Go Back   Australian Ford Forums > General Topics > Non Ford Related Community Forums > The Bar

The Bar For non Automotive Related Chat

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-02-2005, 04:29 PM   #1
MotherNatureVer2
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,165
Default Changes for froggy users on dial up

Well I recieved a letter in the mail yestersay about my ISP Froggy. They are now owned by iinet ......

They have this unlimited dial up thinggy with a web accellerator included in the deal for $24.95/mth ..........

I have just put the accellerator on & that combined with the fix of mozilla this thing is flying .......

This isnt that freeware one that used that horrid gator stuff on it .... but the complete program ......

Now to go test some piccys out to see if its really all its meant to be .... on this site its working a treat ;)

EDIT: well I jsut tested it in the show n shine section ....... I am a happy camper .... this feels almost as fast as my uncles cable stuff :

Last edited by MotherNatureVer2; 12-02-2005 at 04:37 PM. Reason: Cause I can :P
MotherNatureVer2 is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 12-02-2005, 04:39 PM   #2
Kryton
 
Kryton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 9,292
Default

dial up still isnt Broadband though. at least they decided to speed it up though...unlike when i had dial up.
Kryton is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 12-02-2005, 04:44 PM   #3
MotherNatureVer2
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,165
Default

I realise its not broadband .... that may get to these parts when Im six foot under ..... Im sure it wont be before that .......

To get this sort of speed on dialup has been impossible to achieve before this ......
MotherNatureVer2 is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 12-02-2005, 05:11 PM   #4
WIKIDSTIX
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
WIKIDSTIX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 602
Default

im with www.lizzy.com.au and i pay 16.50 a month unlimited downloads, but 4 hour caps.

how fast is it MN? on my modem tab fingo it says 46.6k, man i wish i was at my mums (8000k) :sm_drool:
__________________
żumop apısdn | upsıde down?
WIKIDSTIX is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 12-02-2005, 05:28 PM   #5
MotherNatureVer2
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,165
Default

Matey ... I am on 34 whatever they thinggys are :P

This thing is reading : Without Acceleration - 25.3 kbps
With acceleration - 132.6 kbps

Im not technical at all & Im going on how fast a webpage & piccys load up ...... but those figures look pretty impressive to what Im used to ;)

Im led to believe that theres no time limits either ... although this could be an error ....... I know someone who has been online for days at a time on this dial up plan ...........

Last edited by MotherNatureVer2; 12-02-2005 at 05:30 PM.
MotherNatureVer2 is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 12-02-2005, 05:31 PM   #6
Casper
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Contributing Member
 
Casper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 12,083
Default

so long as your happy with it MN thats all that matters.
__________________
Older, wiser, poorer.


Now in Euro-Trash. VW Coupe V6 4motion.
Casper is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 12-02-2005, 05:47 PM   #7
M14A-Mclaren
Foo Fighter
 
M14A-Mclaren's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wellington, NZ
Posts: 3,740
Default

I thought those web accelerator things just make the recieving packets small so they move faster and you get more packets but they move quicker, I think thats what I read.
M14A-Mclaren is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 15-02-2005, 12:43 AM   #8
FRDGAL
GT-P #0336
 
FRDGAL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,360
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by wikid_sticks
im with www.lizzy.com.au and i pay 16.50 a month unlimited downloads, but 4 hour caps.

how fast is it MN? on my modem tab fingo it says 46.6k, man i wish i was at my mums (8000k) :sm_drool:
I have Telstra Broadband but my son uses Lizzy for his computer. Same $16.50 plan. It's actually not too bad. The speed is reasonable for that price.
__________________
2003 FULLY OPTIONED MERCURY SILVER BA GT-P BUILD #336
REVERSE CAMERA - SAT NAV - PIONEER SUB & AMP - SUNROOF - DVD PLAYER - CUSTOM DUAL EXHAUST
~Tuned By Bluepower Racing~
FRDGAL is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 15-02-2005, 02:59 AM   #9
Lukeyson
Right out sideways
 
Lukeyson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Coffs Harbour NSW
Posts: 5,304
Default

mothernature how many KB/s do you get when you downloadiing ?
__________________
2010 FG XR50 Turbo | 2007 FPV BFII GT, BOSS 302
Lukeyson is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 15-02-2005, 09:47 AM   #10
Donut King
Officially Unemployed!
 
Donut King's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Heading back to the real world....
Posts: 1,199
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MotherNature

Im led to believe that theres no time limits either ... although this could be an error ....... I know someone who has been online for days at a time on this dial up plan ...........
3 days 21 hours and 54 minutes ;)

I don't use the accelerator though, seems to me its just a glorified caching system, doesn't speed up downloads of things like movies/mp3's etc but does help with general browsing
Donut King is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Reply


Forum Jump


All times are GMT +11. The time now is 12:12 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Other than what is legally copyrighted by the respective owners, this site is copyright www.fordforums.com.au
Positive SSL