Cableone = teh ghey
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I refuse to get DSL simply because I don't want the added expense of a home phone line and DSL service...IOW, I have cable tv, so paying for cable internet is cheaper than adding a landline phone and paying for internet and cable.
Also, some of my neighbors that had DSL service switched to cableone due to crappy service/low speeds from qwest.
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the only adv. of dsl vs. cable is upload, since cable is what, limited to 500kbps upload vs. the 5mbs download...
but really, how often do we upload large files ??? -
That's not true though...
Cable vs. DSL has alot of factors.
Generally speaking cable offers higher amounts of bandwidth but is not guarnteed that you will get them (as they are shared).
DSL will give you the full alloted amount, and WAY WAY WAY faster response times.
Depending on what you use the internet for, a 1.5mbps DSl connection could feel way faster then a 4mbps cable connection if you just surf the net.
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Well I was speaking in terms of just cable1's upload since it's set to only 500kbps, while, DSL maybe like a 1.5mbpls down/up
Other Cable companies may have mroe than 500kbps, I haven't really looked over that, however, I was on a 5meg cable server and did a speed test, and it was quite higher than what I expected, 5 megabits was almost 5 megabits, while cable1 is more like 4 megabits is 5 megabits, and that is on slow times. -
Jim wrote:
DSL will give you the full alloted amount, and WAY WAY WAY faster response times.W3RD! 5mps down 876k up dedicated is teh schizzy! Great for FPS games
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My NDSU internet uploads like a mofo.
According to DSLreports.com its 6638kbps down and 3017kbps up.
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at my moms we got cableone and the down loads are quick like on streetfire you wait for like 5-10 seconds and there is no stoping to buffer ect. i got quest dsl at my dads and it good for surfing around but a 30sec vid sucks itll start to play stop buff and do that through the whole vid. (anyone know how to make it so it doesnt startplay thell the vid is done loading? or something like that)
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I run DSL and get that issue sometimes while watching vids online, normal web surfing seems to be irrelevant to me since anything quite faster than dial-up is hardly noticed, only when high bandwith is needed do you notice quite a difference. I do heavy downloading so I'd rather suffer a 1/2 second for a page to load vs. twice the amt for a large file to download.. just my thoughts..
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Our cableone internet hasn't been online for more than 30 min at a time for like a month now. It'll go down for hours then pop online for minutes, then back down again. Cableone said "they'd call us" to let us know when they could send someone out to fix it. Well fuck that. We returned our shit and are getting DSL next week.
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Jim wrote:
I'm getting a MAX throughput of 75k per sec...Response time is horrible... Ive heard from a few others its like this right now too...
It seems they have weekly problems! Is it just moorhead, or are people in Fargo getting it too?
You do understand that cable is shared. So if you neighbors are on it. It brings the speed down.
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99slowGSX wrote:
Cableone>DSLI have both right now and Cable is better hands down.........
Im going to have to go ahead and say no on this.
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tjamz wrote:
I refuse to get DSL simply because I don't want the added expense of a home phone line and DSL service...IOW, I have cable tv, so paying for cable internet is cheaper than adding a landline phone and paying for internet and cable.Also, some of my neighbors that had DSL service switched to cableone due to crappy service/low speeds from qwest.
Hm I have 5MB down from uswest. I havent had any problems. I also have dsl from work ideaone no problems there. DSL all depends on how far away you are and all copper isnt equal.
Cableone has about the same or more problems with their internet. I wouldnt say their better then uswest. I dont like sharing my bandwith with my neighbors so I have dsl.
It's pretty easy to get hooked up to cable for free. I wouldnt pay for their cable if I was dieing.
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I hated cableone when I was an apartment. Now that I'm in a house and in a less populated area, it's great. That said, it is no quicker if not slower than the 512k up/down DSL line we have at work for normal browsing.
Cable is shared in your location, DSL is not "shared" in the same sense but all of them eventually battle for bandwidth as you move up the chain. But with DSL your slow down is almost never between you and your ISP.
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Honestly what it all comes down to is personal preference. I offer DSL service so if you want that, get it from me
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what is the going rate for wireless from you guys Nick?
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https://www.multibandusa.com/home/consumerwireless.asp
23 dollars up, which includes the subscriber module rental.
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