I believe broadband is, generally, a net negative for the human species.
Its always on, leading to a constant conveyor belt of fresh horrors.
Its always on, so theres no seperation from internet and anything else, because you can’t just log out of the internet anymore.
High speed/Always on internet means goods we used to own physically and use as we please, have been converted into goods we just perpetually rent and can be taken from us at any time.
always on broadband was genuinely the turning point in ruining the internet.
Back when your computer picked up the phone and called some machine far away.
Gatekeeping is a downvote
I recognise that isn’t MS Sans Serif, that text is also anti-aliased and has kerning.
I remember this and I complain about wifi. Americans are getting scammed on internet speed.
There was a time when you either had phone service or internet. But not both at the same time.
I BEGGED my mother for a second line, so I could stay online longer, but she wouldn’t get one :(
And if some bastard tried calling you when you were on the internet, they weren’t your friend any more.
There was a code you could use when dialing your provider to disable the 2nd call tone for a call. Put that in your phone number for dialing and your friends would get a busy signal, as god intended.
edit: that still exists, *70
Unfortunately I DO know this image…
Trumpet Winsock.
I remember images loading one line at a time and I get irritated at less than 40Mbps.
I loved the original NetZero. You could use the ISP phone number and set up a manual connection with Windows dialer… viola! Free dial-up with no ads or shitty dialer software!
Limitations of available technology at the time =/= limitations generally caused by shitty ISPs and/or IT teams not maintaining their infrastructure and equipment properly.
Christ, that sound lives rent free in my head
You know what’s worse that no internet? Slow internet.
So you can’t complain about Wifi speeds unless you’re prehistoric?
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