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| 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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neo914-6 SOT: DSL or Cable Modem? Jul 30 2005, 01:12 PM
Andyrew Computers make a big difference....
but the inter... Jul 30 2005, 01:15 PM scott thacher i have dsl for cost reasons, cable is 42 a month i... Jul 30 2005, 01:19 PM johnmhudson111 I have roadrunner cable and it is very fast, I run... Jul 30 2005, 01:38 PM 914GT I've been using Sprint Broadband Direct wirele... Jul 30 2005, 01:53 PM Travis Neff Cable all the way. I had cable internet for about... Jul 30 2005, 01:56 PM bondo We use DSL, because we have satellite TV. The cost... Jul 30 2005, 01:58 PM mk114 well i work in a dsl trouble shooting center for a... Jul 30 2005, 03:48 PM redshift Cable, until now... Verizon is draggin' fibre ... Jul 30 2005, 03:51 PM vortrex ... Jul 30 2005, 03:56 PM redshift WOW!
All Hail Comcast! Great job! You... Jul 30 2005, 03:58 PM vortrex also, comcast will be having its own backbone for ... Jul 30 2005, 04:05 PM airsix <... Jul 30 2005, 05:26 PM 914GT What kind of speeds are you all getting with cable... Jul 30 2005, 05:46 PM BIGKAT_83 I just checked my cable and got 3.3meg. The cable ... Jul 30 2005, 05:48 PM Dave_Darling One small problem with the poll, as asked--I'v... Jul 30 2005, 05:51 PM Verruckt Comcast cable 3mbs. Maybe three times in several ... Jul 30 2005, 05:57 PM neo914-6 ... Jul 30 2005, 07:48 PM smg914 This past Wednesday I had my DSL replaced with Ver... Jul 30 2005, 09:21 PM bperry DSL vs Cable. Hmmmm I could and did write volumes ... Jul 31 2005, 01:54 AM Gint Excellent post Bill, thank you. Who knows anythin... Jul 31 2005, 08:05 AM smg914 Jul 31 2005, 10:13 AM Brett W What is everyone paying for their service? Comcas... Jul 31 2005, 10:39 AM Lou W Introductory price for 3 months at $29.00, no... Jul 31 2005, 10:43 AM scott thacher <... Jul 31 2005, 11:03 AM bperry A great site for broadband information is:
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I share my neighbors cable modem w... Jul 31 2005, 12:34 PM grantsfo I swtched from satillite to Cable and it is blazin... Jul 31 2005, 01:06 PM neo914-6 ... Jul 31 2005, 01:11 PM neo914-6 Jul 31 2005, 01:11 PM grantsfo ... Jul 31 2005, 01:20 PM neo914-6 Year, I thought the deal was 6 mos at half rate? ... Jul 31 2005, 01:35 PM ben1440 Sonic.net DSL all the way http://ww... Jul 31 2005, 01:55 PM vortrex Jul 31 2005, 09:12 PM vortrex ... Jul 31 2005, 09:14 PM messix hey vortex, fellow coworker.
i'm a area tech... Jul 31 2005, 09:34 PM
jkeyzer I have been using cable modem in various parts of ... Aug 1 2005, 12:40 AM |
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