I have the same level of DSL service in Lexington, and I have no complaints. Cable is a little less expensive, but I also have dedicated IPs and run servers, something most cable operators don't allow for the normal price.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: dsl or cable > > It's not just downstream speeds that determines a good gaming > connection. You need to have reasonably low latency and good upstream > to see optimal performance. To that degree, services like Direcway are > useless for high-speed gaming (like Counterstrike or Xbox Live stuff) > since the latency is atrocious. > > I have a 1.5/768 DSL line, which is perfectly fine for online gaming. > I'm moving to Kansas City in a few weeks though, at which point I'll > probably end up with cable (Comcast) unless I can find a decent local > provider in Olathe. > > - Jim > > Paul Ihrig wrote: > > >ok, been having a heck of a time with my current isp Time-Warner > >just trying to switch locations from apartment to house. > >they have deleted my account now TWICE in 2 weeks! > > > >i just wanted to change a date of install, and they deleted my account. > > > >so for a game junkie, which is better? > >dsl or cable? > > > >supposedly we get 5mb down. > > > >just getting tired of this. > >our phone guy said dsl was way faster & a constant rate. > > > >just not sure. > > > >thanks > >-paul > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152252 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
