# We've got a Cable Modem! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2001, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112 "2001-04-07T02:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/1 "2001-04-07T02:27:37Z")
Oh my Spam, I’m having a joygasm a minute here… The guy came down. He installed a cable to our house. He gave us the funky-monkey-lookin’ modem (with, might I add, the words 3Com U.S. Robotics on it, so I know it’s good). We turned on the computer. We found a 3 megabyte file. We downloaded it in 15 seconds, getting about 270 KBPS. ::squeal:: Speed! SPEEEEEED! No more 28.8 connections! No more getting disconnected! No more waiting hours and hours for a file larger than a couple megs to download! No more waiting hours and hours for porno movie clips… I mean, uh… umm… nevermind. The clincher was when, while downloading a file, I picked up the phone and heard a dial tone. I nearly spooged my pants right then and there. Oh man… the only way things could get better now is if I could get laid… ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/2 "2001-04-07T02:32:06Z")
😛 I can’t get cable or DSL… But I’m happy for you, until I can get high speed access I can’t send you any naked pics of me… ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/3 "2001-04-07T03:43:58Z")
I feel your joy. Last year, we went from a 28.8 to a cable modem, and the exhilaration was almost overwhelming. Of course, we then proceeded to download so many files that our hard drive is pretty much full, but there is a dark side to everything. Plus, the three friends we had left were thrilled to hear that they could occasionally phone us and possibly have us answer. Congrats, and may your porno come as quickly as you do. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/4 "2001-04-07T03:57:25Z")
Of course, you still wont be able to do anything on the boards midday. 😃 Besides that, cable’s great! keep on spoogin’! [sub]Did I just SAY that?![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/5 "2001-04-07T04:39:06Z")
Time to get a personal firewall now . . . remember that you’re connected full time when the computer’s on. ---
**Author:** ![wolfseyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@wolfseyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfseyn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/6 "2001-04-07T04:43:52Z")
I have to give up my DSL connection when I leave school in about 1 week. ☹ I had so much fun with this high speed connection. At home the phone lines would start smoking @ 1.3 and catch fire @ 2.6 KB/s (that’s with a 56k modem too). So ANYTHING over 5 KB/s is good to me. :-/ I get an avg. of 30 KB/s here in Pensacola. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/7 "2001-04-07T04:52:05Z")
☹ I wish I had a cable modem. Better yet, my own computer… ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/8 "2001-04-07T05:00:30Z")
Congratulations, and welcome to the house of speed! Once you’re on cable, you can never, ever go back … ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/9 "2001-04-07T05:09:07Z")
You’ve posted nearly 4000 times in less time than it took me to hit whatever I’m at now, somewhere near 1100 I think. And with a 28.8 modem no less. We have cable. You must have your ass chained to your computer, it’s no wonder you can’t get laid. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/10 "2001-04-07T05:13:10Z")
I remember getting our cable modem. Same type - 3Com US Robotics. Blazing downloads, it’s great! My record is a 6K song off Napster in 7 seconds! It makes my 56K friends sick. 🙂 I also made sure I got a router - besides allowing more than one pc to share the connection, like Mooney252 says, you’re wide open to attack if you leave your computer on. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/11 "2001-04-07T07:48:49Z")
Techy… > [@](#): > > But I’m happy for you, until I can get high speed access I can’t send you any naked pics of me… Man, I nearly spooged my pants again… 😃 Feynn… > [@](#): > > You’ve posted nearly 4000 times in less time than it took me to hit whatever I’m at now, somewhere near 1100 I think. And with a 28.8 modem no less…(snip)… You must have your ass chained to your computer, it’s no wonder you can’t get laid. Wanna know my secret? 12:00 AM - 4:00 AM… that’s my posting schedule. 😃 But, yes, I still can’t get laid. I’m trying, but jeez!.. whoever said that California women were easy must’ve lived in Pennsylvania… ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/12 "2001-04-07T14:01:00Z")
Oh yeah. Got mine two weeks ago (Motorola SURFboard here), and I’m peaking at 500KB/sec here. Talk abot orgasmic. Only my wife is better. 😃 Oh yeah, Napster is **Great** fun now. _drool_ (evil laughter) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Black\_Jackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@The\_Black\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Black_Jackal)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/13 "2001-04-07T14:14:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE Bo Diddly \* > \*\*We turned on the computer. We found a 3 megabyte file. We downloaded it in 15 seconds, getting about 270 KBPS. > > ::squeal:: > > \*\* Is that 270 Kilobits per second, or kilobytes? And do you have Cable, or DSL? Coz where I live, Cable only runs at 256 kiloBITS per second, which is about 5 times faster than a 56k modem. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/14 "2001-04-07T14:29:01Z")
My cable modem runs at about 1.5 Meg a sec. Seems to work fine ---
**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/15 "2001-04-07T15:02:20Z")
SPOOFE, congrats man. May the Cable gods grant thee many happy hours of being fragged (by me) in Unreal Tournament. I’m sending you an email about a match. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/16 "2001-04-07T15:18:58Z")
I can’t cable or DSL where I live. It comes to within 3 miles of here and then stops. I’ve got a 56k modem and it’s slower than shit. It downloads at about 3-4 kps/s(?). Now I’m limping along mouseless since my mouse died last night. You would think this would be enough to make me walk away from the computer wouldn’t you? But Nooooooo! I like a challenge. I’ve got big plans. I’m going to add another 20 gigs of hard drive and another 128 of Ram when I have my cd-rw and Dvd drives installed in the next week or so. I’ve got the equipment, I just need to take it to the PC doctor. Now that I think of it, maybe the mouse was jealous and thought it needed upgraded too. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-a-cable-modem/61112/17 "2001-04-07T22:11:28Z")
**Spoofe** sucks at Unreal Tournament. He’s a wannabe Quaker. But still, this cable rules!