I miss my cable connection!

[jeaniesa]

Sorry to not jump back in sooner - just not enough time in the day to get everything done these days.

Chris (& DJ), Yes, cable is MUCH faster than a modem/phone line. I think it's similar to DSL, but I don't know the detailed specs, so can't tell you the difference. All I know is that I was able to download a 45MB file (new driver update for an HP scanner) the other day (when I still had my cable access) in 20 minutes. Last night I had to download 5MB of updates for another application via my 26K baud modem connection and it took me 45 minutes. Ugh.

Also Chris, I do backup all of my saved "favorites", but I never thought to put all of the sites where I've registered in one folder so that I can access them easily. I have so many "favorites" that I'm afraid it would take me longer to go through the list and pick out ones that I might have registered at than to just pick my brain.

Tom, "ropes" huh? You don't have trouble with them rotting? :p

Paul, thanks for letting me know your experience with the new service. I had heard it was faster, so it's nice to know you notice it. At least I have something to look forward to.

CJ, I LOVE my cable modem!! It's "tortuous" surfing the web on a dial-up after you've gotten used to a high-speed connection. Before we got our cable service, my husband used to go to the library if he had any serious "surfing" to do because they had a high-speed connection and he could do his research in less than half the time he could with the dial-up modem at home.

Tim, thanks for the comment about having to live with partitions "for a long, long time." I knew that, but didn't really register what it meant until you put it that way.

Doug, I'll see you over in Hardware.

Thanks everyone, Jeanie

[jeaniesa]

YEAH!! My cable connection is back - even sooner than I'd hoped! I so excited I can hardly stand it!

Dancing around my office, Jeanie

[Ed_L]

Cool! I can feel your excitement all the way over in Indiana.

Ed

[DJ Dubovsky]

Hey Jeanie, that's great!!! Didn't even have to get on their case about it. I bet some people did though or you may not have gotten it that quick. Also it's just good business to keep your customers content no matter how remote they are. Glad to have you back with us at light speed again.
DJ

[CJ Swartz]

Thanks, Jeanie! After hearing how much you missed your cable connection (so glad that you were reconnected quickly), I called to set up my own cable connection. I looked forward to being able to use my phone and my computer at the same time, but was frustrated when my cable installer found a slice in the cabling my builder had installed in my computer room. The installer really had to struggle to get enough cable out to attach, but did the trick! The speed difference is wonderful, as is the "instant on" nature of cable -- no more waiting to see if the log on is successful.

Wheee! I'm surfing with speed!

[jeaniesa]

Welcome to the wonderful world of high-speed access, CJ! Congrats!
Jeanie