I signed up for Compuserve in 2011 [effort] [in progress]

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NevergirlsOFFICIAL: Apr 24, 2004; I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.

Alright so I tried to sign up for compuserve. I got almost all the way through but apparently because of DST the billing department is closed so I can't get authorized. Much to your chagrin I *will* report back.

Here's the story so far.

lol I click continue and it lets me download anyway so

It's making the noises I never thought I'd hear again. Awesome.

Connected at 53333 bps

ok I literally cannot use my credit card because the year is not an option. Luckily you can sign up with checking.

"Nevergirls" and "Yospos" were taken.

okay so I got this far. I called the number and Eric answered. He transferred me to billing, which was closed. I called back and he was like "sorry you have to wait for them to open to verify your account."

Stay tuned for an update!

Update Mar 14, 2011 12:01
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...2#post389220842 account authorized after being on hold for 70 minutes with Netscape, Aol. and Compuserve.

Update Mar 14, 2011 18:19
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...3#post389235535 posting from dial up

Mar 16, 2011 21:24
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...6#post389331309 speed test

# ? Mar 13, 2011 15:00

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# ? May 24, 2013 06:16

mrbucket: Nov 11, 2004; aaag armrest

also lol they should make you get a notarized letter ala RIM to verify your account!!

# ? Mar 13, 2011 15:04

My Linux Rig: Mar 27, 2010

Nevergirls posted:

wow awesome so it's like aol never would have guessed

also these images are awfully small, we're not the ones on 56k you know

# ? Mar 13, 2011 15:05

NevergirlsOFFICIAL: Apr 24, 2004; I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.

Mufreesboro posted:

wow awesome so it's like aol never would have guessed

also these images are awfully small, we're not the ones on 56k you know

I was taking the screen shots under the assumption I'd be uploading them via modem.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 15:08

E1M7: Aug 25, 2005; You can hear my music, in your pulse, faster and faster thumping... you are doomed.

need to get a audio grab of that V.90 shake. haven't heard a good v.34/V.90 negotiation in so long.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 15:12

craisins: May 17, 2004; A DRIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

E1M7 posted:

need to get a audio grab of that V.90 shake. haven't heard a good v.34/V.90 negotiation in so long.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 15:52

mcnealys baby: Nov 3, 2002; _{dance klingon dance}

excellent

please try to run netscape 4 or 5 with it tia

# ? Mar 13, 2011 16:42

Last Chance: Dec 31, 2004

My grandmother had CompuServe until 2007 or so. I think she used it twice.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 16:52

got dat wmd: Apr 28, 2009

can you use an iphone somehow to dial up over ppp without acoustic coupler bullshit

# ? Mar 13, 2011 16:58

mcnealys baby: Nov 3, 2002; _{dance klingon dance}

got dat wmd posted:

can you use an iphone somehow to dial up over ppp without acoustic coupler bullshit

doubt it since you cant really do poo poo to an iphone with it connected, it's not like an android/whatever where you can actually access services

# ? Mar 13, 2011 16:59

Wood Warder: Mar 5, 2011; Warding off both trees and boners since 1984

Anatole posted:

doubt it since you cant really do poo poo to an iphone with it connected, it's not like an android/whatever where you can actually access services

If it's jailbroken you may be able to. I jailbroke my iPod touch to use it as a USB wifi adapter when my internal one died. I had to use some old program to forward everything through port 80 though. Probably the nerdiest thing I've ever done.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 17:07

My Linux Rig: Mar 27, 2010

got dat wmd posted:

can you use an iphone somehow to dial up over ppp without acoustic coupler bullshit

well what you could do is make an application that connects your computer as a bluetooth headset to your iphone, and funnels all the connection audio through that.

i've actually seen a portable credit card swipper that does just that.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 17:10

Wood Warder: Mar 5, 2011; Warding off both trees and boners since 1984

Now I remember! I had to download one program that would allow me to have my USB port work at port 20 or something and then I had to use another program to route all port 20 traffic to port 80. Most stuff worked pretty well.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 17:11

yellow borders: Jan 7, 2010

is that literally the newest version of compuserve because lol

# ? Mar 13, 2011 17:44

OSI bean dip: Aug 5, 2004; So why'd you collect 30,000
gigaquads of data on
the subject?

Someone should get on The WELL.

# ? Mar 13, 2011 17:53

ADINSX: Sep 9, 2003

Did they seem surprised you were signing up? Like "whoa I forgot this phone was here, who are you?"

# ? Mar 13, 2011 17:55

Detroit Q. Spider: Jan 17, 2004; I'm dealing with it, Mother.

dial in to compuserve using voip running off your broadband connection

# ? Mar 13, 2011 19:02

Hen: Aug 22, 2006

Detroit Q. Spider posted:

dial in to compuserve using voip running off your broadband connection

# ? Mar 13, 2011 19:03

Detroit Q. Spider: Jan 17, 2004; I'm dealing with it, Mother.

Hen posted:

it can be done. i've seen it.

had i not been on the clock i would have laughed in the guys face

# ? Mar 13, 2011 19:11

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004

you should try dialing-up to the planet URANUS!

