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when did you stop using dial up internet? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by Live_Let_Live@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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for me it was back in 2012 i think

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I want to say it was about 2005 or 2006.

My first "broadband" was Hughes satellite internet, due to living in a rural location. It was hot garbage, but it was better than dialup.

The speeds were Ok (for me), but the data cap (applied daily) was draconian. I don't recall the specific amount but it basically made it impossible to stream video in any capacity.

There was a 3-hour period from midnight to 3am every night where the cap didn't count. That effectively became internet time because it was unusable otherwise.

I got cable in 2010.