YEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWW!

[Thumper]

*comes to a screeching halt, new, high performance connection rumbling in the background*

This RoadRunner is awesome. Been out burnin' up the info superhighway! Hey if the cops come around here lookin' for me...tell 'em.......TO EAT MY DUST!!!!!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...AND HA!

Any of you hot babes wanna go fer a ride on..er in my hot rod???
Vroooooooooooom....etc.

*screams off in a cloud of modem burning smoke*

 

[Havocman]

Thumper you nutball...

Get your motor running,
Head out on the highway,
Looking for adventure,
And whatever comes our way....

Havoc

 

[dave-73]

god damn it I thaught I was barmy....
g day m8 hows it going????

 

[Cheyenne]

Perfect!

Just what I've been looking for- someone who actually HAS RoadRunner. It is about $40 /month connection fee with my cable company here in the Mid-west. It is brand new and I haven't signed up yet, but have been thinking about it. I like the idea of it going through the cable and keeping my phone line free.

Can I assume you recommend getting it? How long have you had it and how much do you pay? Is it really that much faster and worth it?

 

[Thumper]

YEPx3

Installation is free.....at least here it is (Time Warner)
$40 per month which is comparable to $20 ISP fee + $20 extra phone line fee per month I was paying.

VERY FAST! I do recommend it Cheyenne...

Wanna Race????

Dave...doing good here how goes it there??

*ever see anything more ridiculous than someone sitting at a desk wearing a helmet and scarf?*

 

[Cheyenne]

Thanks for the recommendation, Thumper. My cable is Time Warner, too. I will immediately go look up the web site and get in line for installation. All the articles I've read said it is very popular and may take awhile to get to the front of the line.

I'll race ya as soon as I get my new horse!

 

[dave-73]

(dave nearly pisses himself laughing at thumper) ha ha ha fucking helmet that was a good one....everthing ok at the minute....your fucking hillariouse you are mate.....

 

[Cheyenne]

Did it

Okay, I'm signed up. But I don't think it is available in my area yet- I think I remember September in the article I read. Anyway, the web site asked about extra cable outlets available for the computer. I have one cable connection in my living room which the TV is hooked up to. I have another in my master bedroom that I put in when I built the house, but never use (no TV in the bedroom.) That's the location where I plan to add a new computer table to be able to use the bedroom hook up.

Now the website talks about being able to talk on the phone, watch TV, and surf the web all at the same time. How is that possible unless you add another cable connection on the wall next to the one you use for your TV now? Am I missing something here? Very possible, I'm not much of a technical person.

 

[dave-73]

I am going to bed.........I thaught you all needed to know this

 

[April]

Digital, babe. It's amazing what they can cram into the cable these days!

 

[Endlessly]

Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire!

Rock on, Thumps.

Hmmmm, sounds good.. But if you don't have cable in the first place, does it cost more?

 

[~justin]

oh my dear god, she quoted Metallica...

*faints*


....


*klunk*

 

[Starshine]

Re: Did it

Advertising gimic, play on words....that's what it is....Roadrunner uses the same cable line as your TV....doesn't use the phone line, so you can talk & surf...

Anyone interested in making downloads much faster with Roadrunner or any cable modem service....let me know...

Okay, I'm signed up. But I don't think it is available in my area yet- I think I remember September in the article I read. Anyway, the web site asked about extra cable outlets available for the computer. I have one cable connection in my living room which the TV is hooked up to. I have another in my master bedroom that I put in when I built the house, but never use (no TV in the bedroom.) That's the location where I plan to add a new computer table to be able to use the bedroom hook up.

Now the website talks about being able to talk on the phone, watch TV, and surf the web all at the same time. How is that possible unless you add another cable connection on the wall next to the one you use for your TV now? Am I missing something here? Very possible, I'm not much of a technical person.

 

[Bigdog]

The need for speed...

I think I can answer a few of these questions.