# ? Mar 13, 2011 19:27

My Linux Rig: Mar 27, 2010

echinopsis posted:

you should try dialing-up to the planet URANUS!

you're in the wrong thread the proctologist thread is that way -->

# ? Mar 13, 2011 19:30

Quine Connoisseur: Jun 28, 2005

dunkinbean posted:

is that literally the newest version of compuserve because lol

srsly

also lmao at it being $18/month

who pays for these things

# ? Mar 13, 2011 19:40

Smackbilly: Jan 3, 2001; What kind of a name is Pizza Organ! anyway?

amf5 posted:

srsly

also lmao at it being $18/month

who pays for these things

hOW ELSE AM I GOING TO GET PICUTRES OF MY GRANDKIDS

Q

QUTI

QUIT
EXIT COMPUTER

COMPUTER, PLEASE TURN OFF

DEAR JEREMY PLEASE COME OVER AND HELP ME I CANT FIGURE THIS OUT

JEREMEY ARE YOU THERE??????

# ? Mar 13, 2011 20:24

tripwire: Nov 19, 2004; _{ghost flow}

# ? Mar 13, 2011 20:27

ymgve: Jan 2, 2004

Detroit Q. Spider posted:

it can be done. i've seen it.

had i not been on the clock i would have laughed in the guys face

really?

i heard that you can't do it over skype at least but then again i guess other voip solutions have better sound quality

# ? Mar 13, 2011 20:41

Detroit Q. Spider: Jan 17, 2004; I'm dealing with it, Mother.

ymgve posted:

really?

i heard that you can't do it over skype at least but then again i guess other voip solutions have better sound quality

yeah. i have no idea how well it works but this guy was paying for our voip service and dialing into aol. i advised him to switch to our broadband since it would be cheaper and a shitton faster

# ? Mar 13, 2011 20:52

KBlair: Jun 11, 2010

nevergirls was charged too much for smilies, must settle for cheaper 56k

# ? Mar 13, 2011 21:38

unixbeard: Dec 28, 2004

+++ATH0

# ? Mar 13, 2011 21:40

NevergirlsOFFICIAL: Apr 24, 2004; I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.

ADINSX posted:

Did they seem surprised you were signing up? Like "whoa I forgot this phone was here, who are you?"

no the guy acted totally normal about it which was super weird.
first month's free so

# ? Mar 13, 2011 22:51

My Linux Rig: Mar 27, 2010

Nevergirls posted:

no the guy acted totally normal about it which was super weird.
first month's free so

Did you ask him if they were getting a lot of business?

# ? Mar 13, 2011 22:56

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Yep, still me @ ur poasting

tripwire posted:

will do, thx for the img

# ? Mar 13, 2011 23:37

Cryin Burnigan: Aug 8, 2006; ~*~THE SECRET OF THE MAGICAL CRYSTALS IS THAT I'M FUCKING TERRIBLE~*~

tripwire posted:

fuckin frog runnin my life

# ? Mar 14, 2011 00:03

Milkie Galore: Dec 27, 2006

tripwire posted:

i think so tim!!!!

# ? Mar 14, 2011 00:20

NevergirlsOFFICIAL: Apr 24, 2004; I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.

tripwire posted:

Did this before I saw the post.

# ? Mar 14, 2011 01:49

Visual GNUdio: Aug 27, 2003

Not to sperg out, but you won't be able to get any decent modem connection to work over a VOIP provider to somebody else's modem. The lossy codecs in use will seriously gently caress up the negotiation. You could however setup a dialup system in your house with a line simulator if you really wanted that old-timey feel without having to buy a landline.

I had something similar going on for a while to get a dreamcast on the internet before the BBA was available. It dialed into my USR Courier and the poo poo was boss, son.

# ? Mar 14, 2011 02:00

TOOT BOOT: May 25, 2010; POST
POST
POST
POST

I am surprised to find out Compuserve is still a thing

# ? Mar 14, 2011 02:01

Detroit Q. Spider: Jan 17, 2004; I'm dealing with it, Mother.

luma posted:

Not to sperg out, but you won't be able to get any decent modem connection to work over a VOIP provider to somebody else's modem. The lossy codecs in use will seriously gently caress up the negotiation. You could however setup a dialup system in your house with a line simulator if you really wanted that old-timey feel without having to buy a landline.

I had something similar going on for a while to get a dreamcast on the internet before the BBA was available. It dialed into my USR Courier and the poo poo was boss, son.

14k fax works ok on our voip so you can probably connect at at least that rate v

# ? Mar 14, 2011 02:14

OSI bean dip: Aug 5, 2004; So why'd you collect 30,000
gigaquads of data on
the subject?

Detroit Q. Spider posted:

14k fax works ok on our voip so you can probably connect at at least that rate vv

No. You can't.

At best you can pull off 2400 bps.

# ? Mar 14, 2011 02:40

NevergirlsOFFICIAL: Apr 24, 2004; I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.

Update: the department I need will open at 10am eastern. Hope to get this resolved by tomorrow so I can browse the world wide web.

First thread to visit: pyf animated gif thread

# ? Mar 14, 2011 02:45

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# ? May 24, 2013 06:16

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; heh

why the gently caress do you even have a modem or a land line phone in 2011? that better be (a) built into your labtop and (b) some sort of skype/vonage witchcraft

alley oop

# ? Mar 14, 2011 02:49

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