SOT: DSL or Cable Modem?, Need for surf speed... |
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SOT: DSL or Cable Modem?, Need for surf speed... |
neo914-6 |
Jul 30 2005, 01:12 PM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
Just got "upgraded" to SBC "faster" DSL and found little difference. Maybe it's my old computer. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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lapuwali |
Jul 30 2005, 02:36 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
I some degree, it depends on where you are. Where I live, despite being in the SF Bay Area, I can't get DSL. I've just a bit too far from the phone company's CO. There are several other places in San Jose and Campbell where DSL is also unavailable, despite being in the heart of Silicon Valley. The farther you are from the CO, the worse your speeds will be. SBC simply hasn't built up capacity to meet demand.
I have I-DSL (DSL over ISDN), which is 1/4 the speed of the slowest DSL, but 4x the price! It's very reliable, but I pay a real premium for that. I had cable previously, and had terrible downtime problems (like HOURS per week). For the job I had at the time, I required 24x7 connectivity, so that was completely unacceptable. Reliability was much more important than speed. I also have satellite TV, so I never noticed any downtime on the TV side. There's now a different cable provider where I live (comcast instead of AT&T), so I may try switching back to cable, to get 10x the speed for 30% of the price. My current job also doesn't demand the constant availability anymore. The Sprint wireless service is supposed to rock, but they're out of capacity in the Bay Area, so they haven't signed up any new subscribers here in years. |
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