Cheyenne, you don't need an extra wire. Anywhere you have a cable hookup will work. The Internet data uses the same wire just at a higher frequency. It's kind of like a dog whistle that the computer can hear and the TV can't. A DSL connection (phone line) works the same way.

Endlessly, I can't speak for Time-Warner but where I am Comcast offers cable modem service for 39.95 if you are a cable subscriber and 49.95 if you are not. Since I don't have cable, I signed up for DSL thru Pacific Bell for 39.95 a month, which includes the ISP. Only catch is that you have to be no more than 3.5 miles from a central office.

Thumper, isn't this high speed stuff cool? I got DSL in June and haven't stopped raving about it yet. If you really want to see how awesome HS modems are, try downloading video clips. It screams!

 

[Cheyenne]

Even my question was confusing, I guess. Let me try again. If I want to use my laptop computer in the living room (instead of upstairs where my extra cable connection is), can I have both the TV and the computer hooked up to the same cable connection and working at the same time? That's the only way I see the advertisments about surfing and watching TV at the same time being possible.

I'm thinking ahead to Fall when I might actually want to turn my TV on again (I think it's been off since May). If I can watch TV to see some favorite shows AND stay addicted to Lit at the same time- WOW.

 

[Thumper]

Just get a splitter for the coax cable....as far as being able to use on a laptop I honestly don't know. They had to put an ethernet card in the comp and the cable modem is about half the size of a laptop. Basically the Coax(TV) cable goes into the cable modem then another cable goes from there to the ethernet card on the back of the comp...

"One foot on the brake and one on the gas yeah,
Well there's too much traffic'n I can't pass No
So I try my best illegal move when a black 'n white cuts across my groove....again!!!"

Gonna write me up for one twentyy five
post my face, wanted dead or alive
Take my license, all that jive!

Damn! I forget the rest!

 

[Skibum]

If I want to use my laptop computer in the living room (instead of upstairs where my extra cable connection is), can I have both the TV and the computer hooked up to the same cable connection and working at the same time? That's the only way I see the advertisments about surfing and watching TV at the same time being possible.

I believe that ethernet cards ar available for laptops, but they are a little harder to find. When I dropped my son at college they would only install them in desktops, but they are available.

 

[SimplySouthern]

*runs screaming from the thread*

Technical gibberish....AAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.


*this post brought to you by the technically impaired*

 

[Magic Merlin]

Your making me laugh, Simply.. Now stop that or I will have to spank you

I've had s DSL service since September of last year and I can tell you I will never go back to regular service unless the Knights of Nee torture me.

This stuff just screams. I surf the web more but spend about 1/10th the time I use to..

 

[SimplySouthern]

MM ~ Spankings are welcome anytime. More welcome than all this technical gibberish. I have a little button on my keybpard, and when I click it, I am connected to the internet. That is the expanse of my technical computer knowledge.

 

[Rosebud]

NEE!!!! Now my little magicman...what will the torture be? Slapped with my tits? squeezed with my legs? hold you down and bouce my warm body up and down on you?

 

[Weird Harold]

If I want to use my laptop computer in the living room (instead of upstairs where my extra cable connection is), can I have both the TV and the computer hooked up to the same cable connection and working at the same time?

A cable modem is as described above, a box separate from your computer which is connected to the cable service. The computer is connected to it with another coaxial cable (like a video cable but with a different type of connecter)

In order for you to use the laptop downstairs, you need the card for the PCMIA slot with a connecter for the cable modem to connect to. You also need the networking software to access the card. Finally, you'll have to either get TWO cable modems, or move the one from upstairs every time you want to use the cable connection downstairs.

Since the computer will expect the cable modem to be accessible once the software for the networking card is installed, you need to setup different configurations for when the cable is hooked up and when it's not.

Bottom line, you're not going to be able to use a single cable modem with two different computers with any degreee of ease. It's not that difficult if you're technically literate, however it will be a nightmare if you're not. Once the cable company gets the cable modem set up, it's simplest if you just leave it where it was initially connected.

It would be a lot easier to buy a cheap TV for the computer room and hook it up to the cable with a signal splitter.