Cable vs DSL

Don Key · Post by **Don Key** » Sun Oct 08, 2000 11:50 pm

I am currently using cable(RR. I am moving in a few weeks. Bellsouth website said that telephone # will work with DSL. Is DSL more stable? Have any of you migrated from cable to dsl? Which way should I go?

Hardfloor · Post by **Hardfloor** » Sun Oct 08, 2000 11:59 pm

I have both. Cable at home, dsl at work. Cable is a bit faster for roaming and downloading. Dsl seems better for gaming. A little more stable here.

dannjr · Post by **dannjr** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 1:38 am

Well I had cable and in our area it is slower than the DSL I currently have You can get good cable in some area's and real good DSL in certain area's.
A good portion of the DSL providers have a 700+ connection. The ones that are good are the ones that offer a 1.5Mb connection.

I can honestly say that my DSL is much better than the cable I had.
From the support end to not being down.
I know that there are some area's that are still having problems but I have a feeling this will start to be more of a thing of the past.

Example: internet traffic is not as bad on a DSL durring the hot hours. I hardly notice it.
My D/L's are always about the same I never have that lag I had with cable.(2100.0kbps)
When it rains hard my connection stay's up unlike the cable I had.
The guy down the street isn't on my connection.
The list goes on. If you need more on this email me
had to edit
one last reason for me leaving cable
http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/Forum2/HTML/007684.html

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glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 3:41 am

Originally posted by Don Key:
Is DSL more stable?

In general, yes, but it all depends on ur area/provider. I had PacBell DSL, but eventually went to cable b/c of all the down time and poor customer service. When my DSL was working, the speeds and pings were very, very consistent. I could ping my gateway at less than 40ms all the time and peak hrs didn't seem to affect my speeds/pings. My cable is a lot faster (even in peak hrs.) and has a better up time to down time ratio so far (have had cable for about 6 months now). Plus, cable is $10 cheaper per month. The pings on my cable r a lot more sparatic and I usually get some packet loss to my gateway on the weekends, but the packet loss only lasts for a couple of hrs or so.

Topeka_High_Sux1 · Post by **Topeka_High_Sux1** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 4:48 am

Get DSL! DSL is more reliable, the neighbors won't be on your connection, doesn't have no dowtimes, can play online games, etc. I have RR, too, and when my family is moving at the end of May, i'm thinking of getting DSL rather going back to RR. DSL in my area through SouthWestern Bell is good when you get it up and running, but don't use Southwestern Bell's customer service, it's horrible. I have tried DSL, but I don't remember where, but DSL is about 11% more faster at peak time than cable is.

Helen

Lex Luthor · Post by **Lex Luthor** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 9:54 am

It ALL depends on your area. Anyone that says one or the other is blanketly better is just plain wrong.

Are you moving close enough where your current rr access will be the same? If so, it should be easy to compare. Cable is the one with almost all the variables.

Lex

WhiteTrashGOD · Post by **WhiteTrashGOD** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 11:35 am

I agree totally Lex. I just switched to cable from DSL and my speed is about 4 times faster than what I had with DSL. Why? Location, Location, Location! I live in a neighborhood that is populated by mostly elderly or low-income families. What does this mean? Chances are you can count the number of computer owners on one hand. This is GREAT for speeds, for obvious reasons. In my area, DSL (which also had an unusually high speed average - around 1200kbps for 384kbps service) just cannot touch the speed offered by cable (2700-3400kbps). In my area, cable is about $10 cheaper - AND as an added bonus, the cable guy forgot to put traps/filters on my direct cable drop - I will let you read between the lines there....

Don, my suggestion to you would be to do some investigation in your new neighborhood, find out how many people are computer users. Find out if any have cable modems or DSL - this will be the best thing to do, becaue they will most likely be honest in telling you what speeds they are getting. Call the local cable provider and ask them about how many people in your new area are using their service. I view getting internet service these days much in the same way as I view getting a new car - in order to get the most for your money, you owe it to yourself to shop around, get other buyer's input/opinions, read reviews (DSL reports - have you checked to see if there is a review for the service in your new neighborhood?).

You will only help yourself by becoming an educated consumer.

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glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 3:06 pm

Originally posted by Topeka_High_Sux1:
the neighbors won't be on your connection

The only part that isn't shared is the connection between u and ur C/O. Once u hit the ISP's backbone, ur sharing w/everyone else that uses that ISP.

Originally posted by Topeka_High_Sux1:
doesn't have no dowtimes

DSL can have down time (just like any other net connection), just ask any PacBell user and as a former PacBell user, I can confirm this.

Originally posted by Topeka_High_Sux1:
I have tried DSL, but I don't remember where, but DSL is about 11% more faster at peak time than cable is.

During peak hrs, my cable is far faster than my PacBell DSL ever was.

How can u make all of these statements when u don't even have DSL? As I stated b4 and as Lex said, it all depends on ur area/provider.

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Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 3:13 pm

Thats so true gIc. Verizon DSL's service is ALWAYS down, here in NYC. I don't have it, I use RR, but a lot of my friends have Verizon and all they do is complain about how the service is down for days at a time, and even for almost 2 weeks at one point. RR here in NYC is never down for a siginificant period of time, 5 mintues at the most, and that has only happened lnoy a couple of times in the year that I have had RR. It is all about location, cuz cable here is much faster and more reliable than DSL.

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 3:22 pm

Yup, when I had PacBell DSL, I was down for 3 weeks straight once. I had it for about 14 months and had down time totaling about 3 months. Just plain ridiculous. Never got reimbursed for any down time. Down w/PacBell!

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Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 3:38 pm

Dam, 3 months outta 14, thats freakin insane. And whats even worse is that you did not get reimbursed for any of the downtimes, screw that. Cable maybe shared, but I still get better speeds and pings than any of my friends that are on DSL. DSL Hell is all too a familiar phrase nowadays. If you read PC World or any other popular PC magazine you will see a lott complaints about DSL and the annoying downtimes. One of the Editors even says that as soon as cable is available in his area that he is chuckin DSL, because all that money is not worth the annoyance of having to use his dialup connection more than his DSL.

Don Key · Post by **Don Key** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 7:18 pm

I appreciate all the info.
I think I will stick with the RR for a few more months after the move. I will be able to see if it is better then what I at the old addresss.

Thanks again!!