DSL or Cable?

[2cooljay]

I'm thinking about getting one of these connections. Which one is the better one? Not to sure on this sublject.

[i_rebel]

Cable for sure . . . it's super fast.

Or you could go for satellite . . . it that's an option in your area.

[i_rebel]

ps: i'm moving this thread to the Computers/Tech/etc. area . . .

[YogsVR4]

Cable is the best option. Take it if you can.

[Big Daddy]

Cable! If you work for a cable company, or if someone in your household works in the business then it's free.

[Chris]

Cable is much faster. It is the fastest out there that is reasonable priced (a T3 is faster, but $$$$)

[CAptynCrunch]

Cable faster then DSL? Bullpuck!

Things may be different in the states, but here in canada every single cable service offers a top transfer speed of 1.0 mb/sec. And although that is faster then stage 1 DSL, the same speed as stage 2 DSL, it's definitly slower then stage 3 DSL.

Here, I have a totally uncapped DSL line with a private hub connection out at the main substation box thingy a couple of kilometers or so down the road. The reason for this is I'm not actually in the service area for DSL at the moment but we're field testing a loopextender for my dads company that extends the range of DSL(technically the testing ended a few months ago, we just haven't had to give it back yet.)

Even with this weaker signal I still maintain a down speed of 1.45 mb/sec. and because of the loop extender my up speed is quitea bit lower then it should be, it's only at about 500kb/sec.

However if you just get the regular level 3 DSL connection you get 1.5mb/sec down and 1.0mb/sec up. Thats the same upload as cable, but a 50% increase in download. Plus DSL isn't affected by howmany people are using the net at one time.

So, bottom line, If your willing to pay the probably $5 extra a month then get DSL. It's faster in every way.

If your looking for soemthing faster then dialup thats not really any more exspensive, then get cable.

[Chris]

I think you might be thinking MegaBIT It takes 8 megabits to make one megabyte. I get .5megabyte, which is 4 megabit. Which is better than 1.5 advertised by DSL.

[CAptynCrunch]

Hey! don't you be gettin on with your bit's and byte's with me sonny!

Nope, I was referring to megabytes. As in 1024KB, or kilobytes. As in what there are approximately 700(or 650 if you've got old ones) of on a blank cd.

[CAptynCrunch]

oh yeah, and if you want to check your current transfer speed, goto:

www.speedtest.newtel.com

I'm not sure if it'll work for everyone but the only place i haven't been able to use it was at school.

Oh yeah, and check the "verbose" box.

[Chris]

I will do that tomorrow, when I am at the house with high-speed (divorced parents )

[AEstud]

DSL is not a true dedicated line. b/c once it gets to the phone lines its traveling with all of the other traffic on the wire. Cable is a true dedicated line. DSL is better for networking anyways.

[Chris]

Well, I did and, and its wrong. It gives me 1490kbps. Or 181kilobyte download. But I often get up to 500kilobyte download. Either way, cable and DSL kick the living crap outta diallup

[MaxRX7]

get DSL

[Chevrolet1986]

I have shitty dial-up, i WISH i had cable, Of all the people i know, cable seems to be the fastest. But, to me, either cable or DSL will be good for me so i can get rid of this dial-up crap!