DSL vs Cable - ZEFRANK.COM

ambo · 01-18-2006, 02:32 AM

Has anyone actually had both ? How do they compare ?
I've had Comcast for many years now, and they claim they are 4 times faster than DSL. I may not be able to get cable in many of the areas in which I am now looking to buy a home. Will DSL be a big disappointment ?

Smartypants · 01-18-2006, 04:10 AM

The only people who could possibly like DSL are those who never had cable. The DSL at my office seemed really fast (it was my first high-speed line) until I got cable at home. Now I have a new office with DSL that's so crazy-making slow that I stay home to work.

Cable's not only lightning fast, but I don't lose service or have my downloads/uploads hang as happens on my DSL line. My vote: Get DSL only if there is no cable available. I'd pay extra if necessary.

This is, of course, in MY area. Service may be different elsewhere, but I've had DSL from numerous San Francisco providers (SBC Global is the WORST!) and I've had cable from AT&T (now Comcast) and RCN (my current provider) and they've both been great. If you're in an area with RCN, you can get good TV/Phone/Internet package deals, but they're not in all markets.

Frieda · 01-18-2006, 05:23 AM

here the cable companies suck monkey ass compared to the ADSL providers.

you can't phone them (unless you want to hold the line for 6 hours), they have stores you can actually go to (but with 8 bigass security guys for 2 employees) and the connection never works.

if you get cable here, you're pretty stupid. apparently, it's not the same in the USA?

Avalon · 01-18-2006, 11:15 AM

Cable in my city is spotty to say the least.

DSL is the way to go here; it has been fast and reliable ; the cable was fast, but email was always ALWAYS going AWOL.

xfox · 01-18-2006, 12:14 PM

Cable has just been taxed by the state (again) here and my bill is now +$5 for my package.

It took ONE whole minute to open this screen to post this. That's probably busy servers and I'd bet it's six of one and half dozen of the other.

The g'vmt is after all the money they can get. You make it/use it, they tax it. We had some gusty wind yesterday and lost electric power in part of the state. How can we keep that from happening?

craig johnston · 01-18-2006, 01:47 PM

^^^

the revolution will not be televised!

Smartypants · 01-18-2006, 02:50 PM

LOL! We do EVERYthing differently here in sf!

red · 01-21-2006, 12:00 PM

We started off with DSL and we swtiched to cable because trying to deal with SBC was ALWAYS so ****ing PAINFUL!
We went cable and have never been happier.

ambo · 01-21-2006, 09:39 PM

Thank you all for your replies. I was pretty sure cable was the better choice. If I have to switch to DSL, you can all join me in a Crying Because I Don't Have Cable thread.

Max Headroom · 01-21-2006, 11:12 PM

I get my DSL for free wheras I'd have to pay 40+ a month for cable....

So yeah, DSL is great

Master_Jedi · 01-22-2006, 12:28 AM

cable jus is better in speed,

ambo · 01-22-2006, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

I get my DSL for free wheras I'd have to pay 40+ a month for cable....

So yeah, DSL is great

Ya, it IS expensive !

Max Headroom · 01-22-2006, 12:57 AM

Everything is expensive compared to free

Avalon · 01-22-2006, 07:29 PM

In today's paper there was an article about the cable being out for 10 hours and subscribers couldn't access their e mail. I am sticking with dsl for now.

surflugen · 01-23-2006, 12:42 AM

the DSL I have has been good but I also live close to a service provider (key for getting good speed). The further away, the worse. I have friends that have had cable and they say it was great but would run into slow periods durring high traffic times. Also you have packages to choose from. My cable service company offers three packages starting at a speed that is less than DSL for the same price as what I am paying for DSL, a comparable speed to my DSL for ten dollars more than I am paying, and a high speed package that is comparable to a T1 line-lightening fast but was like 50 dollars a month. Find out the packages, what speed your house will end up getting, and what high traffic will do to your speed if your in a congested area. They should tell you all these things or that may be a sign that they are not a good business to deal with.

Beware of the low price DSL offers as they are giving slower bandwidth to the lower pricing. Ask what the company has to offer as far as speed. Earthlink only offers high speed DSL and that is why the say they are more expensive than others.

01-18-2006, 02:32 AM	#1
ambo feline, naturally Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,407	DSL vs Cable Has anyone actually had both ? How do they compare ? I've had Comcast for many years now, and they claim they are 4 times faster than DSL. I may not be able to get cable in many of the areas in which I am now looking to buy a home. Will DSL be a big disappointment ? __________________ Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we have not stopped to include violence as an option in our conflict management, we are still savages. --Thomas A. Edison

