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Undertoad 09-03-2016 10:27 AM

It is megabits.

But don't fret. This is one of those things they could never have predicted, that everyone in the goddamn world would need to know this. There's not enough difference between the words bit and byte, and this is what happens when jargon in a 1950s lab escapes to the real world.

John Sellers 09-03-2016 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 968277)
And the phone service is added to that $44? What is the total you write on the check for DSL and all phone charges?

My total bill on average is around 117 dollars a month, which includes things like taxes, the AT&T Complete Choice plan, and an inside wire maintenance plan.

BTW, who writes checks anymore? I pay online.

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Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 968293)
It is megabits.

But don't fret. This is one of those things they could never have predicted, that everyone in the goddamn world would need to know this. There's not enough difference between the words bit and byte, and this is what happens when jargon in a 1950s lab escapes to the real world.

Like.

glatt 09-03-2016 01:27 PM

That's what I'm talking about. I feel badly for you that you have to pay more than me for a small fraction of the speed I get simply because of where you live. But now I regret bringing it up because there is little you can do about it, and pointing it out is cruel of me.

John Sellers 09-03-2016 01:53 PM

I don't see any reason for you to feel bad. I'm ok with it, as long as my RSDI checks keep coming.

Also , it might have something to do with the fact that Mississippi's economic status is the worst in the USA, but I'm not sure.

John Sellers 09-03-2016 02:41 PM

Bruce, I'm still curious to see what your Speedtest results are.

fargon 09-03-2016 03:29 PM

Our phone bill including 3.0 MB DSL is $95.00 and it is plenty fast enough for us and the occational guest. And it almost never goes out.

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