[thelist] OT: Slower Modems,does it matter?

Nick Wilson nick at explodingnet.com
Sat Feb 23 11:41:00 CST 2002


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* and then Jamie Bakum declared....
> >But what was said to me in the conversation was the people who have
> >the slower modems don't care how long the browser takes to load what
> >ever it is they want to look at, that's why they are still on the
> >slower modems.
>
> I live in an urban area where I still can't get a cable modem, and
> only had DSL available as of the middle of last year. I was on a 56K
> modem for a long time and I can sure as h*ll guarantee I cared about
> how long I waited (or didn't wait) for things...

Yep, I remember the modem with fear and loathing. I wouldn't wait on
*principle* If they can't give me what I want now sod 'em, someone else
/will/
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