Sorry to burst the bubble there Time Warner Cable only gives regular
resident service between 468 to 512 k down average and 256k up.
2 megs is Bussiness Class now. So it is not that big of a deal any more.
Yeah sure if you live out in the woods and are the only one with
cable it is ok but once you get 2 to 3 people in your neighbor hood it is
nothing better then DSL speeds or less.
TW Road Runner Bussiness class for $410.00 a month will only get you 4mb
down and 1.5 mb up.
Rapid System DSL 7 mb down 2.5 up $149.00.
2mb down and 1mb up was around $69.00 month versus the 512k down and Road
Runner actually only promisses 200k of that and 256k up for $49.00. I would
say if you can get DSL and Cable check the rates! Where I am at Road Runner
$uks.
-----Original Message-----
From: steve <steve@itcom.net>
To: slug@nks.net <slug@nks.net>
Date: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Verizon/GTE DSL
>I've used both in differnet settings in different parts of the country.
>
>When all things are equal you get MUCH more bang for your buck using cable.
>
>If cable is oversold, as it has been in the past, it CAN deteriorate below
>that of DSL. Actually a number of years ago I saw useless cable speeds, but
>I've seen that with DSL too, early on.
>
>If your copper is too old or too far away it's not workable.
>
>The cable guys know this is the time to steal all the DSL customers they
can
>get. So they don't oversell it as they used to. And, they have finally
>learned how to manage IP access over cable.
>
Yes they do over sell that is why they cap modem speeds!
>You pay roughly the same, but you tend to get at least a cool 2MB down pipe
>on cable. Whereas you only get 384 or 768 on DSL for the same dollars.
(About
>$40.)
Wrong you will not get 2mb down you may once in a very unusal circumstance
get that!
You have to consider how many neighbors and then how many with multiple
pc's.
>DSL is more stable, but when they go down they can be down for a week, or
>more, as their actual repair time can take a couple of weeks. (I've seen
it.)
>
>Cable will go down more often than DSL as they work on and modify it. But
>it's always up in a matter of an hour or a couple.
>
>DSL cannot overcome the distance problem the way your cable guys do it. I'm
>not sure why (costs/income no doubt) but the cable guys will throw in
>repeaters when the phone companies won't. On the cable they can have many
>customers use that repeater, whereas on DSL there's only one on that pair.
>Cable infrastructure is more costly to build (material cost) than DSL which
>it's already there.
>
>So I almost never recommend DSL over cable. Actually I turn companies onto
>cable as they tend to prefer more but shorter outtages than fewer longer
ones.
>
>This is what I have observed.
>
>
>On Sunday 12 May 2002 16:38, you wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> I am on cable and considering DSL. It appears that you have had both,
what
>> do you recommend?
>
>--
>
>Steve
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