sonic1988 Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I know that both types of internet are very popular but honestly which one is best?? I use dsl for the price but I plan on asking my dad to get a cable modem but is it worth it? :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnazz Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 It depends... Are there a lot of people in your neighborhood that have a cable modem? If there are, then the performance of the cable modem will go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 cable is better but it costs more i don't think there's a reason if u have DSL 2 upgrade 2 cable. their downloading speeds are about the same, but the uploading is where cable is faster. unless u do a lot of big file uploading it won't be worth ur money. where i live DSL is $20 cheaper a month for about the same speed of internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Both or reasonable... however, both DSL and Cable have thier shortcomings... lets start with DSL... The setup is pretty annoying... a lot of installs and things can get pretty complicated. As DSL runs through your phone line and physics still apllies, the farther you are from your telephone company's switching center, the slower your DSL upload and download speeds will be. DSL providers are quickly disappearing as well. Some have gone bankrupt... others just closed up, not a good look. Cable... Schnazz is correct, the more people that use cable in your area, the slower your connection will be. But this is usually during peek hours, when most people are home and surfing. Also, limits may be placed on the amount of data you can download and your broadband speed. Some companies do this so that people won't hog broadband and slow down everyone else's speed. Here's a link to check out the two... http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6536-726601-5.html?tag=subdir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 in pure simpleness Sonic, there's not a difference. for just pure internet browsing and average internet usage, there's no noticable difference. trust me, i've have both. just go with what's cheapest and easiest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Tiger Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 We get our cable Internet and digital cable TV in one bill. I gotta side with cable, all around faster. God Blessa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I've had both! With DSL I still have to 'dial up' kinda but with cable modem I didn't! other than that theres not much difference! Like Wes said, go for the cheaper option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 wow dial up? for me i don't have 2. my DSL modem looks almost exactly the same as my cable modem and they perform about the same. the only diffrerence for me is that Cable costs about twice the price!!! insane! :lolsign: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 wow dial up? for me i don't have 2. my DSL modem looks almost exactly the same as my cable modem and they perform about the same. the only diffrerence for me is that Cable costs about twice the price!!! insane! :lolsign: ← Yeah its wierd ain't it! Every time I turn on my PC I have to press the connect button that comes up on the dial up box!! i thought that was the whole point of broadband!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 My girl has broadband and she also has to dail-up! It's strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 It is possible to have dial-up wit cable broadband internet. With DSL or Cable, it automatically is connected the whole time. With dial-up tho, you need an ISP program such as AOL, MSN..etc to get through. For cable users, just dont get wireless internet. It sounds cool and it is sometimes but it does slow you down because of the signal and its better to be wired in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic1988 Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 thanks for the info, I'll just stick with the dsl then because all I use it for is this forum, and xbox live. and DevilsJim89 you are right about the wireless thing because at my friends house his sister had a laptop with the wireless connection and she was showing me a music video and the speed was awful!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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