Cable or DSL connection
By kykidd
@kykidd (6812)
United States
December 15, 2007 11:39am CST
Which is faster Cable or DSL? I have never had DSL but am thinking of switching. Is there a big difference in the speed, or just a little difference? Can you use Vonage with DSL? Does anyone know?
7 responses
@makatas (1098)
• Greece
15 Dec 07
I have dsl.I havent ever used cable, but i can say dsl are more stable, although bad thing is the speed is determined on how many users use internet at your section.About speed, comparison can be done anytime, just by checking the speed info.My dsl is 768/192 that means 768 download 192 upload.If your cable provides higher speeds then its faster, simple as that.I dont know what vonage is, sorry.
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@pastorkayte (2255)
• United States
17 Dec 07
The amount that verizon charges for DSL is exactly the same as Cox charges for Cable and cable is much faster and you get a whole lot less viruses.
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@onecutehoneybear (938)
• United States
16 Dec 07
I have cable and its faster than DSL. I know that I have my phone through my internet with my cable company and its even cheaper than vonage so you might want to call and see if you can get a good deal.
I have internet, phone, and cable for $145month. Thats better than what I was paying before. I was paying about $125 month for just phone and dsl. (Of course I have to have unlimited long distance cause all my friends and family live far from me)
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
16 Dec 07
I have all 3 now through my cable service provider... Comcast. Unfortunately their service is very poor. I have only had it a month - today - and unfortunately half the time they don't even call you back to schedule an appointment for someone to come out and look at it. Very poor service.
@qradav (154)
• Philippines
16 Dec 07
it really depends on the ISP. theoretically DSL should be faster than cable.
however, common scenario is cable internet is a shared connection among all cable users in the area. common DSL packages are the same. in this case, it would depend on the so called saturation point in the area. how many users are using the service, how much is the allotted bandwidth in that area
also, if for example, at this particular time, there are 10 users in the same area, same saturation point, max bandwidth will be divided by roughly 10. so if right now, there are 10 users using DSL while there are 20 users using cable (assuming allotted bandwidth is the same), then DSL users will experience faster speeds and vice versa
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@pastorkayte (2255)
• United States
17 Dec 07
DSL is just a form of slightly faster dial up. Cable is much faster, doesnt require the use of you phoneline at all, is in a seperate jack all together. So it is much better to.
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@Lightlord (378)
• Greece
15 Dec 07
I use cable and I hate it because the bandwith is shared between users and most of the times you don't get the speed you are supposed to. I would recommend to you ADSL connection because it is much more stable, not as fast as cable but...
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