DSL vs. CABLE

Jesse · 03-14-2008, 05:52 AM

Comcast Cable sky rockets past DSL

**mep916** · 03-14-2008, 05:56 AM

Cable is awesome, but more expensive. You know, you get what you pay for. I've had nothing but problems with DSL, in the past.

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Originally Posted by Jesse

Comcast Cable sky rockets past DSL

That's right. I have Comcast and I'll never switch again.

computer stupid · 03-14-2008, 04:00 PM

With the comcast bundle I am going to save about 60.00 a month. So I am going to get more then I paid for

twitchtwice · 03-14-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Instinct5

how do you manage that i have never had a download rate higher then 150 kb/s

i was the first person in my neighborhood to have internet so i have fiber optic straight into my house. its pretty sweet.

tlarkin · 03-14-2008, 05:07 PM

I have the 20mbit service from Time Warner cable at my home. I never have any major issues, with the exception that my neighborhood is a bit older and sometimes during the cold and freezing weather the cable can go out. As far as performance goes, I would have to say Cable because of the faster upload speeds and download speeds as well. I also never have a problem with it slowing down during peak time or when tons of people get on. I have maxed my bittorrent client at 1.5 megabytes per a second before and do it often if I can get enough seeders to upload that much to me.

I had DSL in the past when I lived in Denver from Qwest, and it was mediocre at best.

Instinct5 · 03-14-2008, 07:37 PM

man im wondering if its because i have just your standard high speed internet package. also i have a question whats T1 or T3 internet?

twitchtwice · 03-15-2008, 03:25 AM

T1 and T3 are just speed increases.

You get WAY faster upload/download speeds, and you also pay about 120 a month.

i believe t3 is 10mb or something. im not too sure.

Interested · 03-15-2008, 03:25 AM

if you can get FiOS. I just switched from Comcast Cable (10/2), and on speed tests i only got about 6/1.5, with verizon, i always get 15/2, whether its mid day saturday (and all of my neighbors are on the net), or 3am sunday, i always get 15/2. Right now they have a deal, 110 a month for tv, internet, and phone. The internet is 15/2, like mine. In counter strike source, my ping is always 5 (the lowest possible), sometimes i even have same or less lag then the owner of the server. If you can not get FiOS, then stick with cable, its better than DSL. Right now, FiOS owns EVERYTHING out there.

johnny_ · 03-15-2008, 06:01 AM

i have dsl2 with bigpond its quick and have never had any problems with.

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twitchtwice Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 310	T1 and T3 are just speed increases. You get WAY faster upload/download speeds, and you also pay about 120 a month. i believe t3 is 10mb or something. im not too sure. __________________ CPU: C2D e8400 @ 3.6 HSF: Arctic Freezer 7 MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3L RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 GPU: XFX GeForce G92 8800 GTS HDD: WD Raptor 150GB PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W CASE: Antech 900 OS: Win XP x64 MON: Samsung 932BW All this for CS:S? Why not :)

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Interested Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PA Age: 13 Posts: 737	if you can get FiOS. I just switched from Comcast Cable (10/2), and on speed tests i only got about 6/1.5, with verizon, i always get 15/2, whether its mid day saturday (and all of my neighbors are on the net), or 3am sunday, i always get 15/2. Right now they have a deal, 110 a month for tv, internet, and phone. The internet is 15/2, like mine. In counter strike source, my ping is always 5 (the lowest possible), sometimes i even have same or less lag then the owner of the server. If you can not get FiOS, then stick with cable, its better than DSL. Right now, FiOS owns EVERYTHING out there. __________________ Main: \| On The Go Device: Q6600 \| 620MHz ARM 1176 4GB DDR2 800 \| 128MB DRAM P35-DS3L \| 16GB Samsung NAND 250GB seagate disk X2 \| PowerVR MBX 3D 8600GT

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03-14-2008, 05:52 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jesse Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 151	Comcast Cable sky rockets past DSL

03-14-2008, 04:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
computer stupid Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 90	With the comcast bundle I am going to save about 60.00 a month. So I am going to get more then I paid for

03-14-2008, 05:07 PM	#25 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,949	I have the 20mbit service from Time Warner cable at my home. I never have any major issues, with the exception that my neighborhood is a bit older and sometimes during the cold and freezing weather the cable can go out. As far as performance goes, I would have to say Cable because of the faster upload speeds and download speeds as well. I also never have a problem with it slowing down during peak time or when tons of people get on. I have maxed my bittorrent client at 1.5 megabytes per a second before and do it often if I can get enough seeders to upload that much to me. I had DSL in the past when I lived in Denver from Qwest, and it was mediocre at best.

03-15-2008, 06:01 AM	#29 (permalink)
johnny_ New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13	i have dsl2 with bigpond its quick and have never had any problems with.