Cable Or DSL?
12-29-2004, 12:09 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
Originally Posted by kain
pinging is kinda like can you hear me now? Good. kinda like that guy with the cell phone commercial. the computer just asks yo, you there to another computer, and if it responds with a yo, whats up bro, , you get a ping, the ping also comes back with a time, the timne it took for you friend or other compyuter to reply. thats all the a ping does. but if you do thids too much, your friend can get pissed. thats why earthilink sux. because when you play agame or use filesharing, it pings the hell out of other ocmputers and earthlink dont like that too well.
12-29-2004, 12:12 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
I do all the time, on my old dsl setup and now on cable. Even if I'm downloading files at 100 kb/sec I still have no lag with online games. Personally I dont think one is "better" it just depends on what your local service offers. I'd go with whichever one is faster. Or maybe a best speed per dollar ratio.
12-29-2004, 12:13 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
listen just get a 5.1mbps cable connection and ull be laughing just like i am right now...as we speak
its faster than a t1
games are fast as long as u got a good vidcard
i get like a 20-30 ping in alot of shooter games and im also further away from the server than most players (canada)
and i dunno if this was a fuckup or not but i once downloaded at 13mb/s on shareaza, amazed the ---- outta me
2 bad this was only one time
its faster than a t1
games are fast as long as u got a good vidcard
i get like a 20-30 ping in alot of shooter games and im also further away from the server than most players (canada)
and i dunno if this was a fuckup or not but i once downloaded at 13mb/s on shareaza, amazed the ---- outta me
2 bad this was only one time
12-29-2004, 12:20 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
Your location makes a huge difference. DSL gets shitty the farther away it gets. If youre like me, about 2 blocks away from the phone company central office, then itll be ok, but when you get like 3-4 miles out (near the limit it can be used) it starts getting shitty. Around here if you have a phone line already and youre close, dsl can be much cheaper (its like $29) the cable is anywhere from $39-$60. Ive never had the dsl go down. If you must have the absolute most speed, the cable is hands down faster but the dsl feels more snappy (i really like the snappy) and its cheaper, but it all depends.
12-29-2004, 12:22 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
is it possible to get sbc or *** cable? if so i would get sbc 's dsl... cuz if you have an extra computer you can host it 24/7 and host anything u want. it may be a little more spendy. at first. if you can get *** ( i have) it is kinda cheap 40$ a month.. but we own our modem. which is something else you should do. is ask for what kind it is. and go to Fry's( if u have one nere you) and they can help you out on getting the right one. ours coast like 70$.
12-29-2004, 12:42 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
Originally Posted by 4gh91
is it possible to get sbc or *** cable? if so i would get sbc 's dsl... cuz if you have an extra computer you can host it 24/7 and host anything u want. it may be a little more spendy. at first. if you can get *** ( i have) it is kinda cheap 40$ a month.. but we own our modem. which is something else you should do. is ask for what kind it is. and go to Fry's( if u have one nere you) and they can help you out on getting the right one. ours coast like 70$.
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12-29-2004, 01:48 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
Looking at your situation:
You have no phone line.
So the only route is to get cable. Unless, you cut off your cell phone then get a phone line and DSL(then that would be cheaper).
As far as pinging, I think they are only worried about you (or someone) who might use the connection to send DOS attacks to other computers (this was big on the news a few months back).
Sounds like earthlink allows gaming, download/upload, etc.. If you dont see any notice about MAX upload/download limit, then there isnt any.
So yeah.. CABLE 'nuff said.
You have no phone line.
So the only route is to get cable. Unless, you cut off your cell phone then get a phone line and DSL(then that would be cheaper).
As far as pinging, I think they are only worried about you (or someone) who might use the connection to send DOS attacks to other computers (this was big on the news a few months back).
Sounds like earthlink allows gaming, download/upload, etc.. If you dont see any notice about MAX upload/download limit, then there isnt any.
So yeah.. CABLE 'nuff said.
12-29-2004, 01:51 PM
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Re:Cable Or DSL?
i'd never go with dsl again. i hate dialing to the connection with the user name blah whatever. slow as ---- for uploading. 128 was my max. download was around 200 if that... with cable i get like 400 up and 600-1200 down. cable is the ------ ----. and i'd never change it again.
