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ProfessorGAC

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22. Our Town Just Got Upgraded

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #20)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 09:26 PM

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800Mbps direct wired. About 460Mbps WiFi laptop, 165Mbps on my phone.
Fast enough for us.
I still remember our dumb terminal in our lab office being connected by phone to a local university's mainframe at 180 baud!
So, 165 million is fine by me!

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Do you smart phone well? [View all] bucolic_frolic Tuesday OP

Something like this might help LearnedHand Tuesday #1

THanks bucolic_frolic Wednesday #17

Nope. Avoid as much as possible Raven123 Tuesday #2

I NEVER take my phone with me when I leave home Skittles Tuesday #3

1- Now I'm going to worry that you have a horse-and-buggy emergency out there. UTUSN Tuesday #8

(When did "smart phone" become a verb??) lastlib Tuesday #4

I love my flip phone JoseBalow Tuesday #5

I miss my flip phone. Midnight Writer Tuesday #7

Me too, from the early days of 4G LTE. hunter Wednesday #14

Using my phone to answer you. I rarely Emile Tuesday #6

just over a year with t, somewhat. Maninacan Wednesday #9

I use my smart phone for a number of purposes LogDog75 Wednesday #10

I think I do pretty well.... electric_blue68 Wednesday #11

No. I'm tech challenged. And with store coupons? oasis Wednesday #12

See My Post #18 ProfessorGAC Wednesday #19

Thanks, I'll give it a try. oasis Wednesday #21

Thanks for all the replies, as usual good to know I'm not alone! bucolic_frolic Wednesday #13

havent had to get cupons to down load items . i have it to call my sister and some friends a i am on llife line AllaN01Bear Wednesday #15

im bummed that m$ took away skype and forced us onto teams . ugh. AllaN01Bear Wednesday #16

For Coupons... ProfessorGAC Wednesday #18

Thanks for the info bucolic_frolic Wednesday #20

Our Town Just Got Upgraded ProfessorGAC Wednesday #22