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MeLvIn #129941 12/18/03 01:41 AM
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Cable is setup as a series of "loops", if your loop gets too many people you get degradation. They also use bandwidth limiters.
I ditched cable for DSL 2 yrs ago. Guaranteed 1.5 down, 768+ up.




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Raok #129942 12/18/03 04:31 AM
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Lots of people have it too.

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I don't even see how Cable vs. DSL is still even a debate.
It has nothing to do with which is better, it has to do with which ISP you are using.
Do they cap your upload? Do they cap your download? What is the initial speed they give you? Does its quality fade at any time? What's the price?
I've seen some ISP's DSL better than some ISP's cable, and some cable better than some DSL.

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You should consider moving out of that Barn of yours in WA and move closer to the city.
I've had access to Broadband cable since 1998.

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Digital Subscriber Line, I think. I like my DSL... dedicated line, never any slowdowns and it has gone "down" 3 or 4 times in 3 years for maybe a couple hours at a time.

Argen #129946 12/18/03 09:03 AM
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Im here with you. Dorms con sucks. Even was an article in our school paper how bad it sucked. GG less then 56k connection.


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[LoD]Rolo #129947 12/18/03 02:52 PM
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My parents have cable at their house, and they're all networked... I think its noticeably slower than my DSL connex!

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i liked cable in san diego better than DSL in Italy.


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Cable sucks if you share it with 8093402938 other people on your line. DSL is pretty good, but they have very lengthy and often downtimes.

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Wow I waited from 97- 01 8D
Hope its not like mine was the 1st year 300-400 ping every night lol
there really was no point in getting it uo was dead by then 8D


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