Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Toby 'Slide' Lampson wrote:

> Yo persons- > I'm thinkin about getting an MSN account > for the $400 gift certificate I will get at a local > store........(read Free Garmin III +). > Any strong plusses/minusses? > Do they really through privacy around like > it ain't nothin? > > Slide

Toby, I'm having problems with MSN. It's hard to get your e-mail over the web, much easier with AOL. Also, I can consistently connect to AOL at >41000 but rarely can get above 24000 with MSN. Gino

>I'm thinkin about getting an MSN account >for the $400 gift certificate I will get at a local >store........(read Free Garmin III +). > Any strong plusses/minusses?

I think it's pretty obvious. On the plus side, you do get that new Garmin III +. On the minus side, you are now stuck with MSN service for a couple of years... Buying a Garmin at full retail seems like a bargain now that I've thought about it... YISPMV, Gustavo - Some of my best friends work for the Evil Empire...

Toby- DON'T DO IT! You're much better off either putting that money towards a good service provider (I don't know how much you travel, but I find the Mindspring/Earthlink conglomerate to have very good coverage all over the US) @ $10-$20 a month for a year, rather than the $21.99 that Micro$oft wants out of you for 4 years. Yes, your email will instantly recieve spam (anyone with a hotmail account will know this... Micro$oft isn't too good with the ol'privacy thing) and you will have to deal with having to use a Microsoft OS to view your mail and to connect to internet. I just saw last night AT&T is offering monthly service for $9.95/month. I don't know about you, but I avoid long term contracts (and four years is a long time when it comes to the internet), and with technology moving as quickly as it does, you'll have a broadband connection availible for the same price in a years time. I would say that the GPS is going to cost you a whole lot more than the $1000 that you'll pay out for service... Good luck... Stay away from the dark side ---- Zack SE DC 1991 KLR650 "Buster" 1986 Concours -----Original Message----- From: Toby 'Slide' Lampson [mailto:jazranch@...] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 11:15 PM To: KLRville Subject: [DSN_klr650] MSN, to be or not to be nklr Yo persons- I'm thinkin about getting an MSN account for the $400 gift certificate I will get at a local store........(read Free Garmin III +). Any strong plusses/minusses? Do they really through privacy around like it ain't nothin? Slide Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

Sorry to tell you Lew, but the maximum speed anyone can connect over the dial up network is 53K. This is not limited by the modem, pc, or ISP but the telephone network. That is the maximum that we are allowed by rule to pass over the switched network. So even if it tells you that you are connected at a higher speed, it ain't so. JD (the KLR phone guy) A14-4.8k "Godzilla" DF/W, TX. . I have a 56k modem. In this case, obviously, I can't believe the

> speed at which the ISP says they are connecting me. > > Lew Waterman

Thanks....ah, you tease!....You oughtta come on a Posse run.... Find out what a good ride really is........Even if you ARE a man. Slide JenJBphun wrote:

> Toby - Zack is right, but I like compuserve because it has the best worldwide > network of local phone nodes. Earthlink and mindspring don't have as much > coverage. Compuserve was better before they got bought by stinko AOL. I > wouldn't use compuserve for a web host, they are too slow. Good luck you > cutey! (I saw your picture.) -Jennifer

I can settle the Dino/Synth question, at least in my own mind... Belray sells... (get this!!) Semi-Synthetic oil!! for those of us who don't want to go "all the way" HAHAHAH. I bought some in 20-50w. It should be the best of both worlds.... I'm gonna put about 2.5 quarts in it and see how much is in the sight glass... then I'm gonna run the engine for a minute, then add another dollop, then, without checking the sight-glass again, I'll pour the rest in my truck and go for a ride... Fred A15 Kawtchasaki --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Kurt Simpson \(Dual Sport News\)" wrote:

> > After spending time on both the DR and KLR lists, have you ever

figured

> out why any mention of oil brings down the wrath of God on either of > these lists? > ____________ > > Pretty much the same on every list...but I tell you what Dan...I'm

getting

> to know you well enough that I can imagine the question you really

want to

> bring up for the KLR list is "what about the location of the sight

glass?"

> "isn't it true that it is not an accurate gauge of true oil level?" > > The response to this has caused some people to head to the local > neuropsychiatric facility...struth... > > Kurt