shipps Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 12:37 PM) A friend of mine gave me a 4 year old 48 inch 1080pi Sony Bravia that just needed a lamp replacement. The new lamp was 21 bucks on amazon, and I watched a few "how to" videos on Youtube, seems simple enough. I will take a new tv for 21 bucks I just know that if I were to do that I would replace the lamp just fine, think to myself that was easy....and then never being able to get the TV to work because some other stuff is messed up in there too. Those things just NEVER work out for me, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 12:45 PM) I just know that if I were to do that I would replace the lamp just fine, think to myself that was easy....and then never being able to get the TV to work because some other stuff is messed up in there too. Those things just NEVER work out for me, ever. I still have my old tv, which is a crappy tube tv, but if i mess it up at least i have a back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Don't know how old your TV was, but there was a huge "Capacitor plague" that affected electronics manufactured during 99-03. Bad capacitors would have burned out by now, but manufacturing defects can still cause problems here and there. I would guess my Vizio is like a 2007? It's a 1080 HDTV. Actually got it for a reasonable price of like $400 I think. 32" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 So AT&T is playing hardball with me about the cost of our internet plan and it has me seriously thinking about switching to Comcast. Up until a week ago I was paying $48/month (total, with all fees included) for 45 mb service. Now they've bumped up that price to $70 and refuse to continue the promotion i've had for the last several years. Comcast has deals for 25 mb ($30/month, plus fees) and 75mb ($50/month, plus fees). For those who have Comcast, does anyone have 25 mb service? Is that sufficient for using 2-3 devices streaming various services via Chromecast? Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now, etc. Or should I get the 75 mb service? I would say it's common for us to have 2 devices streaming at the same time, very rarely 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Streaming should be fine at that level, if anyone is playing games online at the same time then you should upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The speeds that IPs sell you are a crock of s*** anyway. It's an "up to" speed which is rarely ever hit. I pay for 100mbps and I probably average 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 04:53 PM) The speeds that IPs sell you are a crock of s*** anyway. It's an "up to" speed which is rarely ever hit. I pay for 100mbps and I probably average 25. I get 125 on average, paying for 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 04:53 PM) The speeds that IPs sell you are a crock of s*** anyway. It's an "up to" speed which is rarely ever hit. I pay for 100mbps and I probably average 25. I pay for 100 and get 50 on wifi and 90 wired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 04:53 PM) The speeds that IPs sell you are a crock of s*** anyway. It's an "up to" speed which is rarely ever hit. I pay for 100mbps and I probably average 25. All of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 06:15 PM) I get 125 on average, paying for 100. You living on a nuclear power plant or something? jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Just did a morning speed test, 3.43 download. Comcast is such a crock of s*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I'm confused as to why Microsoft paid $26B for LinkedIn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 09:06 AM) Just did a morning speed test, 3.43 download. Comcast is such a crock of s*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 09:08 AM) Exactly. I would be angrier if I paid for it myself. Ill call them again today and they will do some "magic" and ill get back up to my speeds and then tomorrow it will be back down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 09:08 AM) Fun fact, there's a lot of 90's AOL legacy stuff that's still out there like keywords and chatrooms and "latest news" splash pages from 1999. It's not easy to get it, and they somewhat recently blocked being able to use AOL 4.0 which cut off access to a chunk of the content, but some of it is still out there. bunch of info on that here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthrea...mp;userid=26746 some screencaps (keep in mind, these were all taken in April 2016): The early days of the internet are pretty interesting to look back on. Edited June 14, 2016 by StrangeSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 I was a pretty early adapter, probably because the rise of the internet also coincided with me getting ready to graduate from HS, go away to college, etc. I remember using Netcom to be able to get online, circa 1993/4/5 and chat with friends, etc. I remember being in my dorm room in the Fall of '95 and doing Google and Yahoo searches and there being hardly any hits. When I first began dial-up in my home, I was told by the phone company (I believe it was Ameritech) that the dial-in number was local. Low and behold, a bill came from AT&T for like $1600 in long distance charges. My mother was not pleased about me always being "online." Anyways, luckily, AT&T was awesome and dropped all the charges to the long-distance number AOL used to dial-in. I'll always have a soft spot for AT&T for bailing me out of that mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I was also an early adopter of AOL, in fact my original SN is still active and its only 4 characters (my parents use it now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 09:53 AM) I was a pretty early adapter, probably because the rise of the internet also coincided with me getting ready to graduate from HS, go away to college, etc. I remember using Netcom to be able to get online, circa 1993/4/5 and chat with friends, etc. I remember being in my dorm room in the Fall of '95 and doing Google and Yahoo searches and there being hardly any hits. When I first began dial-up in my home, I was told by the phone company (I believe it was Ameritech) that the dial-in number was local. Low and behold, a bill came from AT&T for like $1600 in long distance charges. My mother was not pleased about me always being "online." Anyways, luckily, AT&T was awesome and dropped all the charges to the long-distance number AOL used to dial-in. I'll always have a soft spot for AT&T for bailing me out of that mess. If you look through that somethingawful (somewhat of an internet relic itself these days, lol) thread, there's lot of chat about that sort of stuff. Back in the 90's, Google didn't exist yet and search in general was terrible. It was very, very specific compared to the magical ways Google can figure out what you're trying to say that is only loosely connected to the information you're looking for. For most people, the AOL gated world was a great introduction to the internet. Otherwise it was sort of a mystery as to how you'd find anything, which is why you'd end up with printed internet directories like this. It was before my time, but a lot of the early adopters of the internet (primarily Usenet users) refer to September 1993 as the September that never ended. Prior to that, the internet was mainly available on college campuses, so every fall there'd be a wave of people getting online for the first time, making asses of themselves, and then eventually settling down. September 1993 is when AOL launched, making the internet available to the whole public. The s***posting hasn't stopped since. For whatever reason, my mom jumped on the internet bandwagon early, so we got a second phone line and AOL pretty early on. We also got cable internet as soon as it was available. Edited June 14, 2016 by StrangeSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 09:53 AM) I remember being in my dorm room in the Fall of '95 and doing Google and Yahoo searches and there being hardly any hits. Yahoo maybe but I don't think Google came along until a couple years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I remember the days of Prodigy before AOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 08:17 AM) Yahoo maybe but I don't think Google came along until a couple years later. Yeah, must have been Yahoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 07:18 AM) Yeah, must have been Yahoo. Webcrawler ftw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I'm nostalgic for the old AOL. Welcome....You've Got Mail! Despite it taking forever to download a picture of Sunny from WWF to whack...I mean look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 11:38 AM) I'm nostalgic for the old AOL. Welcome....You've Got Mail! Despite it taking forever to download a picture of Sunny from WWF to whack...I mean look at. Remember the world of "download managers" that would let you pause those HUGE 3MB downloads because there's no way you were going to stay online long enough in one sitting for that to finish downloading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 11:45 AM) Remember the world of "download managers" that would let you pause those HUGE 3MB downloads because there's no way you were going to stay online long enough in one sitting for that to finish downloading? I'd start a download, go to school, come home, and it still wouldn't be done. Or the connection was interrupted at some point during the day. This was when AOL finally went $19.99 a month unlimited. Accidentally ran up a big bill when they charged by the hour for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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