OT: DSL Vs. Cable

[Robin Laing]

Phillip T. George wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Made a new topic, because there's so many replies to the other post, I
> didn't know which one to reply to.  It seems to me that in Tulsa, OK the
> choice to go with is Cox cable.  Its possible that the phone lines just
> aren't up to par or there's some other reason as to why DSL is not very
> good.
> If anyone in the Texas area uses cable instead of DSL, please reply and
> let us know how your service has been (especially if you have used DSL
> before).  I'd like to see the comparison of someone who has firsthand
> experience at both.  Like I said, in my area (Tulsa, OK), Cox cable seems
> to be a much better choice.  Most of our customers don't even know where
> the Cable modem is, where as with our customers that have DSL (cheaper, of
> course) know EXACTLY where their DSL modem is at :)
> 
> -Phillip
> 
> 
> 

Service from either may differ on the location.  Cable needs to be 
segmented or it runs into load problems at certain times of the day. 
I had Cable and moved to DSL.  During the change over to DSL, I could 
connect to my Cable providers servers faster via DSL than Cable.  Even 
talking to the system admin was a waste of time.

My experience is DSL is much more reliable.

Mileage may vary. :)

Talk to your neighbors about their experience.  This would be a better 
indication.

-- 
Robin Laing