[KLUG Members] [Fwd: Is cable Internet really worth the money? WRIPOFKQ0LKO]

[Adam Williams]

>V.92 modems are here.  And v.92 modem users don't need a 2nd phone line.  

I've read something about this.  Seemed like it required a special
feature on your line from the phone company - (a) it may not be
available (2) the cost of your phone line just went up (3) throughput
really stinks while this feature is engaged.

>Their modem lets them take and make calls while online. Plus, they get
>their Internet pretty doggone fast--at a price that makes really good
>sense. <P>

Fast?  Yeah, something like 60k, maybe, if the constellations are just
so and you have a horsehoe hanging over your PC.
>FACT:   Unless you are downloading very large files eg., music MP3's, there 
>is not much difference in the capability of a v.92 dialup modem vs. a
>cable connection.  Why?   Broadband connections like cable are overkill
>most of the time. The people who develop the web sites (and other cool

Yep, "most of the time", if you figure in ALL the time your not using
it.

>33k (who may never justify spending more for their Internet).  So the
>developers have to play to that audience.  While they're obsessed with

No, they don't, and they don't.  Those 33k users are either cheap skates
or in bottom tier markets (i.e. podunk).  Pretty much nobody cares about
them.

>FACT:  You are not in control of your speed just because you have a fast 
>connection.   Regardless of the type of connection you have, you must
>still take your place in line when visiting a busy site.  Data is sent
>in packets in sequence to each user.   Busy servers/networks are the
>primary cause of slow response.    Ebay, for instance, doles out its
>data very slowly during some periods.   Cable users must also compete
>with dozens of their neighbors for the same data stream.<P>

Ok, but what about when your using a fast or unloaded site?

>V.92 modem is the "marriage" of the phone and the  dialup modem.  It used
>to be that the modem was a slave to the phone.  The v.92 modem is now
>out in front of the telephone screening calls, accumulating call
>history and more.   Look for call logging, voice mail, answering
>machine, and lots of other capabilties to come as a result of this new
>technology.  You'll save money and have more potential with a phone
>line connection.<P> 

Oh, so it's an answering machine?

>1.  Handle phone calls while online.  You no longer need a 2nd phone
>line.<BR>
>2.  Upload files faster than conventional modems<BR>
>3.  Connects fast<BR>

Ieee!  I don't want to connect - I want to be connected - note the
tense.

>4.  Improved download speeds<P>

Improved over 33k, that ain't hard.  The Model A was an improvement over
the Model T (trust me, I own a "T" and have worked on several "A"s).
  
>V.92 is the latest in modem technology.<BR>

And Britney Spears is the latest in teen divas... that denotes quality?