We have cable-modem, but we were thinking of switching. Can someone tell me the benefits of one over the other?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Does your cable modem work?
In that case, it's better than my DSL, which is currently sulking.
I hate it when I get equipment that is bleeding edge. Bleeding edge = does not work
Posted by Who (Member # 5292) on :
DSL depends mostly on how close you are to a DSL station. The further you are away from one, the slower it is.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I don't just have DSL, I am DSL.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I pondered this dobi and decided against it. Glad you picked up the banner, Papa Moose =)
Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :
Cable is generally faster, but for me DSL was the way to go. The physical cable in my apartment complex is crap, and while the phone lines really aren't that much better, the DSL service has been much more reliable.
Posted by sarahdipity (Member # 3254) on :
I have dsl b/c it meant only 1 bill a month. I believe that cable modem depends upon how many other people are on the line with you. *shrug*
Honestly both have been fast enough for my purposes.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Cable gets slower as more people share your connection to the service provider (i.e., the higher the density of folks with cable internet through the same provider near you, the slower your service will be).
DSL gets slower the further you get from the provider.
They also sometimes have different bandwidth caps and whatnot, but all things being equal, it depends on where you are in relation to the ISP and how many other subscribers there are.
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
DSL is capable of outperforming cable, but usually does not.
Equal reliability, depending on the particular location you are in.
Really, I always figure its a toss up, unless there are mitigating factors one way or the other.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
I'm jealous of my brother in Phoenix, where QWest offers VDSL. I think he was getting 1 Mbps.
I'll continue to limp along with dial-up until they get this Utopia fiberoptic network in. Fiber to the curb! Yeah!