xorbit wrote:

Maybe back in the day when people paid by the byte or only had very low
bandwidth. It made a big difference then. But today it doesn't matter.

So try moving out of the 80s and get something faster than a 300 baud
modem.

The "modern world" includes many people using devices that are dialup
or slower. For instance, a BlackBerry can be used to read Newsgroups,
but even the latest 2.5G and 3G devices will likely revert to lowest
speed in many cruising areas.

And on handhelds there is often no news reader better than Google,
which has to load the entire thread, or 25 messages at a time, with
no kill file. Its really annoying to have to scroll past ten repeated
copies of the same original post, only differing by some non-comment
tagged on the bottom.

Perhaps wannabe armchair cruisers like you always have the latest
terrabaud service in their home, but those of us who actually go
sailing have to make do with slower devices.

On Feb 21, 9:22 am, Jeff wrote:
xorbit wrote:

Maybe back in the day when people paid by the byte or only had very low
bandwidth. It made a big difference then. But today it doesn't matter.

So try moving out of the 80s and get something faster than a 300 baud
modem.

snip


Perhaps wannabe armchair cruisers like you always have the latest
terrabaud service in their home, but those of us who actually go
sailing have to make do with slower devices.


But if you're cruising you've got all the time in the world.
Right? :-)