[Wftl-lug] DSL or cable

[Troy Banther]

Paul,

Isn't there a distance from the telephone company switch building  
issue with DSL? I am fortunate to live in a small town near one of them.


On Dec 8, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Paul M Foster wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 10:58:07PM -0500, Andrew wrote:
>
>> Opps! I think I put the subject in to the Attachments spot. Below is
>> the contents of the "No Subject" message I sent earlier, sorry about
>> that.
>>
>>
>> On 12/8/07, Andrew <awg1011 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> We are currently using dialup internet and we are looking in to high
>>> speed. The choices here where I live are AT&T DSL and Charter High
>>> speed and I would like to know the pros and cons of each and  
>>> personal
>>> experiences, good and/or bad.
>>>
>
> I don't know about where you are, but I have people in my LUG  
> complain that
> cable internet is oversold. The result for one guy who lives around a
> junior college is that when all the kids come home at the end of the  
> day,
> the speed slows waaaay down. Since they're all sharing the same  
> pipe, I can
> see this being a problem. Perhaps if they have fibre where you are, it
> won't be an issue.
>
> I don't see or hear of this problem with DSL. The down side is that  
> DSL
> speeds, while fast, are not as fast as cable internet. Of course, if  
> you're
> going from dialup to high speed, it shouldn't matter. I've had DSL  
> for many
> years, and had few problems and good speed. However, quality of  
> service
> depends on your phone company, and perhaps even how the local office  
> is
> run.
>
> Paul
>
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