Dial Up, Cable, Or DSL?
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Dial Up, Cable, Or DSL?
Im wondering what everyone has for one. And also to mention that i just switched over from Cable to DSL. And i will say that my speed is alot better with the DSL. The cable was good i guess untill everyone else now has it on the block. Which i dont know if everyone knows but with cable its a shared line where DSL isnt. Has anyone else done the switch and if so what was the results?
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- mf_dolphin
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DSL is a shared line too
The difference is that DSL gets shared at the POP or "Point of Presence" where cable is shared at the neighborhood (cable) level. Most commonly used DSL services base their offering on a T-1 type signal which operates at 1.5Mbps often with different upload and download speeds. Cable access is based on the 10Mbps ethernet standard. Since many cable and DSL companies throttle or control bandwidth to the subscriber, speed differences vary widely among DSL and Cable providers. I use RoadRunner cable and would never give it up! My performance is 2-3 times what GTE DSL subscribers get in this area.
Bottom line if you're looking for a high speed connection check all the details in your area including talking to people who use both services

Bottom line if you're looking for a high speed connection check all the details in your area including talking to people who use both services

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I have cable line ... and it's wonderful (except when both Cable TV and Cable Modem went down earlier today ... but it was because of once again, some "less than qualified" road crew workers who cut the fiber optic line once again ... at that pace, they won't have a business with all the fines they continue to fork out each time this happens...
Good question, K.O.W. - maybe shoulda made it a poll question.
Good question, K.O.W. - maybe shoulda made it a poll question.
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Just for comparison purposes, I regularly get between 2.4 and 3.1 Mbps on internet speed tests. I love my RoadRunner! 

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Yea you will breeze!
Thats what i had was RR. My DSL is Sprint. And this box has a 10M and a 100M which it is running on the 100M so im taking it they made changes to it. This is not my area of expertise. I just know that my speed is much better then i had. Dont get me wrong my RR was very good but even before everyone else started getting it around here i still didnt get the speed i am now getting with this.

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King of Weather, what you're seeing is the connection between your PC and the DSL box. That portion is still ethernet based just like RoadRunner. The speed between you and your provider is based on a digital 1.5Mbps circuit. I've been in the communications and networking business since 1984. Just like I said previously, it all depends or your local provider
I just happen to be in an area with a low user density and my RR kicks big butt!

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- mf_dolphin
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Yea your probably right. Last year though i did read a artical about the dsl and cable and how supposedly DSL was comming out with something faster. Im just guessing that what i have may be it. I had forgotten about it untill today when i was testing this out. Im gonna go and try to find that artical later. But anyways i am running at 100M and my speed is better then i had so i am very happy with it.
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I'm with you breeze. Too many kids and too many bills for me! I canceled cable TV 5 years ago, so I just have the dial up. It's slow but it's what I can afford. BTW, I only connect at 24 kbps!, 26,400 on a good day. But I manage. What stinks is that it takes forever to load satellite loops! But I'll suffer through it if I can pay for dance lessons for the girls. There's so much junk on cable, the kids our better off without it anyhow! Though I do miss ESPN sports, especially Sunday nite games 

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