DSL vs. Cable

**CrixMadine45** · 02-26-07, 08:24 PM

Speakeasy Test

Download Speed: 11807 kbps (1475.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1799 kbps (224.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**pharrisonsg** · 02-26-07, 10:36 PM

braggart

**CBRob** · 02-26-07, 10:49 PM

Fiber baby, Fiber!!!

My DSL is on Fiber Optics and it blows away Cable (I get close to T-3 speeds for $19.95/mo)

**Rhoads** · 03-06-07, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by CBRob

Fiber baby, Fiber!!!

My DSL is on Fiber Optics and it blows away Cable (I get close to T-3 speeds for $19.95/mo)

Care to post some test results? http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

Originally Posted by atl.speakeasy.net

Last Result:
Download Speed: 13597 kbps (1699.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1938 kbps (242.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

They're always off a little. This is with cable, "out east" in the sticks.

**Spike113** · 03-06-07, 06:59 PM

im a little biased on this subject since i work for the cable company (Time Warner....ok ok in the houston area its now Comcast) as an installer. but having had both cables faster

**Spike113** · 03-06-07, 07:03 PM

o and CBRob i didnt read everything just wondering does the fiber go all the way to the pc or is it fiber outside then coax to the house and modem then a ethernet cord to the pc. if so thats the same as cable

**wildsrv** · 03-06-07, 11:28 PM

I have cable now and wouldn't change. I thought about getting clear wire but haven't done any research on it. Cable for me has a much lower ping and response, as well as faster speeds and more stable. I'm hooked.

**flame** · 03-06-07, 11:41 PM

I've been running crappy all day

*edit* any reason that I am maxing out at 370 on upload

**Gumby** · 03-07-07, 06:03 PM

wildsrv
Clearwire is not a good choice if you are gaming.
It is wireless and all wireless, no matter how nice and Clearwire has a really nice technology, drops packets.
If you are surfing or downloading, you probably would not notice it. But when you are gaming, every packet counts.

**War.mongeR1** · 03-08-07, 12:19 AM

I hate Time Warner, because of their crappy support and prices, but damn the speed is quick. I think last year, they upgraded us all from 5 mb/s down to 10 mb/s down. That's why my ping on TTP CS is always super low, sometimes around 5, but normally under 20.