▲ 1214 ▼ Did you get your Limewire Wrapped? (lemmy.world) submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 50 points 8 months ago (4 children) In 2007? Damn I feel sorry for you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ptz@dubvee.org 20 points 8 months ago (1 child) yeah....I had to earn by gigabit fiber. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 11 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Oh I got my fiber last year. But in the meantime I at least had ADSL starting 2004 or 2005. In a post-soviet nation at that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago I've been using a cable modem or better since the end of the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) My grandparents still had dial-up in 2016. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children) What made them decide to quit dial up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago They died permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago The company that provided service finally had a DSL option at their location. Though 2mbps/.5mbps wasn’t much of an upgrade over duplexed 56k in modern Internet terms especially since they were the furthest house from the node. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rooster_butt@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago I had dial up when using the music sharing software napster/limewire but I think it was like 2002. I had moved on to just torrenting albums by 2007. 2007 seems like a meme for late adopters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* I didn't get Internet until 2011 or so in the home. Then it was dial up for another few years. There was no other options where we lived since it was in the country. Edit: we did have a second line because landlines were so cheap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ptz@dubvee.org 20 points 8 months ago (1 child) yeah....I had to earn by gigabit fiber. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 11 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Oh I got my fiber last year. But in the meantime I at least had ADSL starting 2004 or 2005. In a post-soviet nation at that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago I've been using a cable modem or better since the end of the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 11 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Oh I got my fiber last year. But in the meantime I at least had ADSL starting 2004 or 2005. In a post-soviet nation at that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago I've been using a cable modem or better since the end of the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago I've been using a cable modem or better since the end of the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) My grandparents still had dial-up in 2016. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children) What made them decide to quit dial up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago They died permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago The company that provided service finally had a DSL option at their location. Though 2mbps/.5mbps wasn’t much of an upgrade over duplexed 56k in modern Internet terms especially since they were the furthest house from the node. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children) What made them decide to quit dial up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago They died permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago The company that provided service finally had a DSL option at their location. Though 2mbps/.5mbps wasn’t much of an upgrade over duplexed 56k in modern Internet terms especially since they were the furthest house from the node. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago The company that provided service finally had a DSL option at their location. Though 2mbps/.5mbps wasn’t much of an upgrade over duplexed 56k in modern Internet terms especially since they were the furthest house from the node. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rooster_butt@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago I had dial up when using the music sharing software napster/limewire but I think it was like 2002. I had moved on to just torrenting albums by 2007. 2007 seems like a meme for late adopters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* I didn't get Internet until 2011 or so in the home. Then it was dial up for another few years. There was no other options where we lived since it was in the country. Edit: we did have a second line because landlines were so cheap permalink fedilink source parent
