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c0ldb33r
02-17-2007, 09:12 AM
Do you surf the net on your consoles? If so, which ones?

I've included a list of internet capable systems.

edit: I should add, I did this entire poll on my PSP :)

tom
02-17-2007, 10:09 AM
Sometimes I whip out my DC and surf with it, just to get some old style online feeling.
Also my game.com has seen some surfing in the past, only for a few minutes though

DragonMaster Sam
02-17-2007, 10:22 AM
I don't. That's what I have a PC for.

josekortez
02-17-2007, 10:24 AM
I used to surf the net on Dreamcast.

Technosis
02-17-2007, 10:27 AM
Not yet

CreamSoda
02-17-2007, 10:51 AM
No, I used to use my Dreamcast all the time though. I prefer the use of a PC for the internet. But it was fun using the DC in my room and everything. Even at night when I needed to use Google for *cough* "Research" :p

shopkins
02-17-2007, 10:56 AM
I used to use the Dreamcast as my only Internet connection. For the longest time I did it for free, because somebody had figured out how to decode passwords for free Netzero accounts and make them work with the Dreamcast. It was clunky and it was slow, awkward even though I had a keyboard, but it was better than nothing. Once I got a PC I didn't look back, though. Console Web surfing just can't compare, and I don't think I would want to surf the Web on the newer consoles, even over a broadband connection.

Maybe the Web browser wasn't so hot, but the Dreamcast had some pretty nice online gaming for it's time. At least for someone who had never played online on a PC. I remember having some fun Quake III matches.

neuropolitique
02-17-2007, 11:18 AM
Used to on my Saturn. In fact, that's how I first got my parents on the net.

Griking
02-17-2007, 11:18 AM
Not all all. As someone already said, that's what my PC is for.

I'll reconsider it when a console comes out with a standard keyboard to type with and a decent browser. Screw typing with a gamepad.

djbeatmongrel
02-17-2007, 11:29 AM
well if i am in the middle of something on the pc (most often its CoH) and i want to browse the net real quick i use my Wii. if i am at school i use my psp since i dont have a laptop.

TurboGenesis
02-17-2007, 11:59 AM
When my wife was on the PC I have used the Wii a couple of times otherwise I just stick with the computer.

c0ldb33r
02-17-2007, 12:04 PM
Used to on my Saturn. In fact, that's how I first got my parents on the net.

bahhh... I can't believe I forgot the Saturn. I even just bought the modem for it and everything!

Alucard79
02-17-2007, 12:12 PM
If I don't feel like getting out of my recliner, I'll use the PS3, but otherwise it's PC for me.

icbrkr
02-17-2007, 05:29 PM
Yep, Wiicade.com makes it intersting to surf a little bit on the Wii. That and when the wife wants to quickly look up movie listings we'll kick the Wii on.

Steve W
02-17-2007, 09:35 PM
I used to use the Dreamcast as my only Internet connection. For the longest time I did it for free, because somebody had figured out how to decode passwords for free Netzero accounts and make them work with the Dreamcast.

Heh, I did the same thing. I installed FreeI on my brother's computer, but the banner ad program kept crashing, and the computer would stay online (FreeI would supposedly only let you surf if you kept their banner ads running). I got some info off FreeI's site, and managed to configure it for Apple's Internet Connect program to bypass the ads. Then I tried it on the Dreamcast and it worked great. Started setting everyone up with free internet access. Then FreeI went out of business. Bummer. Still, it was fun to surf on the Dreamcast and download game cinemas from Sega's site.

50s Brawler
02-18-2007, 06:26 PM
I use to surf the net with the NETLINK SEGA SATURN which wasn't one of the options above. Great times for me and I always liked the idea of being jacked into Cyberspace on a console. Since then I can't say I have, but I want to fit some kind of devoted "Emulation Only" (meaning I'm not interested in some PC powerhouse to run current stuff) Internet DSL/Cable Modem accessible computer stuffed inside the shell of a Japanese Mega Drive system, with the keyboard and mouse actually fitting into the controller ports. But I have yet to find someone who can do that, and Ben Heckerdorn probably isn't taking commission jobs for his outlandish creations that we all drain into our boots over.
:drinking:

Fighter17
02-18-2007, 07:07 PM
When I used to own my Dreamcast I was surfing the net to download some save game files from Gamefaqs, and some Quake III matches.

j_factor
02-18-2007, 10:53 PM
When I'm not near a computer, I occasionally use my N-Gage to check something on the net. It's slow (like all cell net connections), but it works.

LiquidPolicenaut
02-18-2007, 11:25 PM
I, too, started regukar net surfing via the Staurn Netlink. I actually do surf the web with the PS3. I like being able to download songs striaght to the harddrive and transfer to the PSP. I can also do that with videos (like on Google Video) but I need to find more links to places I can download directly to the PS3...

cyberfluxor
02-19-2007, 12:07 AM
Another no console person here. I stick to computers and when on the go the laptop works just fine. I wouldn't mind using a DS or PSP for quick access but I don't own a PSP and certainly am not about to buy a browser for my DS that costs so much.

dgdgagdae
02-19-2007, 12:51 AM
Even though I can't on my Xbox 360, I wouldn't really see the point. I even hate sending messages on Live using the controller, I'll sometimes go in the other room and log in on the PC just to do that.

zemmix
02-20-2007, 01:26 AM
During the weekend I like falling asleep while watching youtube videos on my Wii. Thats about it. No keyboard ftl.

Push Upstairs
02-20-2007, 04:39 AM
I rock the web with my internet ready NES.

petewhitley
02-20-2007, 04:44 AM
It's almost mind-boggling to me the very idea of surfing the net on one of my consoles. I would rank my PC, laptop, PDA, PSP, and even cell phone as better options. Seeing as how several of those are usually readily available even if I'm near the gaming TV, there's no way in hell I'm going to try to navigate the 'net with a console.

Slate
02-20-2007, 11:18 AM
PC, Most of the time. Although I did use my PSP for online browsing a couple of times.

Perhaps when I buy a Wii i'll web browse on it, But I haven't seen any Wiis in stores.

PentiumMMX
02-20-2007, 02:31 PM
I use my Dreamcast for surfing a lot (Those times when my internet PC goes down (read: almost every damn time I turn it on!))