DSL vs. CABLE

Phate321 · 09-25-2005, 08:47 PM

right now i am currently running charter cable internet. my package is 384k and i download on average around 50k. i am switching to verizon dsl and my package through them is a 3.0m/768k line. i live in WA (in the city, not county) and the zip code is 98801. now, is that going to be a decent switch because i want faster internet but was a little worried about switching from cable to dsl because ive had qwest dsl before and it sucked. but i heard qwest was not very good anyway. i just hope verizons package is good. any thoughts would be apreciated.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-25-2005, 08:54 PM

that sounds like a very good package, you average download speed would be about 380KBps, and i have DSL and it has only gone down once for about 10 min in the past 8 months that i've had it. I've always thought of DSL being more reliable then cable anyways, so yes, that is a very good switch. by the way, whats the price difference?

computerhakk · 09-26-2005, 02:41 AM

i believe cable is faster than dsl(dont hold me to it) but the thing is that cable is shared through a neighborhood or community or city i believe.. lol.. something like that.. so when theres big usage in your area.. u get a slower connection.. but dsl is through ur lines and ur the one using it only.. so thats why it can seem faster at times..

[-0MEGA-] · 09-26-2005, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by computerhakk

i believe cable is faster than dsl(dont hold me to it) but the thing is that cable is shared through a neighborhood or community or city i believe.. lol.. something like that.. so when theres big usage in your area.. u get a slower connection.. but dsl is through ur lines and ur the one using it only.. so thats why it can seem faster at times..

depends where you live, but cable connections can fluctuate alot compared to dsl.

X24 · 09-26-2005, 02:55 AM

yes, but i believel most dsl companies put a cap on how much u can download a month while cable is unlimited....atleast that is what it is around here......i still have dialup but we are getting dsl

skidude · 09-26-2005, 02:56 AM

Cable no question. Seems to be a lot faster. A LOT.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-26-2005, 02:57 AM

i dont have any caps for my service, i can do whatever i want whenever i want

[-0MEGA-] · 09-26-2005, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by skidude

Cable no question. Seems to be a lot faster. A LOT.

well, i live in rural NH so we dont have any cable

skidude · 09-26-2005, 03:02 AM

Not even Adelphia??? Thats the only high speed that is avaliable in my town.... rip offs too, $42.95 a month...

[-0MEGA-] · 09-26-2005, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by skidude

Not even Adelphia??? Thats the only high speed that is avaliable in my town.... rip offs too, $42.95 a month...

my dsl is $42 a month, it used to only be 256K!!, but then they upgraded to 2.5mbps for free, so im happy. And no cable tv either, so we have satellite, which rocks the socks off cable tv by the way

the towns next to me have comcast and adelphia.

09-25-2005, 08:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Phate321 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 126	DSL vs. CABLE right now i am currently running charter cable internet. my package is 384k and i download on average around 50k. i am switching to verizon dsl and my package through them is a 3.0m/768k line. i live in WA (in the city, not county) and the zip code is 98801. now, is that going to be a decent switch because i want faster internet but was a little worried about switching from cable to dsl because ive had qwest dsl before and it sucked. but i heard qwest was not very good anyway. i just hope verizons package is good. any thoughts would be apreciated.

09-25-2005, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	that sounds like a very good package, you average download speed would be about 380KBps, and i have DSL and it has only gone down once for about 10 min in the past 8 months that i've had it. I've always thought of DSL being more reliable then cable anyways, so yes, that is a very good switch. by the way, whats the price difference? __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

09-26-2005, 02:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	i believe cable is faster than dsl(dont hold me to it) but the thing is that cable is shared through a neighborhood or community or city i believe.. lol.. something like that.. so when theres big usage in your area.. u get a slower connection.. but dsl is through ur lines and ur the one using it only.. so thats why it can seem faster at times.. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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09-26-2005, 02:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	i dont have any caps for my service, i can do whatever i want whenever i want __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

09-26-2005, 03:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
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