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| Thread ID: 77624 | 2007-03-16 05:51:00 | why do u need an ISP? | mark c (247) | Press F1 |
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| 533559 | 2007-03-18 08:22:00 | OK thank you very much for your efforts and the knowledge you have shared - I do have a better grip on it now. "You want to build that in your back shed?" made me laugh and I think a long overdue penny of some sort dropped. Yes I get it -it is bit more complicated than just getting a plug and sticking it "directly" into the internet instead of plugging it into an ISP. Re-reading this thread again in the quiet of Sunday evening has been much enlightening than banging my head against it like I did before.:) Thanks to you all and I apologise for some of my silly comments on Friday night. (It was a bit of a TGIF thing but that's no excuse.):blush: PS It was never about the net being free or because I have no understanding of business - I just couldn't see technically what they did, now I do. |
mark c (247) | ||
| 533560 | 2007-03-18 09:17:00 | :D Yeah would be nice. But alas, too complicated............have to say I went right off networking as a career after working at the Uni........:horrified |
pctek (84) | ||
| 533561 | 2007-03-18 09:17:00 | Thanks to you all and I apologise for some of my silly comments on Friday night. (It was a bit of a TGIF thing but that's no excuse.):blush: PS It was never about the net being free or because I have no understanding of business - I just couldn't see technically what they did, now I do. Did you watch Sunday on TV1 tonight? See all the DSLAMS in exchanges? See people laying fibre optic cable and etc? Just curious. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 533562 | 2007-03-18 09:55:00 | Perhaps you dont understand the scale of it now. When I messed about with a direct modem connection to my friend, there was no internet. You had bulletin boards. You want to build that in your back shed? Thats why we pay $40 or so to an ISP. You forgot FidoNet possibly. I ran a fully compatible BBS out of a caravan on one phone line in Tauranga. Only problem was I had to turn the computer off if I wanted to receive an incoming call other than from a modem. :-) Outgoing calls were easy. Pick up the phone and dial. Incoming would get engaged signal. My 14,400 modem worked fine. www.textfiles.com Figure who Sweep is. I am still with the same ISP. Bear in mind that this is 2nd April 2001 |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 533563 | 2007-03-19 01:05:00 | Thanks for that link Sweep. Found the following - to bad I didn't find it before but might be handy for anyone else following this thread wondering the same thing. What do I need to set up an ISP? www.alliancedatacom.com |
mark c (247) | ||
| 533564 | 2007-03-20 07:36:00 | thats a bit like saying why do i need a phone line with that broadband connection ... thats just the way it is baby! | devo (6058) | ||
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