I just want to add a couple of points...
- the fact that you turned it of to test whether there was any truth in my experiences, and the fact that a lot of people reported huge improvements, should make us all think... In fact, mine improved a lot as well...
- as CB said correctly, we do have problems with banda ancha here (and Mike it is also a contract of 18 months, which I will be cancelling next week...), but now use a BB 3G as tethering modems wich normally gives us decent speeds... and DR1 and Facebook are the only sites we have problems with... The fact that decent still means only around 400 kbs, also means it will affect us more than you lucky bastards with mps...
- Robert, if you think you are only loading a tiny image from FB, ask some experts... these programs and links are far from harmless... and the fact that you mention you are going to integrate and collaborate even more with the next release, scares the hell out of me, to be honest... I like my computer and the data on it to remain private... and I like to chose the people who can find me on the internet...
- my dislike of FB is personal, although I realise it is a networking-program which is gaining a lot in popularity, and therefore can/could be beneficial to DR1
on the positive side...
- maybe DR1 can look into a way to integrate with FB, but still keep it completely seperate, or give people a choice... (in my opinion a dream, but let's be positive)
- I just heard today that orange 3G will be available in July or August, and will be offering speeds up to 14 mbs at a price of 2,200 rds for 4 comps...
and I hope a satisfactory solution regarding speed and safety can be found, so I, and a lot of other members, can keep on enjoying this great MB
BTW, Robert, thanks for the great effort and real concern you are putting into this...
BelgianK,
I have absolutely no doubt about Robert's best will to not harm any,
such would be completely out of question for me knowin him and others involved in the making of this bord, in person and in a nice way.
My own concern,
and like I stated before on this topic I have no speed prob with my 3G stick, is the implantation of Data and cookies on my 'puter without my prior approval.
it is MY darn computer,
and I decide without anyone else's allowance when and how I want to harm or destroy it, and the latter I did more than once, by taking risks I knew about.
the point is that connected sites/softwares like FB plant their stuff on our machine without asking any permission first, I had last summer and again last fall trouble on such with FB which is the reason why I will avoid them for any price.
those sites give us their lil implanations to gather Intel about our webbrowsing/find out what pages we like to visit/the way we surf the Net/what brand of coffe we prefer in the morning etc etc,
and that is something I personally completely hate.
for that sole reason that I want to be asked first before anybody 'remotely checks my computer and leaves his lil programs here without my permission', for that I would appreciate that a bord/website where I am a regular since years, informs me about connections to other sites BEFORE they are connected,
so I can decide myself to accept such or to leave and stay by my own lil standards SAVE.
Facebook and a good number of chitting/chatting/connecting sites are websites I do not want to be connected to, not even for the simple check IF there is a Foto of myself available on FB, because even that simple thingy is a connection and to do that lil check FB is leaving a program/software on my computer.
let's discuss that to me important theme in the right manner,
and let's call in some Pro's who know about that stuff,
to solve it in a way where my computer and my privacy stay where I want to have them, and that's far away from any FB or oher Data gathering site.
Mike
