Free Dial Up or Broadband Internet?

[iLoveMacs]

Broadband. Can't upload my site, or get any work done at all on dial up!

 

[mattspec]

i could not live with anything below a 3mb line, im afraid my 8mb line isnt fast enough haha, i so could never go back to dialup simply wouldnt happen for me

 

[bigmanbfa2]

I've had dial-up, satellite, DSL, and cable.
Cable is the fastest and IMHO the best choice for service.
DSL is just expensive. =) it doesnt even compare against cable's speed.
satellite is a good choice if you REALLY have to have fast internet out in the middle of nowhere. it's expensive and is about 3/4 the speed of DSL.

 

[z_killemall]

I have a really crappy and expensive DSL connection (US$20 monthly for a 256 kbps connection is an insult), but it's he best I can afford. In my job we have satellite and it's way more expensive (almost US$60 per month) for the same connection!
I hate my local Internet providers so much...

 

[Jarryd]

I pay $40 AU a month for 512/128k connection in Australia, with a 5GB download limit.... =/ I don't even have access to ADSL2+ on my exchange....

 

[mattspec]

hughesnet and clearwire are ridiculous (satellite providers) its decent for downloading, but uploading, you might as well be on dialup, very expensive not worth the price if you have anything else available.

if youre in the market, i would definitely consult dslreports.com about the service in your area, very reliable source, i used it when looking for an isp (not that there was much choice where i live here in southern ontario)

 

[Smith6612]

Broadband for the world! Dial-up, pfft! Forget it! It's a pain to even connect to, as it ties up your phone line, but yet, you can at least get dial-up wherever there is a phone line, but try downloading the full Version of Half-Life 2 from Steam or a demo of Crysis on dial-up

Broadband, more work done, outweighs the cost of dial-up big time (if your local ISPs are cheap), are in most areas, whether cable, DSL, Fiber, T1-T3, Wireless, Satellite, etc.

And to go with what mattspec said, check out www.dslreports.com. There, you can find your local broadband providers, their prices, and reviews from people near you (if the posted anything there). That site also help with tech support, especially with DSL, and gives you the latest news on broadband. If for some reason the above link doesn't work, you can use this same link that will take you to the same site: www.broadbandreports.com

 

[GG-Xtreme]

Here's Google's free broadband solution: http://www.google.com/tisp

 

[danger9918]

dialup for free ?? it says you live in malaysia.. anyways here broadband and dialup are nearly the same price...

 

[Michan1]

to think broadband hasnt reached us all.......

companies should be more aware of the people rather than their ambitions


oh and about tisp..... what the...... internet from a bathroom? this sounds... most unlikely... even hillarious!
Edit:
.. i knew it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_tisp#2007:_Google_TiSP

hahaha

 

[GG-Xtreme]

lol I knew someone would fall for it!

 

[Smith6612]

Oh, the TISP... that's a classic! A member on my forum posted that a LONG time ago in the spam forum for April Fools

 

[Archkronos]

I have Satellite, which is awesome quick and it can stream 99% of things without any interruptions and can load things fast as a snap, but I have a bandwidth limit, and I have unfortunately exceeded it, and right now it's slower then dial-up. xD
I wouldn't even be online if it weren't for my x10 addiction.

HAR, QUOTA's.

Sky ADSL broadband - fast, reliable, £10, free Sky Wireless Router (Netgear GT SOMETHINGORTHEOTHER), 16mbps.

Perfect for me, keeps to the 16mbps, too.

 

[evansmaster]

Here, to have dial up, an internet card is needed.

 

[Drakotsu]

I prefer broadband any day
I have High-Speed broadband express (x2 speed)

Dial up is slow, costly, and doesnt allow you to do much. Broadband allows much in a quick ammount of time and not too expensive.

Im on Wireless highspeed broadband and the router isnt so close so my connection is arround 10 mbps a second. Its still very fast.
Also, if I go on my office rooms PC and use the internet there (room were router is) i would get , at minimum, 140 mbps a second

 

[i-cat]

There is such a thing as free dial -up service, as i used it......10 years ago. I didn't think people would even think of connecting via dial-up now days. My vote goes for High Speed via a T1 connection