On 8/10/2011 9:43 AM, John Shaver wrote: > I've never used DSL in the past. Anyone want to share their > experience? What kind of speeds does DSL provide now? Thanks! DSL can get speeds of up to 7 Mbit down and 768kbit up if you're close to the CO. Cable gets faster. DSL is a dedicated line for just your use. Cable around here is a shared line between you and your neighbors. You are provisioned a certain piece of the overall bandwidth, and they hope not everyone is using much of it at any given time.
Honestly, I have both on my network. I prefer my DSL line, but the cable line is much better for large downloads at off-peak hours. It has its ups and downs for performance. The DSL line is either working great or (rarely) down completely. This is usually Qwest's fault, but I have xmission and they tend to come clean immediately when its their fault. So yeah. Trade-offs all over the place, and it depends on what you want to do with the line. Pick your poison =cP -Tod Hansmann /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
