>It's only anecdotal but I've heard from many people across the country with >DSL that they almost always get the lesser service then what they pay for on >average.
I have never seen any DSL connection speed presented as an "average" rate. It is usually presented as an "up to" rate, which is consistent with what you are observing. In practice, I've observed that the DSL provider caps the rate at slightly above the rate they specify. In my experience DSL rates are fairly constant. You get what you pay for, no more and no less. In contrast cable rates are all over the place. Use it in the middle of the night and you have the whole wire to yourself. Use it at rush hour and the speed is poor. As more people get network-fed DVRs I expect that the overnight performance of cable will get worse as more people download video. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
