Re: DSL vs. Cable

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From: Dan (spamyou_at_user.nec)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 07:09:02 -0700

I had dial-up in my area first, then DSL and now cable. Cable is by far the
best way to go. Dial-up was way too slow but did not suffer hanging at busy
times like DSL did. In DSL I had timeouts when the web-page would hang and
I do not have this with cable. I have had cable for about a year and only
once that I can remember when the service did not work for about 30 minutes.

"John" <NJJohn@NOSPAMxemaps.com> wrote in message
news:OgoWH0X9EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I hope this is the right group or someone can point me. I am trying to get
> some accurate information on this choice I have. I see TV adds that say
> Verizon DSL is faster than cable. What would be the benefits of one over
the
> other for a home PC and home network of maybe 4 or 5 systems. I have a
> cable modem and wireless-G BB router W/SpeedBooster(whatever that means)
on
> Comcast BB now. I am looking for a package including cell and cable TV and
> ISP that could possibly save me a few dollars a month. I have the Verizon
> DSL package here and can install it for a evaluation period but I am
> hesitating is this installation will be more trouble than it is worth. I
> don't want to waste time and screw up my BB configuration and wonder if
one
> system can be used with both connections at once and make comparisons or
> should I just forget about DSL and stick with Comcast BB.
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> J.
>
>

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