Home · Compatibility Lists · Support Forums · FAQ · News Archive · Articles · Submit News/Upcoming News
NT Compatible
advertisement


Forum overview » Networking » Which Broadband? (1/1)

Reply New Poll

Which Broadband?
Author Message
akoum
Member


Posts: 34
Joined: 2002-01-25
Member No.: 8435
Icon 2002-02-02 23:28:02

Which is better, Cable or DSL?
The DSL service gives me 1.5mb/128kb, unknown on cable. I was thinking DSL only because of the sharing issue. DSL is offered by Verizon and the cable from AT&T.
I would appreciate any opinions. Thanks

Post #91186
Edit Quote Print Solution Plonk Delete
CUViper
Senior Member


Posts: 1120
Joined: 2000-01-22
Member No.: 1536
Icon 2002-02-03 03:22:26

People always say that dsl isn't shared, but that's a little misleading. DSL gets you a dedicated line to the ISP, true, but once you're there, your traffic gets lumped in with everyone else. So if they don't have enough outgoing bandwidth, you're gonna feel the bottleneck.

I would recommend you just compare prices, and try to find out the experiences of other people in your area. www.dslreports.com is a good place to look for user reports on various isp's.

Also, see if you can get AT&T to tell you what the speed of their cable is. I have AT&T Broadband, and they limit me to 1.5mbps/128kbps. And for just about every test I've tried, I get almost exactly that speed, so for me it doesn't appear to be overburdened. This is in Boulder, CO, so it may be different in your area.

Post #91201
Edit Quote Print Solution Plonk Delete
akoum
Member


Posts: 34
Joined: 2002-01-25
Member No.: 8435
Icon 2002-02-11 17:31:28

Thanks for the info, the site was very informative. Anyway I got AT&T cable and the speed is incredible. I actually see 1-5MB all the time while downloading, but usually hovers at 400kb in explorer. Uploads are just as crazy. I hope it stays like this. I think its cause they got Boston covered with cable.

Post #91758
Edit Quote Print Solution Plonk Delete

Reply New Poll

Forum overview » Networking » Which Broadband?

Legend
View   View profile
Solved   Mark this post as solution (topic starter only)
Quote   Reply with quote to post
Edit   Edit post
Delete   Delete post (admin only)

Moderator: Open / Close / Bump / Delete / Move / Merge

All products mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
© 1998-2009 Esselbach Internet Solutions - All Rights Reserved. Terms and privacy policy
Website powered by Esselbach Storyteller CMS System