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| Aaron Cox |
 May 21 2003, 07:49 PM
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im thinking of going w/ cable....DIALUP SUCKS the big ...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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| Mockmaw |
May 21 2003, 08:41 PM
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Your analogy is correct, 'too many' users on any network medium can lead to congestion (just like the ethernet at the office).
I'm not sure what part of CA you're speaking of (or what year your anecdotes refer to, for that matter) but cable congestion does happen here and it's very unpleasant. In some complexes, the connection is essentially 'unusable' from about 4-10pm. 5 years ago cable congestion was a non-issue, now it is definitely a problem. 2mbps anytime of the day/night is unheard of here.. on top of that, AT&T capped the cable DL bandwidth at 1.5mbps when they took over @home's customers. Down south we've been using cable for.. sheesh, at least 10 years, and have never had a speed issue. I had cable for about a year up here in Berkeley.. I learned my lesson. Switched to DSL 2 years ago and have never looked back. |
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Aaron Cox OT....internet connectivity May 21 2003, 07:49 PM
Alexlitov I have cable, but I also have wireless T1. T1 suck... May 21 2003, 07:50 PM 72Signal914 After having ethernet for a year in my dorm, and h... May 21 2003, 07:51 PM 72Signal914 T1 is faster than cable, but it depends on how man... May 21 2003, 07:54 PM Dave Cawdrey Had dial up once. For a week... Sucks. Cable is... May 21 2003, 07:54 PM seanery I've had cable for about a year and had dsl fo... May 21 2003, 07:55 PM Mockmaw There are a couple of critical questions to answer... May 21 2003, 08:22 PM Bleyseng CABLE!! Just went to Costco and bought the... May 21 2003, 08:25 PM vortrex unfortunately the myths of cable modems are just t... May 21 2003, 08:35 PM KaptKaos QUOTE
vortrex you were in berkeley which was an ATT market. the... May 21 2003, 08:55 PM markb Go with the cable. We have 3 computers in the hous... May 21 2003, 08:59 PM Mockmaw Agreed, the fault is on AT&T.. but that doesn... May 21 2003, 09:06 PM krk Mockmaw's got it. (as do several others on thi... May 21 2003, 11:17 PM Rob Ways Between DSL and Cable Modem I went with DSL for th... May 21 2003, 11:24 PM campbellcj I had Verizon DSL for a couple of years at my old ... May 21 2003, 11:34 PM need4speed I agree with Mockmaw.
You can get "lucky" with c... May 22 2003, 12:18 PM Brad Roberts 5 IP addresses at home and at SSI allow me to run/... May 22 2003, 12:28 PM Jeffs9146 I vote for Cable!
I run a wireless network i... May 22 2003, 05:54 PM Jeff Krieger How much do you download in a month? My local tel ... May 31 2003, 03:36 PM Aaron Cox wow, i didnt know this thread was still active B) ... May 31 2003, 05:47 PM vortrex that's probably fine for you.
having a contin... May 31 2003, 05:48 PM Jeff Krieger <... May 31 2003, 07:27 PM
Mike Wofford Cable for sure, dial-up sucks May 31 2003, 07:34 PM |
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