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Other Topics => Completely Off-Topic => Topic started by: sayyouwould on March 17, 2004, 04:12:00 pm
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what is the difference and what is faster?
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aren't they the same thing :?
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are they? I was under the impression that they were different..... :?
I think DSL runs through your phone line while cable internet is through the cable.
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are they? I was under the impression that they were different..... :?
I think DSL runs through your phone line while cable internet is through the cable.
no dial up runs through your phone line. DSL and Cable run through an opticfibre cable.
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Nope. DSL goes through the phone line . . .Cable goes through the cable - go figure. Cable is generally faster, but both vary with traffic.
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u learn something everyday :)
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There are several factors you need to consider when chosing between the two. Cable is usually faster for the money, however that varies depending upon your location and your provider. DSL speeds generally depend on how much you wanna pay and how far away you are from the nearest DSLAM. You can ask Katia all about that. DSL usually doesn't have restrictions on servers and such.
If you don't know the difference, go for whatever is the cheapest. I'm gonna wanna go with DSL for the less restrictive usage policy (I'm moving off cable soon). But. I also get 3 mbit down right now, which is making my DSL using friends drool.
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Trust Will, even though I can't believe he just said "gonna wanna."
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Thank you for the help. Right now I have cable and it's soooooo fast. I love it...it's just that that combined with the cable bill is like 90 dollars a month. It's not like we are hurting for money but it's a lot.
the DSL with the phone service thing is like 35ish dollars a month but I don't want to lose speed because I'm an internet junkie and have gotten spoiled with having it "always on" and the lightening downloads...:S
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My cable bill is $90 too. . . :?
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:x I hat ethat it's that much...it's like we have basic basic cable...like 60 channels and the ineternet and it's 90 buckeros. *sigh*
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There are several factors you need to consider when chosing between the two. Cable is usually faster for the money, however that varies depending upon your location and your provider. DSL speeds generally depend on how much you wanna pay and how far away you are from the nearest DSLAM. You can ask Katia all about that. DSL usually doesn't have restrictions on servers and such.
If you don't know the difference, go for whatever is the cheapest. I'm gonna wanna go with DSL for the less restrictive usage policy (I'm moving off cable soon). But. I also get 3 mbit down right now, which is making my DSL using friends drool.
Good summary.
IF you live in a fairly remote area, cable is usually best because you don't have the restrictings on distance from the exchange and you won't lose as much bandwith to others in the area with cable.
My cable modem company doesn't stop me from running servers, but they do have an upload bandwith control. So my up speed is slow-ish. But my down is still smokin.
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i have a cable modem..... we used to have dial up... cable's alot better.
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I still have dial-up :?
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I have SBC Yahoo! DSL, I didn't like the service at first but when I kept calling and telling them that I was going to cancel the service because I wasn't getting what I was paying for, they started to fix things, free of charge!!! lol
So now I love my DSL mucho :heart: ;)
My cousins have Cable and its very slooooowwwwwwww....I wouldn't get it, we get a speed stream to make it go really fast and it comes with lots of features.
:D
DSL is way better, than Cable. Hands down, no contest, give it up.
Manda
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DSL and Cable are both ALWAYS on, unless you opt to shut DSL down or log out which is now possible with some DSL companies. A standard DSL bandwidth for 30 bucks a month is 144K , Cable internet is standardized at 344K. Will and Andrew are correct that in remote locations DSL may be a bad choice, however DSL tends to be a more steady connection, whereas a Cable connection speed tends to fluctuate (plus come cable companies suck and your internet goes down twice a month grrrr) Overall i would choose whichever is cheaper unless you do extreme amounts of downloading then cable is a better option. The speed difference isnt noticeable when just web browsing or chatting oni AIM though.
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I have cable, and it's awesome!! I used to have SBC DSL but I must say, the cable service is much, much faster.
Plus, the cool thing with a cable connection is, whenever you turn your comp on, it's already connected, so there's no annoying software or anything. With DSL, I had to manually connect to the internet every time.
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ugh my parents have dsl, im staying there two weeks but i need the stupid software.....If you ever get DSL make sure there is NONE OF THAT CRAP ARGH hehehe
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I keep switching back and forth between dial-up and broadband as I use other people's computers(with their permission.) I'll be using dial-up, convince them on cable internet, and then move. Charter's should have me in their employ.
tylor
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I am getting DSL in two freaking weeks! w00t
It is about damn time to! We haven't been able to get it in the area we're at now for some crazy reason, but we're moving in two weeks & we get it there! yay!
I HATE HATE HATE HATE Dial-up!!!
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Both cable and DSL are susceptible to slow downs due to the neccessary oversubscription of consumer internet access which makes the services affordable. The reason why cable gets such a bad rap is that there is shared bandwidth in a node where the phone line in DSL is dedicated until you reach the DSLAM. Upstream, bandwidth is still shared in both technologies.
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heh they dont even have DSL where I live... and we got cable and its fast, but apparently goes down a lot. We got a nasty buttcrack showing repair dude from the company to come and attempt to fix it, and he was severely incompetant and didn't do much. We're just unlucky I suppose...