Thinking of switching from Cable to DSL

[Toro 45]

I'm looking at $46.00 a month for Comcast cable. DSL is now available for about $35.00 a month for up to 256kps down/256kps up. Would this be noticibly slower than my cable?

Setup: I'm using a Belkin router to share my connection. Is the DSL modem an extrnal type similar my cable modem, that can just plug right into my router?

I notice if you use your own ISP you can get the DSL for about $15.00 a month, now we have a free internet provider in this area called nocharge.com(dial up) would that work as an ISP allowing me get DSL for $15.00?

 

[AFB]

1.)For Browsing ? No
2.)Yes
3.)No, I don't think that would not work.

 

[alexXx]

those prices are not very good. Those are the prices we pay in canada(in CDN). I would suggest looking around for a better dsl provider

 

[Toro 45]

For surfing,gaming,downloads. I have tried to run game servers in the past with cable & anymore than 4 or 5 players would lag the connection. Would a dsl have better upload capability alowing for more players to join without lagging?

 

[alexXx]

256k is not enough for more than ~7players(my guess)

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can Help.

Link to: DSL or Cable Internet, what should I get?

:light:

 

[dfloyd]

Friend of mine switched over to DSL because he had to. Moved out of range of Cable.

He hates it with a passion.

He games alot and trying to get IP passthrough to work right seems to be a nightmare on his current configuration.

I am not a networker myself so I do not know. But he wants to open up every dang port on the thing to get it to work and just use a software firewall. But not sure how to do that.

Just junk I tell you. I was considering getting DSL myself but no way I am switching now. Cable is just far and beyond better than DSL unless you pay three arms and a leg for it.

 

[Runner20]

I switched from DSL to cable because DSL was not fast enough for me. Cable has been great so far, extremely low pings in games.

Going from 3.0MB/256 cable to 256/256 dsl would be a major downgrade. You may not experience this during surfing, but downloading will take forever and gaming performance, if you game at all, will suffer *for online multiplayer games I mean*.

I don't think saving $11 for a significant drop in speed is worth it, thats just me.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Runner20
I switched from DSL to cable because DSL was not fast enough for me. Cable has been great so far, extremely low pings in games.

Going from 3.0MB/256 cable to 256/256 dsl would be a major downgrade. You may not experience this during surfing, but downloading will take forever and gaming performance, if you game at all, will suffer *for online multiplayer games I mean*.

I don't think saving $11 for a significant drop in speed is worth it, thats just me.

DSL can be trouble free unlike some posters have said in here.

However if I had a choice between $11 difference between 3 mb Vs 256K I would certainly stick with the Cable.