CJINOHIO03 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Whast the speeds etc?? CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 it depends with DSL you pay for a fixed speed upload and download. Whereas with cable your get a set speed that can very depending on overall usage. for example dsl you can buy a 1.5 mb up and 1.5 down. and that speed will never change. with cable i get a 5mb down and a 500kb up but the download speed may very depending on the over useage of the network/node I am on. Cable has gotten alot better but it still can very. If it were me i would go with cable. Edit as for DSL speeds from what i understand you can buy pretty much any upload and down load speeds you want. It all depends what the provider has available to offer. [ 10. March 2005, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: Great Googley Moogley ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 cable > DSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 www.speakeasy.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 How about if I'm still on AOL dialup and I'm thinking about getting that promotion SBC has going on right now for $19.95 for SBC Yahoo DSL, you think I'd be happy with that? What are some prices for cable/companies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 DSL is usually ~1.5M down Cable is usually ~3M-6M down BAM - you will see a HUGE difference between dial-up and SBC DSL. You will be happier. I was a DSL believer until I got cable. Now, there is no doubt that Cable > DSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Yeah, Cable is better then DSL. I have DSL. But paying less then $40/month on my phone and internet access is cool. Plus, I don't have a need for the faster connection that cable provides. It just depends on your need I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Cable is definitely faster, but one thing I have noticed is DSL speeds can vary greatly depending on your location. (distance from ISP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted March 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Who do u have that through Alex? I apy about 40.00 just for a phone line. CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 I just have a basic phone line from SBC with no options. We don't really use our home phone. I never answer it but there is a machine on the line. Everyone knows to call my cell and not my home unless they want to leave a message. We only use it as an emergency phone because we have mobile phones with 1000 anytime minutes, free night/weekend, unlimited mobile to mobile, free long distance and blah blah blah. Our mobile phone is through sprint and they provide long distance with no monthly charges on our home phone plus 50 free long distance minutes every month. That puts our sbc home phone line at less then 20 bucks/month. Then SBC offers $20/month for DSL. Add 2 together then you get phone plus internet for less then $40/month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiG BeN Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 DSL is great for the money. i'm not home very often so the 49/month or whatever it was for roadruner was a litle too much for me. i got the SBCdsl and it's fine for browsing, gaming, that kind of thing. if i was hardcore into file"sharing" or something i would have stuck with the cable, but i'm not and i have no complaints with the dsl. the home network modem thing they give out is pretty sweet too. i know routers are cheap,but the one they give you is pretty handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RX-7 Addict Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Ive had both. And Cable > DSL by far. Cable is much faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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