On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Dave Sherohman wrote: > Even though I'm 'only' getting 256k out of my 256k connection, I wouldn't do > it. For me, the primary benefit of DSL isn't an ultra-fat pipe, but rather > the always-on feature. It's fast enough to load web pages and handle ssh > sessions without any undue delays. A faster connection would be nice - web > pages pop up a little quicker (maybe - I have a slow video card in this box), > my once-in-a-blue-moon large downloads speed up - but not even close to being > worth the extra cost. Maybe enough to justify a 10% increase in cost. > Certainly not worth doubling it. You can always just call VISI and have them up your service, and leave the line at 256k.. > I'm not disagreeing with any of your points - some people don't have any rate > shaping being done to them and a WAN is only as fast as its slowest link - > but there are other reasons for not wanting to buy a faster line. (Well, OK, > I am disagreeing with one of them: Your statement that you aren't likely to > saturate a 256k line.) -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org