Comments on: Why I pay for a cable modem http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/ Redo from start.... Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:33:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jean-Denis http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-922 Jean-Denis Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:21:43 +0000 http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-922 On my ADSL line, I routinely download at around 1 Mbps, with three persons simultaneously playing WoW with under 20ms latency. And I am not very close to the phone company main switch (more or less 2 miles). If I turn the ADSL HDTV service on at the same time, the dowload rate goes down to about 600 kbps while I watch TV (either on my TV set or streamed from the ADSL box to my Mac); Bummer ;-) For me ADSL is the best thing since sliced bread. Jean-Denis On my ADSL line, I routinely download at around 1 Mbps, with three persons simultaneously playing WoW with under 20ms latency.

And I am not very close to the phone company main switch (more or less 2 miles).

If I turn the ADSL HDTV service on at the same time, the dowload rate goes down to about 600 kbps while I watch TV (either on my TV set or streamed from the ADSL box to my Mac); Bummer ;-)

For me ADSL is the best thing since sliced bread.

Jean-Denis

]]> By: hennk http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-898 hennk Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:13:36 +0000 http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-898 Well, I am doing exactly the same atm, downloading from work via VPN and get speeds of over 1400kbytes... over ADSL ;-) Upload is naturally weaker, around 100kbytes, but still ok for me. Well, I am doing exactly the same atm, downloading from work via VPN and get speeds of over 1400kbytes… over ADSL ;-) Upload is naturally weaker, around 100kbytes, but still ok for me.

]]> By: Digt http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-890 Digt Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:05:33 +0000 http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-890 I love my SDSL though I will be ditching it for FIOS within a year. I pay $76 a month including taxes and charges for what they advertise is 2.5Mbs, my usual upload speed is 2Mbps and my downloads are in the 3Mbps range (yes I know it's odd). I send files in both directions so this is the best bet for me. I've had Comcast and Time Warner cable when I've lived elsewhere and I was paying the same or more while my upload speed was a paltry 64-256Kbps. I even tried their busines cable packages but even in the $150 month range I never got anything better than 1Mbps. Yes downloading was better but when I'm done working on files I have to send them back! I love my SDSL though I will be ditching it for FIOS within a year. I pay $76 a month including taxes and charges for what they advertise is 2.5Mbs, my usual upload speed is 2Mbps and my downloads are in the 3Mbps range (yes I know it’s odd). I send files in both directions so this is the best bet for me.

I’ve had Comcast and Time Warner cable when I’ve lived elsewhere and I was paying the same or more while my upload speed was a paltry 64-256Kbps. I even tried their busines cable packages but even in the $150 month range I never got anything better than 1Mbps. Yes downloading was better but when I’m done working on files I have to send them back!

]]> By: Rosyna http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-820 Rosyna Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:12:53 +0000 http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-820 DSL is the devil's work! I often multitask on multiple computers, all browsing the internets and downloading large updates. With DSL, I can't do this, one computer completely saturates the connection. With Cable, they all get much faster speed and still don't manage to saturate the network (this is very good, it means I can browse the internets for more inappropriate images at the same time). DSL is the devil’s work!

I often multitask on multiple computers, all browsing the internets and downloading large updates. With DSL, I can’t do this, one computer completely saturates the connection. With Cable, they all get much faster speed and still don’t manage to saturate the network (this is very good, it means I can browse the internets for more inappropriate images at the same time).

]]> By: leeg http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-819 leeg Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:54:10 +0000 http://outofcheese.org/2007/03/18/why-i-pay-for-a-cable-modem/#comment-819 I know that feeling. I used to live in a house with a cable modem, then moved here which only has ADSL... in Britain, "up to 8 meg" ADSL actually works out at about 500kb/s. That's a lower-case b :-( I know that feeling. I used to live in a house with a cable modem, then moved here which only has ADSL… in Britain, “up to 8 meg” ADSL actually works out at about 500kb/s. That’s a lower-case b :-(

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