> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:49 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: dsl or cable > > 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?
Honestly I doubt it matters. In general cable is slightly easier to set up (no line filters or dial-in information) but that only matters for the first 20 minutes. I've been using Comcast for years and love it (and they've just increased the basic bandwith limits to 4mb downstream from 3). Lots of features and, surprisingly, a really well done service home page and toolset. At the same time I've used Time Warner and RCN cable services as well and never had many problems (although the level of service didn't match Comcast). Comcast has remarkably good usenet service (via GigaNews), free Disney online for the kids, free Rhapsody (if you like that) and tons of video clips and movie trailers. In my neighborhood (outside Boston) we can't get DSL (all fiber lines) but my parents have had DSL from two companies in Houston and speed has been okay but service from Southwest Bell has generally sucked big time (lots of drop offs and no extras). However my mom-in-laws Verizon DSL service in Upstate NY has worked gloriously for her. I'm in a VERY high density area and although I've been told numerous times that my speeds would "slow down because I'm on a shared pipe" it just isn't true. The sheer bandwidth available via cable (especially on a fiber infrastructure) is just so damn high you'll never see significant slow-down due to customer density. For both DSL and Cable the most significant point of potential slowdown are the head-end routers and the computer's you're connecting to. You'll never see 4mb/second download times from any computer out there, but with a total of 4mb/second to play with you can do lots of things at once and not notice a drag. Basically I'd go with whatever cheapers ann easier for you - a lot of your decision might be based on where the computer is in relation to the jacks in the house. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:152255 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
