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On 1/15/03 3:20 PM, "Tom Roth" <tomroth@wfubmc.edu> wrote:
>
> I'm considering getting high speed internet access for home use and have the
> option of cable or DSL. What's the best way to go about choosing which one
> would be best other than signing up and performing speed tests?
>
> I've heard that in choosing between cable and DSL it really matters where you
> are geographically and who is providing the service. I realize that cable has
> a slightly higher potential bandwidth but that it's shared with your neighbors
> where as DSL is more like a switched network. So how do I know which to go
> with?
>
You don't! It is in general a crap shoot that for most people is decided by
whether or not there is cable or DSL access at all. My office in
Massachusetts is inside of that famous high tech highway Route 128, we have
neither cable nor DSL. There is one wireless provider currently under
chapter 11 and therefore we have no choice but to go with a T-1. You are
right in the difference between the two, cable can be faster but it depends
on the "local area" network, DSL is more consistent in terms of speed. But
the newspapers are constantly full of Verizon horror stories about DSL.
Lotsa luck!
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