# Dial-up internet access **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 18, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dial-up-internet-access/176070 "2003-05-18T17:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dial-up-internet-access/176070/21 "2003-05-20T23:27:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*Even 49999 is torture though. > > Least a 600 ping 😃 \*\* Mine usually ran 300-450 before I gave it up. Getting broadband did wonders for my CounterStrike placing. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dial-up-internet-access/176070/22 "2003-05-21T01:38:31Z")
Mom’s husband gets the cable modem for work – he needs to be able to get into their computers from home. So none of us are paying for it. Joy! I am seriously considering getting digital cable for my bedroom TV – I really miss the Game Show network. But I’m not doing that until I find out if we’re moving or not, which we might be doing in the next few months. _sigh_ I sure hope I don’t have to go back to dialup ever again… ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dial-up-internet-access/176070/23 "2003-05-21T13:53:56Z")
**Magayuk** is in Canada, if I’m reading his/her location correctly. That would make the $50 a month Canadian money. After the currency exchange it’s only $1.29 USD. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dial-up-internet-access/176070.md?page=1)