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Undertoad · 12-12-2003, 12:09 PM

With a million dollars you would be able to afford a better circuit than the very best cable and/or DSL.

(my T1-level frame relay connection is $850/month on a two year contract for example)

vsp · 12-12-2003, 12:09 PM

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Originally posted by FileNotFound
Also, I think West Chester is finally getting some DSL connections. I know they were not able to till maybe March of this year IIRC.

How 'far' away are you from the CO?

I had actually been told by one Verizon drone that I'd qualify for 1.5, but then was eventually told that I'd have to be within 12,000 feet of the CO, and I was fifteen-thou-and-change or something like that. My throughput has been excellent for 768k, at least.

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 12:16 PM

Here are my results from DSL reports:

155 Grandview Rd
Delaware, Springfield
PA 19064
Phone: 610-338-XXXX

about 14870 feet

Wire center (CO)
SPFDPASF

Technical limit for DSL is about 20k iirc.

Call up Speakeasy, they're by far the fastest in giving you a meaningful response.

Oh and Verizon has been sucking recently I left them because they're confused about services they offer. I had SDSL at one point and when I called them up regarding an upgrade they didn't believe me. I wanted to upgrade but they said I could only downgrade..so I left.

dar512 · 12-12-2003, 12:51 PM

Well. with just the million, I'd pay off the house, invest the rest and write gpl code and teach computer science the rest of my days.

But with really big bucks, I'd buy homes in Phoenix, Seattle, rural new england, and a time share in Colorado.

I'd spend summers in Seattle, fall in new england, and winters in Phoenix- perfect weather and scenery all year long.

Oh and the timeshare in Colorado is for snowy christmases.

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by dar512
Well. with just the million, I'd pay off the house, invest the rest and write gpl code and teach computer science the rest of my days.

But with really big bucks, I'd buy homes in Phoenix, Seattle, rural new england, and a time share in Colorado.

I'd spend summers in Seattle, fall in new england, and winters in Phoenix- perfect weather and scenery all year long.

Oh and the timeshare in Colorado is for snowy christmases.

If you want perfect weather and scenery all year long...just buy a house in Sydney Australia. It's late spring all year round.

dar512 · 12-12-2003, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by FileNotFound

If you want perfect weather and scenery all year long...just buy a house in Sydney Australia. It's late spring all year round.

Really? I'll have to take the family for a visit one of these days.

Don't think I'd move that far though. I'd miss family and friends too much.

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 01:34 PM

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Originally posted by dar512

Don't think I'd move that far though. I'd miss family and friends too much.

So you say now...but with perfect weather, the beach 5 minutes away, cheap as hell tropical fruit and the freindly population...I don't think you'll have time to miss them.

http://www.voyeurmagic.com.au/panorama.htm

This was a 15 minute walk from where I lived. I didn't miss much of anything.

OnyxCougar · 12-12-2003, 01:38 PM

(1) Invest half in college funds for the 5 kids.
(2)Buy an 8 bedroom home in the woods of North Carolina.
(3)Completely network the house and put in T1.
(4)Buy a new 4wd for the winter. Nothing too yup as a hummer, but something like a JGC.
(5)Hire a great attorney for Kelle, so she can get divorced, get her kids back, get Hrvoje to the States and live near us.
(6)Pay off my remaining debt.
(7)Go back to school full time and get my Doctorate.
(8)Spend the summer travelling to the places in Europe I haven't been yet.
(9)Give $10,000 to each family member.

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by OnyxCougar
(1) Invest half in college funds for the 5 kids.
(2)Buy an 8 bedroom home in the woods of North Carolina.
(3)Completely network the house and put in T1.
(4)Buy a new 4wd for the winter. Nothing too yup as a hummer, but something like a JGC.
(5)Hire a great attorney for Kelle, so she can get divorced, get her kids back, get Hrvoje to the States and live near us.
(6)Pay off my remaining debt.
(7)Go back to school full time and get my Doctorate.
(8)Spend the summer travelling to the places in Europe I haven't been yet.
(9)Give $10,000 to each family member.

You forgot:
(10) Give $10,000 to FNF

You know..10 is better than 9...like the 10 commandments thing. (Always bugged me..10? Why 10? Why not 7? Does God have a fondness for round numbers? If God was British would it be 12 commandments?)

ladysycamore · 12-12-2003, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by FileNotFound

So you say now...but with perfect weather, the beach 5 minutes away, cheap as hell tropical fruit and the freindly population...I don't think you'll have time to miss them.

http://www.voyeurmagic.com.au/panorama.htm

This was a 15 minute walk from where I lived. I didn't miss much of anything.

Oh man, you lived near THAT?? Ohmygod, I'd never leave the general vicinity!

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 01:53 PM

Yeah I miss it.

But wasn't really my choice to leave. Life sucks like that. I figure that when I save up enough money as a corporate slave in the US I'll retire to Australia. I'll buy a house, a convertable, rollerblades and a surf board. That will be all I'll need till the day I die.

