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|    Jason Cullins to Jeff Smith    |
|    Re: Testing Cell Phone Connection    |
|    02 Mar 15 01:32:12    |
      On 2/23/15 1:31 AM, "Jeff Smith" wrote:       >> Hello Jeff!       >> Saturday February 14 2015 02:27, you wrote to All:       >>> I remember the days when a 300 baud modem was fast       >>> Now we're posting to the echos from cell phones.       >> No, they were never fast but 9600 was compared to 1200 / 2400.       >       > I remember when I got my first 14.4 modem and thought that was really fast.       >       > Now the going DSL speed here is 50 megs.       >       > <...>       >       >> Hmm, Still have one USR Courier All (+ fax etc) model left which reminds me       >> must remember to put it up on eBay as it is just picking up dust that I have       >> to keep clean.       >> Vince       >       > I still have a couple three USR Courier Dual-Standard V.Everything's here       in a       > box somewhere in the basement. Haven't have one in use in years now.       >       >       > Jeff       >       > --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-2       > * Origin: The OuijaBoard - Anoka, MN (1:282/1031)       >              I just got that nostalgic feeling the other day when my ISP upgraded my        internet from 30mb down to 110mb down. Reminded me of going from that        2400 baud modem to a 28.8 modem.              I was giggling while running speed tests... :)              Jason       --- SBBSecho 2.24-Linux        * Origin: Hard Drive Cafe is BACK! http://hdcbbs.com (1:123/5)    |
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