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[+] 62 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    When "going online" was an evening activity, not a necessity of life

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  • [–] [S] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Although it sucked so much if you were downloading something like a large (for the time) game and had call waiting or someone picked up a phone in another part of the house. 3 hours down the drain.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Download Managers were a god send for that reason.

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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago

    In the 2000(s) messengers used to warn you not send phone numbers to your chat correspondents. now without giving out your phone number you can't use those messengers

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Brrrrshh..ooooo...shhhhh...twang! twang!..urrshhhhh.t

    Ah yes! I got the twang twang so I got a good connection above 33.6k!

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

    you've got mail!

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  • [+] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Now I want to set that up on a guest network so they have to listen to that sound before it lets them connect 😂

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    AT codes are still used in a lot of places.

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