a guy who knows........

[Punkin]

Hey guys this is just to let you know that I have a friend who knows a ...... (you get the idea) who works for a big internet company. And this guy is going to get me a free copy of win 2000 borland C++ builder and linux. He is also gonna get me some discount cabling and NICs. Just FYI.

[Negative]

And this guy is going to get me a free copy of win 2000 borland C++ builder and linux

- Linux? And he's going to get you a FREE copy of it? This friends' friends' friend or yours must be like the president!

- Everything else: congratulations.

[RogueSpy]

WOW!!! A free copy of linux? How did he manage to get that? :confused: I. . . . . never mind. Enjoy it.

[Negative]

Strong echo in here...

[Terr]

Originally posted by Punkin
free copy of win 2000 borland C++ builder
A Free Borland C++ Compiler exists for download.
and linux.
Ditto.
He is also gonna get me some discount cabling and NICs. Just FYI.
Old ones from his office which only run with Coax
:p

I think your friend is niftily-thrify.

[Punkin]

I'm only on 56k so I can't download a compiler or copy of linux. As far as cablinging its gonna be a 10Base-T. No thicknet for me! :D

[Neophyte]

I do most of my downloads on a 56K connection. In fact my computer is downloading right now and has been for the past 86 hours. So what if it just takes a little longer. It is all the same information!

[firestarter5]

..86 hours?

[Info_Au]

All ISP's in Australia that service 56 k modem lines have a 4 hour limit to how long you can stay online in one time!!

If anybody knows any differant ISP's that set limits higher?
Let me know..:D

I'm sick of only being able to grab files that are around 50 mb in size in a 4 hour limit...

Don't mention cable or dsl....I know all the figures about them and costs...about $75 a month is the best for cable here

I'll stick to $20 a month..56k

[firestarter5]

No offence to Australia, but, unless you are living in the outback, why would cable and dsl be so expensive? I'm in Toronto, and the cable price here, which most consider either not bad or high, is $40/month.

[Neophyte]

Originally posted by firestarter5
..86 hours?

Uh huh! Up to 100 now!

I download a lot of stuff at once. It should be done sometime tonight.

[oddvector]

info:

if you are using windows download a client such as gozilla.(yes I know about the spyware) it lets you resume downloads

[Info_Au]

Thanks..oddvector!!
I use Getright..
But the problem is still with files over 50 mb and only 4 hour limit on all ISP's.(for 56k modems)


I forgot to add that you pay around $300 to $500 for installation and rental of cable setup..>>cables and hardware.
Total cost over 12 mths is about $1200 for 30 gig a month.:mad:

[Raditz]

I use download accelerator, downloads at 4 kb's with resume support. I don't htink my NZ ISP has a time limit, probarbly caus I get disconnected every 10 bloody minutes, I downloaded linux(slackware), I site split the files up into 'small' 20mb chunks. Then when I wanted Unix, I simply used my schools cable and cd writer.

[WarePhreak]

Originally posted by Neophyte


Uh huh! Up to 100 now!

I download a lot of stuff at once. It should be done sometime tonight.

Now that's a dedicated modem user! I just had to laugh reading these posts. So sorry you have a time limit in Aussie.

[Matty_Cross]

I'm running on optus@home here in the good old australia.. with its crappy time limits on dialup...

Cable really isn't that much more expensive... when I switched from dialup to cable, I was actually spending less on my net connection.....

And its only $500 to get it installed if you don't want a contract...
which is kinda silly cos once you get cable, your really can't go back to dialup.....