Until 6 months ago I had 2Mb/s (with a tailwind) DSL that had a consistent 10% packet loss.
I feel I have earned my 2Gb/s fibre!
Loving the discussion & history here.
I started my online journey on a bleeding edge (and very expensive) 28.8k modem. I still remember the amazing feeling of speed migrating to 33.6k and eventually 56k. We were semi-rural so while the eventual availability of DSL was game changing, our lines were so bad it was less reliable that dial-up. If it rained we had no internet whatsoever.
So glad things have moved on significantly since then.
@ParanoidPizzas, who has never had the joy of downloading a game with a 56k modem and receiving a phone call in the middle of it, has not had a real internet experience
I remember the fear any time something was greater than 1MB. My first download on any new computer was always a download manager to try and avoid the constant drop-outs and restarts.
Dsl wasn’t offered in my area until 2012 ish. Up till then I was using crappy 3g wireless dongles or my last 56k modem which had built in ethernet ports (still have that modem just in case). I feel this meme.
I thought I was rural but you’re a whole different level
