Various speeds of modems didn't really seem to make a huge difference for me. It wasn't until I went to a LAN party at a friend's house with cable. Since I co

Various speeds of modems didn't really seem to make a huge difference for me. It wasn't until I went to a LAN party at a friend's house with cable. Since I could download music at 18kBps I could actually listen to it as it downloaded! That meant I didn't have to waste all that time downloading something I didn't like. What would be next? Radio on the internet? video? The world changed for me that day.