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re: grabbing the phone and disconnecting. I remember that like it was yesterday. God, it was so painful to be in the middle of a download--even just a web page
by harrylove 15y ago
re: grabbing the phone and disconnecting.
I remember that like it was yesterday. God, it was so painful to be in the middle of a download--even just a web page--and have someone pick up the phone. Aaaargh! Then you do the modem 2-step, wait for the lo-fi screaming ghost, and back on the web you would go.
People born today will ask, "You had to connect through your phone? And the phone was connected to the wall?"
- zerostar07 15y agoOh do you remember the internet at this speed? Up all night and you'd see eight women." -- from The IT Crowd
- sbov 15y agoAnd on a somewhat related note: not being able to get any phone calls while connected to the internet either. Onetime I got the busy signal for 3 hours straight before walking 10 miles home because my mom was waiting for my call while on the internet.