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rudyflyer
Joined: 26 Feb 2003
Location: pacing the cage
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 Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:14 pm Post subject: who should I use for a high speed connection at home? |
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Hey folks:
I just moved to Seoul this week and need some advice what high speed net connection I should use. I've had a dial up through shinbiro and they have a high speed but want to know what folks use.
Does the cable companies here offer high speed?
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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My thrunet was on the same cable as my TV last year. I had Hananro recently, and it was on it's own separate cable.
I have cybervillage now, but only because it's free for 2 years in this new place. |
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simon77047
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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I used Shinbiro broadband my first year and I wasn't too happy with it. I remember wanting to disconnect it every couple of days, but couldn't because I had a contract. My second year I signed up with Mega Pass. I thought it was great. Now I'm back in the USA and use Roadrunner. Here's my rating:
1. Roadrunner
2. Mega Pass
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. Shinbiro |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:40 am Post subject: |
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I got da mega mega pass, yo!
It works really well. I just have the standard cable-modem setup. You can get super high-speed as well for a few thousand won extra, but this one works just fine for me. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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Just got megapass VDSL.
It isn't as fast as I had hoped...but I do get 1MB/s up and down. I get more if I actually use more 10/100 NIC instead of my 10Mbit NIC.
I'd suggest Megapass. Cable is horrible on loading webpages in my experience. |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thrunet and Hanaro are your best choices.
KT is as slow as ****! |
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TJ
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject: Internet connection |
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Previously I used Korea Telecom but had trouble because the KT contract finished after my employment contract. They insisted on me paying a penalty for getting out of my internet contract early.
Does anyone know where / if I can get an internet connection in my apartment without tying myself to a one year contract ? |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Internet connection |
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| TJ wrote: |
Previously I used Korea Telecom but had trouble because the KT contract finished after my employment contract. They insisted on me paying a penalty for getting out of my internet contract early.
Does anyone know where / if I can get an internet connection in my apartment without tying myself to a one year contract ? |
You can use KT on a month by month basis, you just pay more for it. Your penalty was just the discount you were given that had to be paid back.
Basically if you sign a three year contract, you save 6,000 Won a month. With a one year contract you save 3,000. No contract just means you don't get the discount. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| IconsFanatic wrote: |
Thrunet and Hanaro are your best choices.
KT is as slow as ****! |
Care to say where KT is slow as sh*t?
I've used Thrunet, kcnet5 and megapass.
Thrunet was slow as anything surfing or uploading outside of Korea. Inside Korea it wasnt bad.
kcnet5 was alright, but i got tired of webpages taking forever to load outside of Korea.
Megapass seems the best for overall stuff. With VDSL I can upload really really fast now.
I wish I had Ntopia like Gord...but my building is a little too old for that. With Ntopia you get all the speed you will ever need.
If you are downloading warez, regular cable seems way faster than adsl. For other stuff, adsl has way better pings and so IMO is better overall. |
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Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
Just got megapass VDSL.
It isn't as fast as I had hoped...but I do get 1MB/s up and down. I get more if I actually use more 10/100 NIC instead of my 10Mbit NIC.
I'd suggest Megapass. Cable is horrible on loading webpages in my experience. |
I'm a recent Megapass convert - and with the high speed VDSL. No complaints at the moment.
As for a poster ranking Roadrunner above megapass - I find them pretty even.
Worst "highspeed internet" service is China Telecom in Taiwan. Not as fast as they boast and they control the grids EVERYBODY uses (regardless of the provider).
Megapass gets Joe's seal of approval.
Joe
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: |
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It also depends on where you are in Seoul, Yongsan is notorious for having bad connections, so your service aint as good as elsewhere. Im currently using Dacom and think its great, also really cheap.
As for contracts, we broke ours by telling Hanaro we were leaving the country... no hassles |
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simon77047
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Joe Thanks wrote: |
| Mr. Pink wrote: |
Just got megapass VDSL.
It isn't as fast as I had hoped...but I do get 1MB/s up and down. I get more if I actually use more 10/100 NIC instead of my 10Mbit NIC.
I'd suggest Megapass. Cable is horrible on loading webpages in my experience. |
I'm a recent Megapass convert - and with the high speed VDSL. No complaints at the moment.
As for a poster ranking Roadrunner above megapass - I find them pretty even.
Worst "highspeed internet" service is China Telecom in Taiwan. Not as fast as they boast and they control the grids EVERYBODY uses (regardless of the provider).
Megapass gets Joe's seal of approval.
Joe
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With RR my download speed is over 2.8 Mbs. I remember Mega Pass at around 1.6. It's just my opinion anyway, not a basis for argument. Go with what you like. |
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lush72
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: I am Penalty Kick!
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| Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
As for contracts, we broke ours by telling Hanaro we were leaving the country... no hassles |
The cats out of the bag now- you can break just about any service contract here by stating you are moving into an area that they dont serve! It must be a law or something!  |
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marista99
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Thought I'd revive this as I have a question sort of related to the topic...about how much does a cable or DSL connection in Korea cost per month? |
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Skywalker26
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Location: Up the Kyber Pass
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:38 am Post subject: |
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Quick question while we are on internet connections:
I am connected with Megapass, unfortunately I can't get VDSL!!!!
At the the moment I have ADSL (I think...i'm not really a techie)....I dn't really play games, but I do download a lot. Is ADSL the best I should use? |
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