OT: DSL Vs. Cable
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Tue Oct 12 15:23:26 UTC 2004
Phillip T. George wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Made a new topic, because there's so many replies to the other post, I
> didn't know which one to reply to. It seems to me that in Tulsa, OK the
> choice to go with is Cox cable. Its possible that the phone lines just
> aren't up to par or there's some other reason as to why DSL is not very
> good.
> If anyone in the Texas area uses cable instead of DSL, please reply and
> let us know how your service has been (especially if you have used DSL
> before). I'd like to see the comparison of someone who has firsthand
> experience at both. Like I said, in my area (Tulsa, OK), Cox cable seems
> to be a much better choice. Most of our customers don't even know where
> the Cable modem is, where as with our customers that have DSL (cheaper, of
> course) know EXACTLY where their DSL modem is at :)
>
> -Phillip
>
>
>
Service from either may differ on the location. Cable needs to be
segmented or it runs into load problems at certain times of the day.
I had Cable and moved to DSL. During the change over to DSL, I could
connect to my Cable providers servers faster via DSL than Cable. Even
talking to the system admin was a waste of time.
My experience is DSL is much more reliable.
Mileage may vary. :)
Talk to your neighbors about their experience. This would be a better
indication.
--
Robin Laing
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