# i just got DSL .. WOOHOO!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 15, 1999, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391 "1999-10-15T06:37:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391/1 "1999-10-15T06:37:00Z")

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speeds are awesome… plus no more problems with getting phone calls and having to disconnect  
i love it!

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Chief’s Domain - [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi)

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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391/2 "1999-10-15T06:57:00Z")

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You tha MAN! My husband kept pestering me about getting DSL info (too many busy signals when he tried to call me from work) but as is always the case, they sent the info unasked because there was such a profit to be made. Out of our price range at this time, but something to aim for!

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**Author:** ![BenDover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@BenDover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BenDover)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391/3 "1999-10-15T09:46:00Z")

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What the hell is DSL?

Hey, I’m a poet and didn’t know it!

Where’s that thread in the BBQ Pit?  
I gotta share my rhyming shit!

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Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 1999, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391/4 "1999-10-16T05:42:00Z")

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Digital Subscriber Line.

You’re always connected, it’s much, much faster than dialup, and you can use the phone while connected. Neat stuff, but it’s still about $50 a month in my area. I’ll wait 'till it comes down some.

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The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik

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**Author:** ![StrTrkr777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@StrTrkr777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrTrkr777)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391/5 "1999-10-15T18:23:00Z")

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I have cable modem and it too is really fast. I love it. It only costs about $40 a month.

Jeffery

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**Author:** ![Donj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Donj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donj)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-dsl-woohoo/9391/6 "1999-10-15T20:38:00Z")

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I have adsl and I am saving money from the dial up service I had. I had a seperate phone line so I didnt have to disconnect everytime I got a call. Im saving about 10 bucks a month switching from 100 hours of dialup service to unlimited adsl service. It rocks.

–Donj