Anyone on Dial-Up?

[Mary Young]

Starting a new thread (part of the learning curve)!
Is anyone on dial-up trying out this Forum? I would be interested to hear their reaction.

[Tomp]

Mary

Yes I am on dial-up and the biggest problem for me of course is no one can reach me on the phone as long as I am on-line. I wish there was some way to download the messages as you can in e-mail. This is the first message board I've used so I'm still trying to learn.

Tomp

[Mary Young]

Hi, Tom
I know the feeling :-( Am on broadband now, but was on dialup for a long time. Apart from hogging the line, how is your speed (or lack of it)?
You could read my other thread "Can I Download Individual Messages". Apparently, if you subscribe to a thread, you can request notification of new messages by email (notification includes the message). But I'm not convinced you get each and every one. And of course, you have to access the forum and read the thread so you can subscribe!
I must say, if you are on a few email Lists, and scanning a lot of mail every day, it's much quicker to download and then work off-line.

[Roche]

Starting a new thread (part of the learning curve)!
Is anyone on dial-up trying out this Forum? I would be interested to hear their reaction.

Hello,Mary and members
This would only be of use to members in the UK
for cheaper dialup calls you would need to adjust your dialup modem no placing 18866 at the front of your present dialup no and you can dial for 0.5ppm 24/7 this also works with all your phone calls there is a 1p connection fee found this tip from the BBC Martins Money tips to get the site just google or go striaght to the site, the URL is

https://18866.co.uk

I use Broadband but use this service for all my phone calls, it works on BT.Cable Mobile hope these two sites help you to save money so the savings you make can be used to buy archive CD's just a thought.

Regards
Roche

[John]

Starting a new thread (part of the learning curve)!
Is anyone on dial-up trying out this Forum? I would be interested to hear their reaction.

Hi Mary, yes I'm on dial up and by 'eck, it can be so slow I forget where I'm trying to go.
I really don't think my purse will allow me to spend too much time here.

John

[Mary Young]

Hi, Roche and John
That sounds a great tip to save money (for those of us in UK). But alas doesn't speed thing up!
And Hi, John
Does your "by 'eck" indicate you're a careful Yorkshireman? Just like my mam :-)
Yes, I had a feeling that reading this Board on dialup would be like stirring black treacle!
Regards,

[Docwras]

I don't find it slow at all, and I'm on a dial-up that is shared between three networked users, all of whom are online at the same time normally!

Just picking up on the earlier comments about saving money on phone calls, (in the UK) you can opt for a 24/7 provider where you pay a flat-rate fee rather than per minute. Mine's Freenetname and I pay £12.50 a month and can connect anytime and as often and for as long as I like for that. Makes a fool of paying by the minute when time runs away with you!

BTW the 18866 service FAQ says this about Internet access numbers:

Q. Can I access the internet via 18866?
A. No, unfortunately this is not possible. Internet providers offer dial up services using special access numbers which cannot be dialled using 18866.

[John]

Hi, Roche and John

And Hi, John
Does your "by 'eck" indicate you're a careful Yorkshireman? Just like my mam :-)
Yes, I had a feeling that reading this Board on dialup would be like stirring black treacle!
Regards,

Nay lass, wrong side of the hills. I'm a Lanky lad, exiled in Norfolk but planning my escape back to Lancashire.
Knitting fog comes to mind too.
It's a great shame really, I can see a huge potential but the slowness of moving around and the ability to not be able to find things is a tad, er, well you know.

I think I've misunderstood the function of the "new post" button as well, I understood that this would show me all new posts to the system, however it only shows me posts made to the threads I'm subscribed to and as I get notification anyway, that doesn't seem to help much.

[later]I have since had notification of some new messages on boards that I'm I can see a huge potential but the slowness of moving around and the ability to not be able to find things is a tad, er, well you know.

I think I've misunderstood the function of the "new post" button as well, I understood that this would show me all new posts to the system, however it only shows me posts made to the threads I'm subscribed to and as I get notification anyway, that doesn't seem to help much.

[later]I have since had notification of some new messages on boards that I'm I can see a huge potential but the slowness of moving around and the ability to not be able to find things is a tad, er, well you know.

I think I've misunderstood the function of the "new post" button as well, I understood that this would show me all new posts to the system, however it only shows me posts made to the threads I'm subscribed to and as I get notification anyway, that doesn't seem to help much.

[later]I have since had notification of some new messages on boards that I'm I can see a huge potential but the slowness of moving around and the ability to not be able to find things is a tad, er, well you know.

I think I've misunderstood the function of the "new post" button as well, I understood that this would show me all new posts to the system, however it only shows me posts made to the threads I'm subscribed to and as I get notification anyway, that doesn't seem to help much.

[later]I have since had notification of some new messages on boards that I'm not subscribed to, but not others.

John

[John]

Just picking up on the earlier comments about saving money on phone calls, (in the UK) you can opt for a 24/7 provider where you pay a flat-rate fee rather than per minute. Mine's Freenetname and I pay £12.50 a month and can connect anytime and as often and for as long as I like for that. Makes a fool of paying by the minute when time runs away with you!

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It isn't just a financial consideration, though at the moment as I'm in gypsy mode, I don't have the alternative to by the minute access. My time is limited and what time I have to spend on family history I would rather use for more productive purposes than waiting for boards to down load.

John

[Mary Young]

My time is limited and what time I have to spend on family history I would rather use for more productive purposes than waiting for boards to download.

Hi, John

My feeling exactly! And even on broadband, I find the Boards extremely tedious.

A thought on notification of new postings, I wonder if you do get them all? At the bottom of the notification is this message "There may be other replies also, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again."

I must say, that after a few days of testing this format, given the choice I still prefer to downliad List Mail.