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dragon 12-29-2004 10:09 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 

Originally Posted by DutchPug
p2p is sharing ---- with other users, progs like LimeWire and Kazaa.

I have cable (50Kb up, 450Kb down), don't really notice any lag at peak hours.

Just make sure you don't have some sort of download limit, otherwise if you start downloading movies, you're in trouble soon.


are you serious? So i can't download off of ares or anything theres a limit? how do you find that out just ask the customer service representative if they allow p2p sharing?



Originally Posted by trebor_nordap
p2p=peer to peer like kazaa. i'd go with dsl, i have dsl and it's fast. like he says cable isn't a dedicated line like dsl and when too many people are using it, be it for the tv or the computer it has lag. even if you live in a house where the houses are weparated, unlike a townhouse.
other houses stil share the same cable wire.

So you opinion is going more towards DSL? I did the math and realized that it would actually cost more for me to go that route. I would have to buy a phone line and pay for dsl. Not money company offer dsl so i would have to go with earthlink because sbc yahoo dsl only works if you have sbc which is pricey. :-\

Bizzar 12-29-2004 10:09 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 
DSL can outperform cable but that comes at a price. You pay for speed. The advantage is most DSL providers give a min of 256k upload some only 128k. Most cable is capped at 128k up but has a faster download speed usualy in the 3mb (3000k) speed range. Your basic 30-50 dollar dsl service will be a max download of 512k. The faster download speed the higher the costs. DSL is dedicated so no you should not get any "lag" or slowdowns during high traffic times. Cable is shared with those in your area meaning your entire neighborhood. This area could be block or a few miles in circumfrence. It depends on your population and the server networking. Also do you plan on playing any online internet games? If you answered yes then choose cable. With online games, especialy twitch type like first person shooters, you want the lowest ping possible. Cable will always ping lower than DSL. I don't feel like explaining ping so just trust me on this. Another way to change your feelings is do you have cable TV? Some people are on Direct TV and sattelite so of course DSL would be their choice. You have to atleast pay for basic cable service to have cable internet.

Price vs Speed = Cable > DSL
Reliability at peek hours = DSL > Cable
Overall speed at a higher cost = DSL > Cable
Online gaming = Cable > DSL

d16forlife 12-29-2004 10:11 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 

Originally Posted by BlackDragon

are you serious? So i can't download off of ares or anything theres a limit? how do you find that out just ask the customer service representative if they allow p2p sharing?

I have DSL like I mentioned before and I was downloading from ares like 4 songs at a time the other day :-\

Nayab 12-29-2004 10:14 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 
WIth Cable u might not be able to use Ares.

But im pretty sure u DSL allows it cuz u have a limit per month and a direct line so it doesnt affect other people while u download, vice versa cable.

dragon 12-29-2004 10:15 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 

Originally Posted by Bizzar
DSL can outperform cable but that comes at a price. You pay for speed. The advantage is most DSL providers give a min of 256k upload some only 128k. Most cable is capped at 128k up but has a faster download speed usualy in the 3mb (3000k) speed range. Your basic 30-50 dollar dsl service will be a max download of 512k. The faster download speed the higher the costs. DSL is dedicated so no you should not get any "lag" or slowdowns during high traffic times. Cable is shared with those in your area meaning your entire neighborhood. This area could be block or a few miles in circumfrence. It depends on your population and the server networking. Also do you plan on playing any online internet games? If you answered yes then choose cable. With online games, especialy twitch type like first person shooters, you want the lowest ping possible. Cable will always ping lower than DSL. I don't feel like explaining ping so just trust me on this. Another way to change your feelings is do you have cable TV? Some people are on Direct TV and sattelite so of course DSL would be their choice. You have to atleast pay for basic cable service to have cable internet.

Price vs Speed = Cable > DSL
Reliability at peek hours = DSL > Cable
Overall speed at a higher cost = DSL > Cable
Online gaming = Cable > DSL

geeze you guys reply fast. Yes i plan on doing online gaming with my xbox. Thats why im leaning towards that type of service because my friend recommends no lag. Plus it would seem cheaper for me all i would have to do is pay for the cable not the phone line and service. But the thing that bothers me is I wont be able to download music and movies from ares if i go cable. :-\

dragon 12-29-2004 10:17 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 

Originally Posted by Nayab
WIth Cable u might not be able to use Ares.

But im pretty sure u DSL allows it cuz u have a limit per month and a direct line so it doesnt affect other people while u download, vice versa cable.

hmmmm...My friend has road runner and he uses ares and he download ---- all the time no prob at all. Im going to use earthlink im not sure whats there rule about that. I quess thats just my biggest concern right now is be able to download movies and music. If i can't i think thats so gay. :-\

beerbongskickass 12-29-2004 10:18 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 
Why the hell is everybody writing so much?

Cable > DSL

Enough said...

DA-MAX 12-29-2004 10:22 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 
had both...cable sucked wrinkly goat balls, gave it back in a week. I've had DSL eversince, no probs. when I had cable it was ONLY fast during the afternoons,when no one was home....come 7-8:00pm....it was worse than 56k :-\ but that was when Comcast first came out with cable internet, so maybe its different now...but I'm more than happy with my DSL

kain 12-29-2004 10:26 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 
i have comcast, and it lets me do anything i want. you namei t anything.

i have a 4mbps connection. 500 kbps upstream and 3.5 downstream. kicks ass.

just go and get whatever you want.

dragon 12-29-2004 10:31 AM

Re:Cable Or DSL?
 
so i quess more of you are leaning towards cable. Alright i'll just stick with that and just ask them about the download limit. I dont think i have to worry about that though


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