[CLUE-Tech] qwest, msn & dsl am I doomed?

[Joe Linux]

Here's the great deal for me.  The cable modem in Hawaii is Earthlink 
and it comes with dial-up for no additional charge.  Moreover the dialup 
can be used in any state and is unlimited.  The dial-up and cable modem 
can be used simultaneously.

Frank Whiteley wrote:

>Well, if you're pulling a 700MB iso, do the math.  Itsa lotta bits.
>
>5600000000bits/200000bps/60sec/60min=7.7hours, not doomed, download while
>you sleep.  Joe gets it a bit faster, which is the difference between cable
>and residential DSL.  For $10 more a month to Qwest (depending on state) you
>can get 512000bps performance (assuming the same lossiness as your 256k is
>seeing) and lower it to dinner and a movie (your wife will like this and
>quit harping about your being on the computer all the time).  You seem to be
>getting what you're paying for.  It's not 256K.
>
>Frank
>Colorado
>