.
I am just sick and tired of people spouting off how unstable Windows is then try to get people to convert to a linux flavor of their choice.
Try running a DVD movie, while playing a graphically intense game, and also running Anti-Virus with full scan enabled at the same time. That is what I call tasking a system to its max.
I have no idea what the majority of you PC users are doing to your windows computers that make them run unstable and less reliable, but to bash Microsoft for your inability to run a perfectly designed OS such as XP Professional or any other MS based Operating System is quite ignorant and down right wrong. I have been running Windows since 1993, and every Operating System from them apart from Windows ME has ran flawlessly and crash for me. Most of my crashes stemmed from bad hardware to faulty devices such as RAM and CPU's. I have never encountered a Microsoft caused Blue Screen of Death, and I have never had stability issues. Just the other day I had to reboot my computer due to updates, and you know what the uptime was, it was about 5 months.
Quite frankly I am tired of this rather immature and dumb founded Operating System War. I am sick of the Linux Distro vs Linux Distro Wars, The BSD Wars, and the all other Operating System vs Microsoft Wars.
I have used a variety of operating systems, and find it better to use them instead of bash them to build up experience that is required in the Information Systems Community for jobs and what not. I am the type of guy that just wants to sit down at a computer and have things work without much tweaking or configuring. Each operating system has their place in the IT world even if you are a consumer you are still resident in the IT World.
When people ask me "Which is the best Linux Distro?" I answer them by saying "Download various LiveCD's and try them, and find out which one best suits your needs instead of blabbering off touting Ubuntu this Gentoo that and what not".
I use windows for gaming and office type stuff, but I also use *nix for hosting and serving.
So please stop it with your immature and baseless rants.
Sometimes the billing department doesnt receive the right product code, and thusly when you request the upgrade you get the wrong config. This happened to me once, I called and complained and was fixed 15 min later.
I use Comcast in the Blatimore/DC Area, and I receive anywhere from 7 to 25Megabits for my download speeds depending on the server, and I also receive up to 2Megabits upload. Comcast has increased their speed to compete with Verizon FiOS. Speedboost is nice aint it?
Just a quick note Clinton allowed 9/11 to happen Bush had 8 months to react to an already terrorist plan to attack the US, and that my people isn't enough time to counter it. The terrorists were already in their final stages of the attack, and blaming Bush is being ignorant.
I think more schools should do drills like this, and involve local and federal law enforcement so that school administrators can find out how to increase evacuation times and decrease number of people dead. The method and planning of this was undoubtedly piss poor.
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I have no agenda, and i am speaking from my personal as well as professional opinion. Been in the IT business since I was 12 as a hobbyist then went into ISP Customer Service and Technical Support and from then on I have been in it professionally. I have never experienced any random blue screens that were attributed to Windows crashing or becoming unstable. Every windows OS I have had expect for ME has ran flawlessly for me on any hardware. Hardware is key to keeping a computer stable. Crappy hardware = Crappy Experience in my professional experience and opinion.
I am just sick and tired of people spouting off how unstable Windows is then try to get people to convert to a linux flavor of their choice.
Try running a DVD movie, while playing a graphically intense game, and also running Anti-Virus with full scan enabled at the same time. That is what I call tasking a system to its max.
Quite frankly I am tired of this rather immature and dumb founded Operating System War. I am sick of the Linux Distro vs Linux Distro Wars, The BSD Wars, and the all other Operating System vs Microsoft Wars.
I have used a variety of operating systems, and find it better to use them instead of bash them to build up experience that is required in the Information Systems Community for jobs and what not. I am the type of guy that just wants to sit down at a computer and have things work without much tweaking or configuring. Each operating system has their place in the IT world even if you are a consumer you are still resident in the IT World.
When people ask me "Which is the best Linux Distro?" I answer them by saying "Download various LiveCD's and try them, and find out which one best suits your needs instead of blabbering off touting Ubuntu this Gentoo that and what not".
I use windows for gaming and office type stuff, but I also use *nix for hosting and serving.
So please stop it with your immature and baseless rants.
Sometimes the billing department doesnt receive the right product code, and thusly when you request the upgrade you get the wrong config. This happened to me once, I called and complained and was fixed 15 min later.
I use Comcast in the Blatimore/DC Area, and I receive anywhere from 7 to 25Megabits for my download speeds depending on the server, and I also receive up to 2Megabits upload. Comcast has increased their speed to compete with Verizon FiOS. Speedboost is nice aint it?
Just a quick note Clinton allowed 9/11 to happen Bush had 8 months to react to an already terrorist plan to attack the US, and that my people isn't enough time to counter it. The terrorists were already in their final stages of the attack, and blaming Bush is being ignorant.
I think more schools should do drills like this, and involve local and federal law enforcement so that school administrators can find out how to increase evacuation times and decrease number of people dead. The method and planning of this was undoubtedly piss poor.