On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 21:26, Mike Stein via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > No doubt many folks do have a need for speed but FWIW I get by fine with 6 > Mbps D/L speed, streaming Youtube and local cable channels, browsing the > web, email & fora, etc.;
... wow. I had 500Mb/s for ~CzK 1000/mth in Prague. Ballpark ₤30. Here in the Isle of Man I'm on 100Mb/s and it's a moderate pain. But for my 1st 2 months here, I had only 16Mb/s at my mum's, and it was horrible. > I've also got a fall-back 56K toll-free dial-up > option which is still good for email and messaging when broadband is not > available. I kept a POTS modem around for years but after 2002 or so, it just didn't seem worth it. Even from 512kb/s, dropping an order of magnitude felt like not being online at all. By the time I was on a few megabits/sec I mothballed the dialup device. I haven't had a landline since 2014 now. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
