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Hey MR fix it............where art thou?

I have a question......New speedy server in the area.. They ask if your computer has a place to plug in a modeM........Where is it?

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Hi dodge,

your usb port will work for an external modem.

I didn't know that................I did find the one onback...........
M y friend is getting hi speed an telling me how......I AM next I HOPE.

What do they use for antenna...Dish >?

Well it depends what we're talking here...

CABLE and DSL modems comonly use Ethernet ports for connecting; some modems have a USB port as well and can be plugged into your computer to access the internet.

If we're simply talking 56k randomness, you can buy a USB external modem, however this is the only way it'd be able to plugin to your computer... Most modems will take and use the serial or paralell port on your computer to connect.

And I've been away, my network switch burnt out, and I have $0 to replace it lol ($0 of $65 lol)...

Sorry guy,

This is CamConn
httpwww.precisionbs.com/index.cfm

Just startd on residents.........Check it and let me know what you think.
Is this antenna a dish.............?
If you have time

sorry dodge didn't mean to give bad information. When I think modem I think old 56k thing. Tells you how old and out of date I am.

I'm so excited that you are getting the new stuff. That's going to be so cool.

No problem...........

your half right.

I'm going to assume they're some sort of broadband ISP, as 56k and ISDN don't support 1mb connections...

Sooooo, it's likely asking if your computer has an Ethernet card... It has a port in it that kinda looks like a phone cord, only like twice the size...

This is without phone........
do you think it is good?
The tower is on my farm, for it.

what does your phone have to do with it? lol...

Its better than nothing ;)... or 56k :x

My dial up comes over the phone line..........I get charged for that.

That is what.....

Well, likely it's 56k dialup; ISDN, Dialup, and DSL use your phone line; though DSL is high speed and you have to be semi close to the operations center...

The difference is, dialup uses a standard phone cable, whereas ISDN and DSL use your network port on your system...

Thanks James.......

I am still waiting to see how the friend gets along on her ne one.
No show yet.

See the tower for the new one, sets in the middle of my farm.That helps.

She has to have a antenna to heres.Not sure mine does. I am assuming she will be billed monthly on that? Extra for the antenna??///

Not sure; I'm not too familiar with the technology, but it is possible... I mean, they are out to make money ;).... You should show me pictures of EVERYTHING once all is said and done ;)...

Thanks James..

Will do if I ever get there.. Friend didn't get it either yet......Holday.

This is one adapted for Central Penna only.....Was for 911 and fire co.. and such , till this April..

Hope it is worth while.

Had to post some photos elsewhere and didn't want to use my server; so figured i'd put this on photobucket too lol...



Ethernet is the red box; telephone is to the right of it lol... about a third bigger I'd say...

Thanks James.....

Mine is there ......
Now the new place is so blogged with orders, the friend says,,,,,,,don't know when.....

Now what did get put in?

mine is the silver level DSL-(whatever that means)- (thru the phone line I guess) BUT the phone company came and put a seperate line in (at their cost) to my computer. I now have MUCH faster service and my phone line is not tied up when I am online---good stuff. Gee I can even look at the photos of cedar hill now.

If the offer is new in your area that is likley why the wait---everyone wants it.

I am glad I have it--here my mom, my sister, my friend and many more have it as well.

No one is disapointed.--and like I say all you have to do is order it---the service provider does all the work.--at least that is how it worked for me.

Yeh, likely your main line was "too old" for DSL service; basically anything prior to 1992... wiring standards :sigh:

I can tell you though, the internet flies when you aren't relying on dialup service lol...

well then I wonder why they did that----this house was built and the electricity was put in in fall of 2004.--But I know for a fact that they ran another line--because they were in my basement, & wanted to know where the phone line came in at and how it went to my computer.--unless they were just adjusting things???? They sure were working down there a long time. But I could of sworn they told me they ran another line......

He is correct .
My friend has 2nd line an my server.......No speed there.. She us just as bad as I am ..One line dualup.

Well, they could have ran a new outlet and used the wrong terminology; and simply had the outlet going to the main box...

With DSL though it can be odd; they have "line filters" that would have to go on every line, or they put a filter on the main box... too much random crap that has to go on with it lol... thats why I like cable vs dsl (not to mention my cable is 800x faster than my dsl at our appt accross town)

I figured there was some mix-up/miscomunication of some kind somewhere---but hey---all I know is it works--and I like it.
Thank you for all your time and explainations James.

Lol not a problem dear :)