Re: [TCLUG:21970] Should DSL or Cable modem

[Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org>]

I get 200-300kb/sec with less than 20ms latency to my work machine.

'nuff said.

* Thomas T. Veldhouse <veldy@veldy.net> [001003 08:25]:
> I used to have MediaOne cable - and I rarely did over about 150 KB/s.  There
> were sometimes that I was able to get 250 KB/s.  However, now I get 140 KB/s
> quite regularily and it is all mine - to serve as I please :)  And I was
> shown by the installer to be 13100 ft to 13600 ft from the CO.
> 
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@veldy.net
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Schewe" <jpschewe@eggplant.mtu.net>
> To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21970] Should DSL or Cable modem
> 
> 
> > Well considering hte fastest DSL I can get is 144k, it should be. The
> cable
> > companies only seem to be able to figure out how to get 2Mbps down and
> 640Kbps
> > down.  That's still better that most DSL out there.  It'd be nice if they
> > could really figure out how to use it and do 5Mbps both ways.  My college
> had
> > that 5 years ago.
> >
> > "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net> writes:
> >
> > > It is not "much faster" than everybody's DSL.  :)
> > >
> > > Tom Veldhouse
> > > veldy@veldy.net
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jon Schewe" <jpschewe@eggplant.mtu.net>
> > > To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 8:05 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21970] Should DSL or Cable modem
> > >
> > >
> > > > Disadvantages to cable modem (from my point of view)
> > > > - no static IPs, may be coming soon though
> > > > - no services on your machine, or you get booted
> > > >
> > > > Advantages to cable modem
> > > > - much faster
> > > >
> > > > I got this information from the Time Warner sales rep and the tech rep
> > > that
> > > > showed up at my apartment complex trying to get subscribers.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jon Schewe | http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe
> > > > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels
> > > > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any
> > > > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all
> > > > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that
> > > > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39
> > > >
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> > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any
> > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all
> > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that
> > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39
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