[X4U] DSL versus Cable ??

Kirk McElhearn kirklists at wanadoo.fr
Wed Mar 8 11:39:23 PST 2006


On Mar 8, 2006, at 8:29 PM, Randy B.Singer wrote:

> I've had both.  Cable can *theoretically* give you more speed than  
> DSL,
> but it really depends on the service you are purchasing.  Locally  
> to me,
> for the same price as DSL, cable modem service was about the same  
> speed.
> However, I went for a more expensive account, and so my cable  
> service is
> quite a bit faster than my DSL was.

What bandwidth do you get? Here in France, if you're close enough to  
the switch, you can get 20 Mbps. (I only get 6, because I'm on the  
outskirts of a town...)


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