>Does the volume of subscribers have any bearing on DSL speeds? They >told me this was the problem with Cable, the amount of subscribers >slows Cable down.
Yes, but not in the same manner that it effects cable. In other words, as far as you should be concerned, no, it won't make a difference to your speed. When you get DSL, they will sell you a specific line speed. You will get near or above that line speed 99% of the time. If everyone in your town decides to get DSL, you will still get near or above that line speed 99% of the time. If you sign up for a 1.5 Mbs DSL line today, you will have a 1.5 Mbs DSL line tomorrow, next week, next year, and so on until you decide to change your speed. Cable doesn't work that way. Cable you get a "max" speed. And as more people are on the same leg you are on (at the very least your street, usually a good portion of your town, if not possibly your entire town, it depends on how big of an area that is), then the amount of your "max" speed you can actually get drops. So you may sign up for a 3 Mbs connection today, but you may never get 3 Mbs of speed from day one (unless you like doing all your stuff at 3 am when everyone else is asleep and the connection is idle). If you have 400 other people on your leg, that 3 Mbs connection might end up only giving you 500 Kbs of speed. And there is nothing you can do about it. The cable company won't give you any credit because of the dropped speed. If your DSL drops any sizable chunk below your rated speed, then you may be able to get credit from the ISP. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
