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Originally Posted by jgaiser
I probably won't check. I'm on dialup and for whatever reason Goodreads is *painfully* slow for me to use. I've got an account and I do have books listed, but most of my activity these days is on LibraryThing.
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Actually I have no idea what Goodreads is about, so I guess that means I am safe. A lot of people here are true well established aficionados with their books and reading. I am just a "grab something as the tray passes by" type guy. Still I have grabbed a lot.
But about your "dialup." I remember being on dialup. 56Kbaud. The web sites today are much larger so that browsing is very much slower as everything has to download. Plus all the video stuff really slows you down.
You might try DSL if available as an add on to your phone which is about $20/month or $20 to $25 a month stand alone and just have a cell phone for phone calls which you probably have anyway.
Or if you have had a problem with getting DSL in your locale, a lot of locations that didn't have DSL are bringing in AT&T U-Verse. I just upgraded from DSL to U-Verse and am well satisfied.
Personally I wouldn't touch cable though it can be the fastest. It is expensive and it is a constant problem dealing with the cable company.
If the problem is where you live rather than cost, and you can't get DSL or U-Verse, there is a new satellite service coming out that is better than the old one for internet. Look into that.