01-18-2006, 04:10 AM	#2
Smartypants MR. Smartypants to you. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Oh, YOU PEOPLE go ahead and call it "Frisco." See if I care. Posts: 3,967	The only people who could possibly like DSL are those who never had cable. The DSL at my office seemed really fast (it was my first high-speed line) until I got cable at home. Now I have a new office with DSL that's so crazy-making slow that I stay home to work. Cable's not only lightning fast, but I don't lose service or have my downloads/uploads hang as happens on my DSL line. My vote: Get DSL only if there is no cable available. I'd pay extra if necessary. This is, of course, in MY area. Service may be different elsewhere, but I've had DSL from numerous San Francisco providers (SBC Global is the WORST!) and I've had cable from AT&T (now Comcast) and RCN (my current provider) and they've both been great. If you're in an area with RCN, you can get good TV/Phone/Internet package deals, but they're not in all markets. __________________ "I don't think God wants us to believe in him. If he wanted us to believe in him he'd do something about it -- like exist perhaps!" --Linda Smith

01-18-2006, 05:23 AM	#3
Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	here the cable companies suck monkey ass compared to the ADSL providers. you can't phone them (unless you want to hold the line for 6 hours), they have stores you can actually go to (but with 8 bigass security guys for 2 employees) and the connection never works. if you get cable here, you're pretty stupid. apparently, it's not the same in the USA? __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

01-18-2006, 11:15 AM	#4
Avalon Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A much better place Posts: 5,931	Cable in my city is spotty to say the least. DSL is the way to go here; it has been fast and reliable ; the cable was fast, but email was always ALWAYS going AWOL. __________________ I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. Groucho Marx

01-18-2006, 01:47 PM	#6
craig johnston dalai clique Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: tea leaf towers - home of fine musical entertainment Posts: 5,609	^^^ the revolution will not be televised! __________________ the tea leaf family

01-18-2006, 12:14 PM	#5
xfox slightly effective Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: >>> Posts: 2,404	Cable has just been taxed by the state (again) here and my bill is now +$5 for my package. It took ONE whole minute to open this screen to post this. That's probably busy servers and I'd bet it's six of one and half dozen of the other. The g'vmt is after all the money they can get. You make it/use it, they tax it. We had some gusty wind yesterday and lost electric power in part of the state. How can we keep that from happening?

01-18-2006, 02:50 PM	#7
Smartypants MR. Smartypants to you. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Oh, YOU PEOPLE go ahead and call it "Frisco." See if I care. Posts: 3,967	LOL! We do EVERYthing differently here in sf! __________________ "I don't think God wants us to believe in him. If he wanted us to believe in him he'd do something about it -- like exist perhaps!" --Linda Smith

01-21-2006, 12:00 PM	#8
red elite rabble Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 4,147	We started off with DSL and we swtiched to cable because trying to deal with SBC was ALWAYS so ****ing PAINFUL! We went cable and have never been happier. __________________ Just because you keep talking doesn't mean you are communicating

01-21-2006, 09:39 PM	#9
ambo feline, naturally Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,407	Thank you all for your replies. I was pretty sure cable was the better choice. If I have to switch to DSL, you can all join me in a Crying Because I Don't Have Cable thread. __________________ Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we have not stopped to include violence as an option in our conflict management, we are still savages. --Thomas A. Edison

01-21-2006, 11:12 PM	#10
Max Headroom monkey Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 20 minutes in the future Posts: 1,098	I get my DSL for free wheras I'd have to pay 40+ a month for cable.... So yeah, DSL is great __________________ Art takes something ugly and over time makes it beautiful, Fashion takes something beautiful and over time makes it ugly.

01-22-2006, 12:28 AM	#11
Master_Jedi Shaggy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: the burg of florida Posts: 501	cable jus is better in speed, __________________ Varsity Football Player, It's hard work, but it's worth it on Friday Nights. Can't wait till next season. =D

01-22-2006, 12:57 AM	#13
Max Headroom monkey Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 20 minutes in the future Posts: 1,098	Everything is expensive compared to free __________________ Art takes something ugly and over time makes it beautiful, Fashion takes something beautiful and over time makes it ugly.

01-22-2006, 07:29 PM	#14
Avalon Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A much better place Posts: 5,931	In today's paper there was an article about the cable being out for 10 hours and subscribers couldn't access their e mail. I am sticking with dsl for now. __________________ I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. Groucho Marx

01-23-2006, 12:42 AM	#15
surflugen getting Donuts Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,091	Packages the DSL I have has been good but I also live close to a service provider (key for getting good speed). The further away, the worse. I have friends that have had cable and they say it was great but would run into slow periods durring high traffic times. Also you have packages to choose from. My cable service company offers three packages starting at a speed that is less than DSL for the same price as what I am paying for DSL, a comparable speed to my DSL for ten dollars more than I am paying, and a high speed package that is comparable to a T1 line-lightening fast but was like 50 dollars a month. Find out the packages, what speed your house will end up getting, and what high traffic will do to your speed if your in a congested area. They should tell you all these things or that may be a sign that they are not a good business to deal with. Beware of the low price DSL offers as they are giving slower bandwidth to the lower pricing. Ask what the company has to offer as far as speed. Earthlink only offers high speed DSL and that is why the say they are more expensive than others. Last edited by surflugen : 01-23-2006 at 12:45 AM.

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