The stars at night are big and bright...

The stars at night are big and bright...
The stars at night are big and bright...

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Go Speed Racer Go!

There was a demon that lived on the internet. They said whoever challenged him would get disconnected. Their modem would freeze up, their videos would buffer wildly and their packets would be lost. The demon lived at 56Kbps where the wire could no longer move out of the way. He lived behind a barrier through which they said The South 40 could never pass. They called it Dial-up.

Since 2000 I've tried to get broadband, but no go. Sprint DSL didn't reach this far. Topography blocked microwave service. My only choice was satellite, but it has a minimum 1 second delay. Ever watch an interview via sattelite and notice the delay between question and answer? If you're a gamer (which I am) that is a death sentence. That was the purgatory I was sentenced to.

Until today when I got my CenturyLink router and after a short call to tech support I am now officially off dial-up. Hell, I've even got a wireless network for my laptop!

Hello 21st Century!

3 comments:

aroundthecorner said...

This is great to hear. I remember the first time I got DSL. I was amazed. I have an actual reciept from Webfire somewhere showing my customer number as 00003. I've always wondered if I was the 3rd customer to sign up for Webfire on dial-up.
Have fun, I know you will be streaming videos and gaming all day now :-}

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the fast lane on the Internet Highway

Mr. Mike Honcho said...

RPM, thought I would drop a line to say, Welcome to the New World.

And the bit stealing from "The Right Stuff"... Kudos.