DSL vs. Cable

**[EK]Sir_Marmaducus** · 02-26-07, 11:19 AM

Cable all the way. I've seen way to many people having problems on DSL. Plus I know that if my modem goes to shit; I can go down to the main office and swap them out. Stay with cable, the DSL company will try to screw you if you take the money then wanna switch back.

**geeseven** · 02-26-07, 01:00 PM

what no FiOS?

I my eyes, both DSL and cable suck equally. Mainly from a customer support, although there are some diamonds in the rough. Same goes with cell phone companies. When will these companies learn that if you just do alittle better than the next guy, people will notice and change providers and even pay more. I talk with customer all the time that value good customer support over low price.

I have cable is San Antonio and the speeds and extras are better than houston. They have up to 11meg down and I can't remember the up for that plan. And almost every TV show you can watch it in demand from the start before the show is over, without using the dvr.

**SmokenScion** · 02-26-07, 01:38 PM

I use Psionic Waves, through Zebulon XXnax15. I got a dish from Zanoarax down the street. I get 500Mbs upload, but i have to get rectaly probed every week by little green men. And it blows out my computer every two weeks. something about Zebulon's Psi waves run at 400 degrees and my coolin system failing i don't know. If you wan't to get in touch with thier customer service, you just moon the southwestern sky on a clear night.

**greymata** · 02-26-07, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by geeseven

And almost every TV show you can watch it in demand from the start before the show is over, without using the dvr.

thats the only thing about S.A. i miss... the cable.

**SAMBO** · 02-26-07, 01:59 PM

cable rocks

**digital** · 02-26-07, 02:34 PM

well i get around 7.5mbps to 10mbps down and about 400kbps - 500kbps upload

**pharrisonsg** · 02-26-07, 03:19 PM

From speakeasy.net's speed test to DFW server...

Last Result:
Download Speed: 9120 kbps (1140 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 8029 kbps (1003.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

**digital** · 02-26-07, 03:25 PM

pharrison. r u on fios?

**pharrisonsg** · 02-26-07, 03:59 PM

at work we're on fiber...it can ramp up all the way to 100 MB, but we have it ratcheted back to 10 MB...I guess to save money...

I didn't put up my specs from my home DSL because too many of you would be rofl so hard that you would hurt something...

**Gumby** · 02-26-07, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

1.3 Mbps upload?

bullshit, if there ever was bullshit. Not on a DSL.

If you can get even 512 upload, you can start hosting your own 20-man CS server in your closet.

Not BS
At the ISP I worked at, we could do up to 6Mbps upload on DSL, you just had to be within 10,000 cable feet of the CO.
Farther out though, you would be lucky to get 512kbps up

Granted, that was not Bell anything technology. Our DSL tech was light years ahead of what they are using.