Aaaarrrgggg! help! (and a harware problem)

Pulse

<div class="IPBDescription">Need a new isp before i get d/c'ed again</div>My isp is the most pathetic excuse for internet the world has ever known.  Some ppl say that their isp is the the worst but this one takes the cake (or something like that).  Disconnects are frequent, my average ping is 600-700ms, but perhaps the worst of all is when i can't connect at all, every once in a while my password won't work for a day or two, and sometimes I can connect but it won't let my modem send or recieve data (this usually happens for about a week at a time). Oh, and did I mention that I'm paying $30 a month for this crap?  I looked at the other options like earthlink A&E and sprint, but since its all american It would cost about $50 a month. Living in B.C. sure pays huh? and I'll be damned if use aol. what I need is a fast canadian service for a relatively low price or even better, a free Isp with no cap on how much time u use per month.  On an umm, <i>lighter note.</i>I'm going to buy a new video and I need to get it in town, I went to radio shack cuz they have the best stuff and the best prices on said stuff.  They offered me a Geforce 2 mx with 32mbs of ram for $80, which is a dream come true out here in the middle of nowhere, pricewise anyway. Since I'm upgrading for a sinister purpose: Morrowind! *insert evil laugh here* and I have a voodo3 16mb, I have to get it anyway. but i would like to know a bit about the card before i buy it.

alius42

That won't run morrowind. 80 smackers for a geforce 2mx and 32 megs of ram is a gigantic ripoff.

Pulse

the problem is thats the best I will ever be able to get until geforce 15 comes out in 2021, then i will be able to get a geforce 4 mx with 64mbs of ram
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It's also the one of the best prices I will ever get on a card, this other computer shop is selling a voodo5 for something around 2-4 hundred big ones (i forget)

Merkaba

ummm order off of the internet? Which is cheaper <i>anyway...</i>

Really, get a GF2 MX and you'll find yourself lagging behind everyone else for some time to come. Try and at least go for a Geforce3. (Save up some more if you have to)

coil

Silencer, it's called <b>ordering online</b>.

I'd help you with your ISP problem, but I'm in the US... don't know anything about Canadian ISPs.  ):

Pulse

Oh, and if anyones wondering why the the prices r so over-inflated: Canada's already crappy economy + B.C.'s even crappier economy + Prince Rupert's economy which relies on a saw mill which doesn't happen to be working right now = prices that would be acceptable in yen

Pulse

my credit is <i>cough</i>unsatisfactory<i>cough</i> cuz of P.R.'s financial position and i'm afraid of check/money orders (too many papercuts i suppose), so online is not an option for me.

Sgt_X

I don't know if it'd be avalible in your area but Telus ADSL works good, don't know what the install fee is (we got it during the test phase so we got free install, this back when it was B.C. Tel) But the monthly charge is approx. $45 CDN. It`s always on, has barley any service interuptions and lets me ping less than 100 ms to any server that`s sorta local. Washington state and Alberta as well) And you get 3 e-mail accounts and about 5 megs of web space. (

Pulse

thanks, whats their website? my Isp/phone company has a big banner with Telus on it so i think I'll be able to get it

Pulse

I'd also like to know what having gf2 is actually like framerate wise

Llama_Killer

Uh I use BELL sympatico and its relitavly descent at about 39$ a month plus renting the DSL modem at 10$ a month.

(these are the Quebec prices i dont know about BC)

Legionnaired

Oh boy...

Anything with MX in it.... sucks.

It's crap in a box.

Seriously, get over your fear of online ordering.

<a href="Http://www.newegg.com" target="_blank">Http://www.newegg.com</a>

look into the Geforce 2 Ti, or the GeForce 3 Ti 300.

alius42

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Geforce 3 ti <b>200</b>