[G4] DSL and Cable modems: Which is better?

[Crandon David]

In my area, Verizon is putting in fiber optic cables. This will allow  
them to offer TV and internet service along with their telephone  
service.

I called about priciing, and I don't remember the exact amount, but  
it was something like this:

60Mb/sec	$130/mo.

15Mb/sec	$60/mo

4Mb/sec		$30/mo

upload  speeds were something like half the download speeds.

Yes those speeds are fast!

David Crandon


On Mar 6, 2006, at 4:37 PM, Jones Earle wrote:

> My answer is Cable modem.
>
> Perhaps it is peculiar to my locality, but I have fantastically  
> fast modem service through Comcast.  When downloading from a fast  
> server (for example getting updated software from Apple), the peak  
> DL rates are something like 700 kBytes/sec, or 5.6 mbits/sec.  That  
> is equivalent to about four T-1 lines.
>
> The average DL speed is of course less, but almost always 200kBytes  
> (1.6 Mbits) per second.  That's about a T-1 line.  The cost is  
> about $55 per month, once you get past the introductory offers  
> (first month $20, etc.)
>
> The people I know who are on DSL get a 'guaranteed' 396 kbit/sec  
> rate or about 50kBytes/sec.
>
> I don't know the price of DSL.
>
> DSL uses the same phone lines that your voice phone uses.  (The  
> local telephone techs call this "flashlight wiring".) That is why  
> you must be within a certain distance (about three miles) from the  
> nearest telephone central station or repeater.
>
> The problems that Comcast had a few years ago have been solved.   
> The worst situation I face today is when, for some unknown reason,  
> I find my internet connection dead when I start up.  I unplug the  
> modem for a half-minute or so, plug it back in, and things are  
> fine.  This might happen about once a month.
>
> I live in the San Francisco Bay area on the peninsula about 30  
> miles south of San Francisco?
>
> What is your experience?  I would be especially interested in DSL  
> performance and price.
>
> Thanks!
>
> earle
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