I remember back when I was on a 28.8 dialup line through Primenet. They had the greatest backbone (atleast in my area) at that time. This one server I played on (was approx. 200 miles away) gave me a 140-160 ping on my 28.8 modem (I *always* connected at 26400bps or 28800bps), and although I was on a old USR Sportster modem, it felt like playing on an ISDN or something. Ping was great, packet loss was minimal, and hardly ever got spikes.
Of course living in a rural area, you might not experience the same phone line quality that I did. I could see you connecting at 21600bps and such, which would provide nowhere the same experience.
Of course there's always ISDN or IDSL for you rural types - if the telcos actually get off their butts and install the necessary equipment.
Or how about adding in 2 adapters to your system, in addition to your Dialup Adapter, you now have a AOL adapter or AOL Dialup adapter (and in some cases both).
I have never used AOL in my life, but had to support systems (DSL installs) that someone was attempting to install a NIC or DSL modem into, but the system would start to ignore adapters after the 4th - which became a huge hassle.
Of course I know this is partially Microsloth's fault for having such poor networking support in 9x, but you'd think AOL could understand these limitations and maybe work with just the Dialup Adapter.
But its AOL we're talking about here, that'd be too difficult.
I agree with you. I modded up both of your posts after seeing your original labeled as "offtopic".
It seems as though the trolls have gotten their rounds of moderation alot more than the rest lately. Although I am not a troll (I usually just come on and read articles/posts, I dont do much posting at all myself), I have gotten moderation points 3 seperate times within the past few days. So maybe the moderation system is messed up and giving the trolls too much power.
VP and VC that he is mentioning refers to (atleast from my DSL experience) the VPI and VCI, which, IIRC, are Virtual Path/Channel Identifier. Or something along those lines. They are settings that relate to the ATM backbone which the data travels between the CO's DSLAM and the ISP. If these settings do not match up on both ends, then the data will not reach its destination. Also the VPI/VCI have nothing to do with getting sync on your modem.
So if you have a modem from 1 service that you are trying to get working with another (without any luck), then ask your Telco what the VPI/VCI settings are, and then make sure they match up on your modem.
VP and VC that he is mentioning refers to (atleast from my DSL experience) the VPI and VCI, which, IIRC, are Virtual Path/Channel Identifier. Or something along those lines. They are settings that relate to the ATM backbone which the data travels between the CO's DSLAM and the ISP. If these settings do not match up on both ends, then the data will not reach its destination. Also the VPI/VCI have nothing to do with getting sync on your modem.
So if you have a modem from 1 service that you are trying to get working with another (without any luck), then ask your Telco what the VPI/VCI settings are, and then make sure they match up on your modem.
People who have no other choice use baby bells, as well as the misinformed. I personally use Pacific Bell DSL because there was nothing else available when it first came to my area (and I wasn't going to wait another month, two, six for a CLEC to come into town). I've had my DSL for about 1 1/2 years and it has been very solid. In the past few months I don't think I could count the times its been down on 1 hand. So the notion that once its up (atleast in most situations) it stays up is, for the most part, true.
Also I have a friend who transferred his PacBell DSL when he moved, and it took a week at the most for everything to finish (and he was moving to a different CO as well). So I think that with the way the baby bells operate, its kind of a hit or miss situation. Some people have good experiences, others have bad.
I am in Sacramento, but have not heard of any project like this.
I think it would be really cool to help establish a wireless network of some sort in Sacramento. I'm not sure exactly what resources would be required (aside from the wireless gear), but might already have something available to help the cause. Please contact me at joedavis123@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping establish a wireless network (in the Sacramento area).
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I remember back when I was on a 28.8 dialup line through Primenet. They had the greatest backbone (atleast in my area) at that time. This one server I played on (was approx. 200 miles away) gave me a 140-160 ping on my 28.8 modem (I *always* connected at 26400bps or 28800bps), and although I was on a old USR Sportster modem, it felt like playing on an ISDN or something. Ping was great, packet loss was minimal, and hardly ever got spikes.
Of course living in a rural area, you might not experience the same phone line quality that I did. I could see you connecting at 21600bps and such, which would provide nowhere the same experience.
Of course there's always ISDN or IDSL for you rural types - if the telcos actually get off their butts and install the necessary equipment.
You can only hope
Or how about adding in 2 adapters to your system, in addition to your Dialup Adapter, you now have a AOL adapter or AOL Dialup adapter (and in some cases both).
I have never used AOL in my life, but had to support systems (DSL installs) that someone was attempting to install a NIC or DSL modem into, but the system would start to ignore adapters after the 4th - which became a huge hassle.
Of course I know this is partially Microsloth's fault for having such poor networking support in 9x, but you'd think AOL could understand these limitations and maybe work with just the Dialup Adapter.
But its AOL we're talking about here, that'd be too difficult.
I agree with you. I modded up both of your posts after seeing your original labeled as "offtopic".
It seems as though the trolls have gotten their rounds of moderation alot more than the rest lately. Although I am not a troll (I usually just come on and read articles/posts, I dont do much posting at all myself), I have gotten moderation points 3 seperate times within the past few days. So maybe the moderation system is messed up and giving the trolls too much power.
VP and VC that he is mentioning refers to (atleast from my DSL experience) the VPI and VCI, which, IIRC, are Virtual Path/Channel Identifier. Or something along those lines. They are settings that relate to the ATM backbone which the data travels between the CO's DSLAM and the ISP. If these settings do not match up on both ends, then the data will not reach its destination. Also the VPI/VCI have nothing to do with getting sync on your modem.
So if you have a modem from 1 service that you are trying to get working with another (without any luck), then ask your Telco what the VPI/VCI settings are, and then make sure they match up on your modem.
VP and VC that he is mentioning refers to (atleast from my DSL experience) the VPI and VCI, which, IIRC, are Virtual Path/Channel Identifier. Or something along those lines. They are settings that relate to the ATM backbone which the data travels between the CO's DSLAM and the ISP. If these settings do not match up on both ends, then the data will not reach its destination. Also the VPI/VCI have nothing to do with getting sync on your modem.
So if you have a modem from 1 service that you are trying to get working with another (without any luck), then ask your Telco what the VPI/VCI settings are, and then make sure they match up on your modem.
People who have no other choice use baby bells, as well as the misinformed. I personally use Pacific Bell DSL because there was nothing else available when it first came to my area (and I wasn't going to wait another month, two, six for a CLEC to come into town). I've had my DSL for about 1 1/2 years and it has been very solid. In the past few months I don't think I could count the times its been down on 1 hand. So the notion that once its up (atleast in most situations) it stays up is, for the most part, true.
Also I have a friend who transferred his PacBell DSL when he moved, and it took a week at the most for everything to finish (and he was moving to a different CO as well). So I think that with the way the baby bells operate, its kind of a hit or miss situation. Some people have good experiences, others have bad.
I am in Sacramento, but have not heard of any project like this.
I think it would be really cool to help establish a wireless network of some sort in Sacramento. I'm not sure exactly what resources would be required (aside from the wireless gear), but might already have something available to help the cause. Please contact me at joedavis123@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping establish a wireless network (in the Sacramento area).
Thanks.