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| Brett W |
 Dec 11 2005, 06:35 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None 
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OK I am fed up with shitty dialup. I have both options available for about the same money. But I want to do away with my landline as I have no more use for it.
My figures Cable internet 58/month w/o paying for cable TV Cell phone 40/month normal monthly plan DSL 43/month (same speed as cable offering) could go slower Land line 26/month call phone 35-40/month prepaid Dial Up 23/month Land line 26/month Cell phone 35-50/mon No I don't pay for cable now, but that may change if I have to, to get cable internet. Then the price goes up 40$. If I have to do that then it is cheaper for me to get the DSL and pay for the extra line. Which is the best approach? |
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| StratPlayer |
Dec 11 2005, 08:55 PM
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StratPlayer Group: Members Posts: 3,278 Joined: 27-December 02 From: SLC, Utah Member No.: 27 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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DSL here and I love it, and dsl don't share bandwidth, cable does. My download speed is 1024 dwn, upload is 934 and it stays that way. I've hosted 16 pilots online connected to me without any problems and flying missions also. I've seen guys connected to cable on a friday night and their bandwith drops to crap. They have to share bandwidth with their neighbors. No complaints about dsl. I've had dsl for almost 4 yrs now.
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| bd1308 |
Dec 11 2005, 08:58 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
that used to be a real huge downer for cable people, but the cable companies have been getting better at putting up more "nodes" when the people using the node is more than what the node can deliver to the people. I dont think that makes sense. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) |
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| Brett W |
Dec 11 2005, 09:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None
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I was just talking to a friend and he was telling me sometimes on Friday and Saturday nights he gets a black out for thirty minutes. Says it has gotten better, but it may happen a couple of times a month.
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| Hammy |
Dec 11 2005, 09:52 PM
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mr. Wonderful Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, California Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California |
I get 300+ KB(not kb) download and 50+KB upload with SBC dsl.... Though I plan on switching to cable.
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| riverman |
Dec 11 2005, 10:10 PM
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Learn As I Go Group: Members Posts: 449 Joined: 18-January 05 From: Kitchener, ON Member No.: 3,466 |
I've had both (used to have cable, now have DSL) and I've noticed no difference between the two in terms of service or performance. The reason I switched was because I got a better bundle (phone plan and internet) from the phone company than I did from the cable company (TV and internet).
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| anthony |
Dec 11 2005, 10:52 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218  |
Personally, I would just get whatever is cheapest in your area. I don't have cable tv (I'd rather have satellite) so Comcast was charging me $60/month for just broadband service. I switched to DSL with SBC and got the Pro plan for $26/mo. My girlfriend just signed up for the cheap SBC 1.5Mbps ($15/mo.) plan and it's been great for the money. Honestly, I hardly noticed a difference between her 1.5Mbps down and my 3Mbps down connection. Most web servers will not serve you up data anywhere near that fast anyway.
I say go with the cheapest and most reliable service you can get. In the end I'd even say that reliability is the most important thing. A service that is trouble free and that never goes down is a blessing. |
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| bperry |
Dec 12 2005, 12:06 AM
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Lurker Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Dallas, Tx Member No.: 1,661 |
There was a discussion about this last summer....
Cable vs DSL I wrote up quite a bit about it. I was heavily involved with the definition of DSL and its rollouts around the world and my preference given a choice is Cable modem service. --- bill |
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| bd1308 |
Dec 12 2005, 12:11 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
if you want a unbiased opinion, I recommend Cable.
If you want a biased opinion, I'd go with Business DSL...no port-scanning nazi's..... b |
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| effutuo101 |
Dec 12 2005, 12:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
Cable. I am getting rid of my hard phone line next week. I work from home quite often and have to down load/up load large files. It is great. I sit, and watch the news, talk on the VOIP line and do my work. I have had DSL, but in my opinion, it went out way to often for me. Now that the whole 911 issue has been resolved. just my .02
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| NoEcm |
Dec 12 2005, 01:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 20-June 05 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 4,309 |
With DSL I'm getting 1536kb down and 864kb up. ~$32 per month.
It used to be one of the DSL advantages was the ability to purchase static IP addresses. Not sure if cable offers a static IP address or not. Also, on cable can you still put a promiscuous NIC on the network and sniff packets on your segment? |
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| JB 914 |
Dec 12 2005, 01:17 AM
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Daddy! Finish my car NOW!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Garden Grove, CA Member No.: 2,831 |
had cable for almost 7 years. only gone down 2-3 times and not for very long. speed is awesome.
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| MecGen |
Dec 12 2005, 06:35 AM
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8 Easy Steps Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 8-January 05 From: Laval, Canada Member No.: 3,421 |
[/I have cable now and it is gratis] I hear ya bro, I desided to unhook all previous connections, and buy a bundle, phone, basic cable, cable internet. 64$ Can/per month. I have a Digital Satellite System now... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif) Later (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif) |
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| tat2dphreak |
Dec 12 2005, 09:15 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I liked DSL when I had it, it was faster than cable here... but I got it for Free, too... now I have FiOS... makes DSL and Cable look like 56k...
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