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- Feb 23, 2005
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Lemon law
Not sure where this comes from-----I guess it depends on your definition of internet. Just about EVERY provider has DSL or cable access, 512k-756k down for < $25/mo. But of course you wouldnt know this, having not really looked into it.
There is a certain amount of pure deception Bait and switch here with units. Are we talking about BYTES or BITS. But at eight BITS to the BYTE, in theory a 56k Modem actually would deliver 424 KBits/sec down if one could get the maximum 53K Bytes/sec that the 56 KByte modem in theory could deliver. But in their advertising, the telco's always compare things with 28.8 KByte/sec modems that have been obsolete for eight years or so. And then denominate their service in the eight times larger KBit/sec size.
Then to add injury to insult, those user that have 56KByte/sec dial up modems who get more like an actual throughput of 25 to 40 Kytes/sec which would translate into 200- 320 KBits/sec, the telco's don't acknowledge the fact that the reduced speed is due to the excessive line noise in their lines. And if you don't get at least 25KBytes/sec actual throughput down, DSL is not going to do you a damn bit of good because the line noise will kill any benefits of DSL.
In short, given a good phone line and a 56K modem, 512-768 KBit DSL, is not even twice as fast as decent dial up. But if you want to save money using VOIP instead of landline phone paid long distance calling, that 2X is huge because it gets you over the usable hump. But beware of satellite internet access because upload latencies absolutely kill using VOIP.
dude, WTF!! kind of misinformation is that?!
56K modem is Kilobits/sec. Small b, bits. Add to that the asymetrical speed/nature of 56K technology and its even less actual throughput.
768 Kbs - notice small b, network/communications speeds are always specified in bits per second. That is AT LEAST 13 times faster than a 56Kbs modem. Add in modem overhead and the realistic throughput is more like 25 times faster than 56K dialup.
768 K is HALF OF A FREAKING T1. Do you have any idea what a T1 costs? Normally hundreds of dollars per month. So getting DSL at those speed for less than 100 a month is a freaking STEAL. To get it under 20 bucks per month is just the deal of the century.
rofl...yep.
And cable? 12 megs for 59.99? JHC thats nearly half of a DS3. Unbelievable.
