pwmatt
Cathlete
and I LOVE it! Its sooo much better than dial up!
http://www.picturetrail.com/pwmatt
http://www.picturetrail.com/pwmatt
just got DSL .....
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crissytd2005
Cathlete
It is soooo much better than dial-up isn't it. The major phone company here in philly is offering it at an insanely low price now-$14.95 a month for a year. Of course, I can't get it at that price cause I already have it. I love it though.
ldy_solana
Cathlete
i am still waiting for dsl in my area. i want to drop this cable internet only b/c i think the company is a rip off. they just doubled my cable bill for the tv which means with the interent and the tv i would be paying almost $120 a month. while my mom who lives 10 mins. on the other side of the city pays barley $20 for her verzion dsl and it works just as a good. disadvantages of living in centeral virginia i guess.
kassia
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
kassia
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
Miss Lee
Cathlete
>A word to the wise...
>
>Your computer is now connected to the net whenever it is
>turned on.
>
>Please investigate virus and spyware protection. Also check
>out a firewall. No need to let nasty net citizens into your
>computer!
>
>Dave
Dave--
What programs do you like for internet protection? We have Norton antivirus and I know we have a couple other spyware/adware programs that we run routinely. I don't know much about the computer so my husband usually takes care of this stuff.
Michele
>
>Your computer is now connected to the net whenever it is
>turned on.
>
>Please investigate virus and spyware protection. Also check
>out a firewall. No need to let nasty net citizens into your
>computer!
>
>Dave
Dave--
What programs do you like for internet protection? We have Norton antivirus and I know we have a couple other spyware/adware programs that we run routinely. I don't know much about the computer so my husband usually takes care of this stuff.
Michele
libra01971
Cathlete
Isn't it great!?! I just recently switched to DSL and boy, what a difference!
Michele, Comcast is our ISP, and it gives us free anti-virus, spyware/firewall, and privacy protection services by McAfee. All I had to do was download all the software. It shows me a log of people/other computers trying to get into my computer during the day. It also automatically updates the anti-virus protection. The privacy protection won't let my son online unless he has my permission (after which I type my password in a dialog box.) Does your ISP provide such services? I know there are tons of software out there but I've always gone with McAfee (just habit), even before we switched to Comcast from AT&T dial-up a long time ago. Of course, I had to pay for the software then.
Pinky
Pinky
Miss Lee
Cathlete
Pinky,
Thanks for all the good info. I'm going to show your post to my DH.
I don't know much about what we have because my husband set it up. I think we had to get something different than what Time Warner offered because of some problem it caused with his link up to the hospital computer system. It's really pretty cool. He can look at MRI scans, xrays, lab work--you name it--all from our home computer. He used to have to go back into the hospital to do that. What will they think of next! Anyway, there was something with the Time Warner stuff that interferred with this link up. I am a hopeless moron when it comes to computer stuff. I really should take a class.
Thanks again.
Michele
Thanks for all the good info. I'm going to show your post to my DH.
I don't know much about what we have because my husband set it up. I think we had to get something different than what Time Warner offered because of some problem it caused with his link up to the hospital computer system. It's really pretty cool. He can look at MRI scans, xrays, lab work--you name it--all from our home computer. He used to have to go back into the hospital to do that. What will they think of next! Anyway, there was something with the Time Warner stuff that interferred with this link up. I am a hopeless moron when it comes to computer stuff. I really should take a class.
Thanks again.
Michele
My personal favorites
Antivirus---- Norton Antivirus (not the whole suite, just the antivirus)
Firewall---- ZoneLabs' ZoneAlarm the free download one works fine
Spyware--- I run 2 Lavasoft's Adaware and SpyBot Search and Destroy, both are free for the download.
I check for updates on the spyware and antivirus once per week.
Dave
Antivirus---- Norton Antivirus (not the whole suite, just the antivirus)
Firewall---- ZoneLabs' ZoneAlarm the free download one works fine
Spyware--- I run 2 Lavasoft's Adaware and SpyBot Search and Destroy, both are free for the download.
I check for updates on the spyware and antivirus once per week.
Dave