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Cock with a soc
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Posted: 23 March 2005 at 7:03pm | IP Logged  

Just thought id check in with everyone and tell you all how sh*t 56k is i tried to connect to vent that was a bad idea a nice round ping of 2000 was the region cant wait to get back on in a week or so
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why u on 56k?

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Due to the fact that i came home for easter
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ahhhh the joys of 56k modems! Which I don't have to worry about becuase they finally got BB back in banff :)

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ah! why dont you get your oldies to get BB?

what are you going to do during the summer!?



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Yeah i know i think i might just buy a adsl line monthly contract one of virgin for over the summer otherwise im screwed
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have your oldies got a pc?



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What is 56K, never heard of it......

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Posted: 24 March 2005 at 4:34pm | IP Logged  

back in the old days before broadband there was supposed to be something called 56k (never heard of it myself), anyway i heard a rumour that you could only get 4kb downloads, 5kb if you were lucky, imagine the pain of it. 

but as i said, i'm sure that it's just a rumour!

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Try using your mobile to play CS.
I tried that once for a laff.
Thats 9.6kb/s.
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