Cable -vs- DSL

I like my DSL but I have never tried Cable. I usually connect at about 1.5 to 2 megs per second. Typical download speeds off good servers are around 180 Kbps. Upload sucks though. I have Southwestern Bell

Where's that test, I'd like to compare mine to yours.

 

For a couple months when we first got cable it was totally amazing, but then I think they recently capped it, because we went from 100% instantaneous everything 40-60 ping in games, 400-600k/sec downloads on average, and flawless streaming anything

to

webpages loading less than instantly, 80-200 ping, 200-400kb/sec average d/l and streaming needs to buffer more.

oh well..that's the breaks, still creams dial-up.

I have little experience with DSL, but it is certainly fast, even my brother's 384/384 line is really fast.

 

Apples and Oranges.

It depends how much you wish to pay for either service, with all the money in the world a SDSL connection would surely be faster.

Ive had both SDSL and cable.

Which is better depends on what your uses are. I had a 1.1mbit up/down connection with SDSL, which gave me a static IP, also allowed me to do reverse DNS so I could have my domain name be resolvable from my IP all of this for 49$ per month.

With cable, 3 years ago, it got installed in 3 days from the order... my SDSL was 4months from the order. Though my cables speed started at 10mbit by 128kbit, after a year it changed to 1.5mbit by 128kbit, after another year 1.0mbit by 256kbit. Also, there isnt even an option to get a static IP, reverse DNS access or the ability to lawfully run any type of server.

Basically there is no VERSUS in this. It is apples and oranges. One service (cable) is mainly geared toward Mom and Pop families who will NEVER use a server, and never need anything very advanced. Where a DSL line (any of the types) are usually primarily geared toward more advanced internet users, though sometimes advertised to the normal mom and pop.

Cable vs. DSL?

If you want to run a server, like i do.. www email ftp, etc.. go with DSL.

If you want to go on the net faster than ISDN or 56k, go with cable.

The Cable vs. DSL debate is not only about speed, an issue that usually only changes when you pay more or get a good deal.

 

Very true what mans0n said, on top of that I'd like to add that if you are a serious gamer, DSL is probably for you, if you want get a good package with fast upstream and downstream connections, then you will have as little lag as possible.

 

I don't mind my Cable. I have maxed out the download at 8.1mbps and upload at 1.7mbps. I am not gonna complain.

 

I game so it's not worth loosing my connection with Verizon. Cable baby ! It's all cost preference..

 

One of the drawback with DSL that most DSL protocols (Windows XP-intern and RasPPPOE), slow down like crazy when your upstream is fully used.
The only protocol/driver that can circumvent it is Cfos' DSL driver.

http://www.cfos.de/index2_e.htm

 

dsl at the office because it's cheaper.

i used to have cable at home, but not anymore, too expensive

 

I have Charter Cable....ugh it blows. DSL round here is A LOT FASTER THAN THE CABLE! The cable is like 1.5mbps and the DSL is like 2.5mbps.

 

That and is your cable/dsl company tryin to rip u off I heard tha Charter rigs their modems so that they slow down after a while and you pay more for faster service...so far I'm starting to believe that!

 

a major drawback with dsl (which i have, we have no cable access here) is that to get it you have to be in a certain radius of the server/station (whatever the word for it is) which i think is like a 4-5 mile radius. i live about 4 miles from the station and i can get it but my friend who lives right down the road (closer to it than me) cant get it. what gives?

 

I used to think it was a myth..but like we had normal Charter cable, 780kbps or somethin like that, got the upgrade to the 1.5mbps and now its at like 1.2mbps...so I dunno...

 

ADSL is distance limited to around 18000 feet. The further you are away from the DSLAM (carrier exchange equipment) the slower your connection will be. ADSL is not capable of using fibre-optic transmission media, hence the distance limitation. VDSL (very high bit-rate DSL) is the one I'm waiting for.<BR><BR>Cable is, as correctly stated above, a shared medium. The more people using your segment at one time, the less bandwidth available to each of them. Blisshead's analogy is pretty much spot on BTW.<BR><BR>Don't even get me started on broadband internet access here in Australia

 

I know...I was just trying to be cool since charter sucks...