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GakFace · 05-13-2003, 07:28 AM

alright all good points brought up... But a bit more on this

SPEED:
DSL has a fix rate. So you order basically the package of the UL and DL speed you wish to have. It will NEVER drop below that, won't really rise above either.

Cable does NOT have a fixed rate. The bonus to this is that you can potentially have a T1 (if no one else is using your node, not likely to happen). This won't really happen unless you're the only one on cable in your area, but none-the-less you'll generally get faster Downloads with a cable line. The Catch? The more people that are using the node.. the slower it goes for everyone. If its heavily populated, DSL may be faster.

This was the case where I live, we started with cable internet, but then we tested out DSL, and we were able to surf faster and have streaming download faster than what cable provided with us. So what do to huh? Well do you know anyone that has Cable? and anyone that has DSL?
Figure out the time when you KNOW you'll be online... As cable is better when its not on peak hours, but you might have reasons to be on during those peaks when cable will suck. When you have this time span figured out, have friends in your area run a speed test. Compare the results, and probably try have them do it on at least 2 seperate days. If cable wins by a decent amount, go with them. I say decent amount, because i notice the large different in costs.

05-13-2003, 07:28 AM	#31 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	alright all good points brought up... But a bit more on this SPEED: DSL has a fix rate. So you order basically the package of the UL and DL speed you wish to have. It will NEVER drop below that, won't really rise above either. Cable does NOT have a fixed rate. The bonus to this is that you can potentially have a T1 (if no one else is using your node, not likely to happen). This won't really happen unless you're the only one on cable in your area, but none-the-less you'll generally get faster Downloads with a cable line. The Catch? The more people that are using the node.. the slower it goes for everyone. If its heavily populated, DSL may be faster. This was the case where I live, we started with cable internet, but then we tested out DSL, and we were able to surf faster and have streaming download faster than what cable provided with us. So what do to huh? Well do you know anyone that has Cable? and anyone that has DSL? Figure out the time when you KNOW you'll be online... As cable is better when its not on peak hours, but you might have reasons to be on during those peaks when cable will suck. When you have this time span figured out, have friends in your area run a speed test. Compare the results, and probably try have them do it on at least 2 seperate days. If cable wins by a decent amount, go with them. I say decent amount, because i notice the large different in costs. __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.