Speed comparison between DSL and Cable

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There are a number of different DSL speeds available depending service provider, type of copper/fiber to your location, distance from your central office etc..

If the copper to your office will support it and the service provider offers it, you can get any speed line you want - down side is you won't like the price. Standard residential DSL service is slower than most cable providers. Cable bandwidth is a shared commodity so it will slow down as more users on your branch of cable use bandwidth.

Comcast won't admit or deny it but in our area, they "choke" speeds on large down/up loads. I see the most impact on uploads. What this means is I'll start an upload of say 4GB to my server - the upload starts fine at around 128kbs then after a few minutes, Comcast starts limiting the bandwidth (to make it available to other "burst" users) down as slow as 24kbs. Service providers have been using adaptive bandwidth management for well over 10 years - expect to see the same management on any "home" service - regardless of provider.

That said, if money is not an issue and the infrastructure is in place (good copper/fiber etc..) you can order any bandwidth you want - hell, I'd love to have a dedicated T-1 (1.544Mbs up/down) dropped to my house..... but I'm dreaming again.

I currently use Comcast at home as there is no good copper for any other options. I do most of my work from home and I appreciate the cost effectiveness of cable. I use Impact Telecom 1.5/128 at my office - the speed sucks but I'm getting what I pay for.

Originally Posted by Cleo

On bad days they both go down and then I just stick my finger in my twat and scream.

Oh - and Cleo - call me next time both your connections die - I'll bring my ear plugs