The next time there is a thread asking about cable versus dsl... know this!

[rudder]

DSL sucks.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: rudder
DSL sucks.

why?

 

[tm37]

Wow another well thought out opinion posted on ATOT that has facts to back it up.

Good Job :|

 

[Goosemaster]

lol.....

 

[Goosemaster]

BTW, i only know of one company that uses business cable (my old co.) and it sucked.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: rudder
DSL sucks.

why?

Because I have been on the phone with India the last week trying to troubleshoot why my DSL keeps losing sync. The line tests okay, got a new modem, I have run a dedicated DSL line from the NID to the modem, and the DSL signal will still crap out. There is some kind of signal coming from outer space causing interference. That is why DSL sucks. It is very susceptible to sun spots.

 

[Regs]

Any service will suck if their network is one big giant cluster f....

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: rudder
DSL sucks.

why?

you mean other then the fact that its horribily slow, has more issues then cable and cant be run as far

 

[BAMAVOO]

I have had DSL for 6 years and it has never sucked. Maybe you have a PICNIC problem. The cable company in our areas SUXS, this is a given.

 

[compuwiz1]

Conjecture!!!!
Well, since we're at it... nVidia sux and 3DFX rawks! So there!

 

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Conjecture!!!!
Well, since we're at it... nVidia sux and 3DFX rawks! So there!

3DFX sucks! Matrox is where it's at.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: rudder
DSL sucks.

Oh yes, I agree. I had a cable connection running at 4Mbps down and now since I've moved I only have the option of DSL and am stuck with 1.2Mbps down.

 

[meltdown75]

local cable providers are allegedly throttling torrent traffic. for this reason, i'm glad to be on DSL.

can providers tell if the torrent packets are "illegal" or not? i have a couple friends that are pissed off that they can't really use BT effectively because of this. strangely, they can hop on Kazaa and get all the speed they can handle.

here's to hoping my DSL service continues to let me use bit torrent :beer:. i download a lot of legal torrents and i would hate to lose this ability.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,14473126~days=9999

 

[kranky]

I've had DSL for two years and it's never gone out once. And for $14.95 a month compared to over $40 for cable broadband, I don't care how fast cable is. If cable was eleventybillion MB/sec, I still wouldn't pay another $25/month.

 

[sswingle]

My Road Runner never goes down, and I have a solid 5 mpbs down all the time. Around here, our only DSL option is Sprint, and they seem to have the most expensive DSL around, so it is definately cheaper go to the cable route.

Sprint
256kbs 29.99
1.5 Mbs 39.99
3.0 Mbs 54.99
5.0 Mbs 64.99

I pay RR 45 a month for 5.0

Sprints best signup deal right now appears to be one month free. Road Runner is 3 months free.

So yea, DSL sucks.

 

[acemcmac]

DSL is like half the price of cable....

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: kranky
I've had DSL for two years and it's never gone out once. And for $14.95 a month compared to over $40 for cable broadband, I don't care how fast cable is. If cable was eleventybillion MB/sec, I still wouldn't pay another $25/month.

True some DSL services cost less than cable but you still need phone sevice in order to use DSL and in my area local phone plus DSL cost more than Cable Television and Internet combined.

Local Phone + DSL = $70.00
Cable TV + Internet = $65.00

Plus we use are cellphones instead of local and long distance phone services.

Quixfire

 

[DaWhim]

I would go for verizon after I use up the 3 months promotion with adephlia.

definitely worth it just for newsgroups alone.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: kranky
I've had DSL for two years and it's never gone out once. And for $14.95 a month compared to over $40 for cable broadband, I don't care how fast cable is. If cable was eleventybillion MB/sec, I still wouldn't pay another $25/month.

Thats why I went with DSL over cable. I don't need more than the 1.5/256 that I have (Althought I can go up to 3.0/768). I am learning though that the DSL signal is very susceptible to interference and it is very frustrating.

 

[jjessico]

In the past I've had problems with cable and not problems with DSL. It's all depends on where you live and how luck you get though.

A long time ago I started out with Bresnan (now Charter) cable internet. It was atrocious at first, but that was during Beta testing when it was free. It got better, but there were still intermittent problems with it through its whole life.

I had a QwestDSL line for 1.5yrs and never had a problem with it (3rd party ISP providing bandwidth on it). Considering it was 1.5mbps/1.0mbps it was basically like having my own T1 and probably the best net access I've ever paid for.

Then I had RoadRunner cable for one month, and had almost continuous problems with it, even after two service calls. So I ditched it.

Now I have BellSouth DSL, which is a bit on the overpriced side, but the bottom line is I get a static IP and it has yet to be problematic, so I'm going to stick with it for the time being.

-J

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: rudder
DSL sucks.

QFT

 

[bay]

in madison cable blows. charter is the worst isp known to man. i pay for 3mb down and whenever it's 5pm-12am. i get about 900kb down and 100kb thus making internet gaming impossible. I now pay twice as much for dsl but it's a TRUE 4mb down 768 up. plus charter's 256kb up is bullshit

so I say CABLE sucks

 

[overst33r]

I have 768/128 DSL and i pay $15/mo, haven't had any problems except it is so damn slow!

 

[shud]

Have RoadRunner 5mbps down service. The craptacular 256k up kind of sucks, but oh well. Getting this + digital TV with HD channels and premium channel packages for ~ $110 a month.

 

[rh71]

<-- still awaiting FIOS to come to his town.

Until then, DSL is better than capped (because of prolonged/sustained usage) cable.