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Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:54:41 GMT
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Hello,
I just wanted to know who here sprung and bought a cable modem. I am asking
Because I am trying to make my webpage friendly for web users. I don't want
people waiting 5 years to download, just because they have a 56k. :-)
Doyle
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Message has 8 Replies:
 | | Re: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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| (...) I have one, but I don't see how that relates to making web-friendly sites, but that's just me; I'm computer illiterate. In case you're wondering, I get a service called Road Runner. It is something offered by Time Warner cable. Greg "Oh no, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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| (...) Few people with cable internet have "sprung" -- a cable modem costs something like $300, maybe more, and they're not standardized, so you can't buy one and use it anywhere. Almost everybody leases from their provider -- I pay $10/month. Seems (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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| I have one and it is cool. However, you might want to always consider those folks with slower connections and smaller monitors. Designing a website for anything other than 640 x 480 resolution can be downright frustrating for some users. Build On! (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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| (...) Well, if you truly want to make your pages friendly for the VAST majority of users who have modem connections, the number of people with cable or ADSL or even ISDN shouldn't matter. No cable modem access available in Knoxville right now, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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| Doyle <doylenelson@home.com> wrote in message news:FI87n5.3FM@lugnet.com... (...) There's always the option of an intro screen that lets you choose which page to go to based on your connection speed. The fast option has all the bells and whistles (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?
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| Op een zekere dag, te weten Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:54:41 GMT, klom "Doyle" <doylenelson@home.com> in het toetsenbord en schreef ons: (...) I belong to one of the first 3000 People in Austria to had a cablemodem since almost two years. Meanwhile there (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Not out in the UK Yet
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| Cable modems and ADSL are being launched head-to-head in march next year in the UK, so nearly all British (and probably European) visitors have to make do with the venerable analogue modem. Nick Allan ======== Madness takes its toll. Please have (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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