Oh and it's way better if you take a 1 hour drive somewhere father from the city. You can find a beach maybe 1/10th the size but with only about 5 people there...or completley abandoned bays...

Also, to me one of the hardest things to get used to in Australia was that parrots flew all over the place like they were pigeons..

blue · 12-12-2003, 02:07 PM

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If you want perfect weather and scenery all year long...just buy a house in Sydney Australia. It's late spring all year round.

....noone will stop if you run your car into a tree.

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by blue58

....noone will stop if you run your car into a tree.

Having already run a car into a tree I know that I can take car of it myself so it's not an issue.

Alright it was a stump and I went OVER it and gutted the car..but thats not the point.

blue · 12-12-2003, 02:15 PM

LOL

I trashed my car, hit a stump.

You hit a what?!?!

FileNotFound · 12-12-2003, 02:25 PM

Sigh...STUMP. Skidded out at the end of an 'S' turn, my rear didn't straighten out and I couldn't complete the turn..couldn't stop, could only go straight...it was down hill.

So I rammed the stump, the car went over it and sideways.

It tore the radiator, smashed the oilpan, cracked the axle and took some bits out of the transmission box.

It was late firday night on a suburb road. I was doing proably 40 on that turn, it's a turn I take all the time. Still not 100% sure of 'why' my rear started to skid..

1992 Nissan Maxima SE dead. At the time it was only worth about 2.5k so I never bothered to do anything with the insurance about it.
Cops gave me a $100 ticket for "failing to maintain a safe speed" whatever that means...

12-12-2003, 12:16 PM	#33
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	Here are my results from DSL reports: 155 Grandview Rd Delaware, Springfield PA 19064 Phone: 610-338-XXXX about 14870 feet Wire center (CO) SPFDPASF Technical limit for DSL is about 20k iirc. Call up Speakeasy, they're by far the fastest in giving you a meaningful response. Oh and Verizon has been sucking recently I left them because they're confused about services they offer. I had SDSL at one point and when I called them up regarding an upgrade they didn't believe me. I wanted to upgrade but they said I could only downgrade..so I left. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider. Last edited by FileNotFound; 12-12-2003 at 12:19 PM.

12-12-2003, 01:53 PM	#41
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	Yeah I miss it. But wasn't really my choice to leave. Life sucks like that. I figure that when I save up enough money as a corporate slave in the US I'll retire to Australia. I'll buy a house, a convertable, rollerblades and a surf board. That will be all I'll need till the day I die. Oh and it's way better if you take a 1 hour drive somewhere father from the city. You can find a beach maybe 1/10th the size but with only about 5 people there...or completley abandoned bays... Also, to me one of the hardest things to get used to in Australia was that parrots flew all over the place like they were pigeons.. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider. Last edited by FileNotFound; 12-12-2003 at 01:56 PM.

12-12-2003, 02:15 PM	#44
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	LOL I trashed my car, hit a stump. You hit a what?!?! __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

12-12-2003, 02:25 PM	#45
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	Sigh...STUMP. Skidded out at the end of an 'S' turn, my rear didn't straighten out and I couldn't complete the turn..couldn't stop, could only go straight...it was down hill. So I rammed the stump, the car went over it and sideways. It tore the radiator, smashed the oilpan, cracked the axle and took some bits out of the transmission box. It was late firday night on a suburb road. I was doing proably 40 on that turn, it's a turn I take all the time. Still not 100% sure of 'why' my rear started to skid.. 1992 Nissan Maxima SE dead. At the time it was only worth about 2.5k so I never bothered to do anything with the insurance about it. Cops gave me a $100 ticket for "failing to maintain a safe speed" whatever that means... __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

12-12-2003, 12:09 PM	#31
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	With a million dollars you would be able to afford a better circuit than the very best cable and/or DSL. (my T1-level frame relay connection is $850/month on a two year contract for example)

12-12-2003, 12:51 PM	#34
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Well. with just the million, I'd pay off the house, invest the rest and write gpl code and teach computer science the rest of my days. But with really big bucks, I'd buy homes in Phoenix, Seattle, rural new england, and a time share in Colorado. I'd spend summers in Seattle, fall in new england, and winters in Phoenix- perfect weather and scenery all year long. Oh and the timeshare in Colorado is for snowy christmases.

12-12-2003, 01:38 PM	#38
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	(1) Invest half in college funds for the 5 kids. (2)Buy an 8 bedroom home in the woods of North Carolina. (3)Completely network the house and put in T1. (4)Buy a new 4wd for the winter. Nothing too yup as a hummer, but something like a JGC. (5)Hire a great attorney for Kelle, so she can get divorced, get her kids back, get Hrvoje to the States and live near us. (6)Pay off my remaining debt. (7)Go back to school full time and get my Doctorate. (8)Spend the summer travelling to the places in Europe I haven't been yet. (9)Give $10,000 to each family member.

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