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It really depends most on the dsl or cable provider in each area. I have had both and found the cable to have a much higher maximum speed, however, my provider was Adelphia and it was absolute crap -- always down, tech support pretended like it was my fault even though everyone in my area was down, the techs came out to my house and readily admitted that the system was crap...
So I went with dsl. I have found it to have a slower maximum speed, which is noticable when downloading multiple binaries off of newsgroups and such. Uploading is even worse because it basically ties up the pipe, slowing down everything. On the whole I found it to be about 1/3 of the maximum speed of my cable modem... but then again, it didn't go down for hours on end. So, I picked the lesser of two evils.
I would talk to people in your immediate area -- literally on your block. Ask your neighbor what they have and what the quality is. Everything varies by area. For example, while I had lots of problems with Adelphia in my area, other areas are just fine.
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