DSL or CABLE?

master2004134 · PostPosted:Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:58 pm

Loaded college network on a Monday night... mmmm...

FinalWarrior · PostPosted:Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:10 am

Which is, ironically, far faster than my connection, so I don't see what you're complaining about.

-- Griffinhart

Tycho · PostPosted:Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:16 am

Here's my network connection at home:

master2004134 · PostPosted:Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:47 am

Do want

Switch · **Joined:**Mon May 29, 2006 6:11 pm **Posts:**266

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Here's my network connection at home:

How much do you pay for that :O 30meg is awesome.

ChaosR · PostPosted:Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:55 am

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The big thing about DSL to remember is that it's a party line. Wiki this if you don't know what I'm talking about, but in short, there's typically a lot of overselling. Let's say that your block has 20 houses, and each house has a 10 Mbit plan. The line can only support 100MBit at any given time, so therefore, the maximum possible speed that it would require, 200Mbit, would not be realized.

Heh, cable is oversold here a lot more than DSL. If I'm correct, can't find the source, Cable is oversold 1:100-1:150 here, and DSL is 1:10-1:25. That said, I always get 100% of my 20Mbit DSL connection here. But my friend who lives near me, who has cable, sees he's speeds plummet in the evening.

master2004134 · PostPosted:Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:17 pm

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The big thing about DSL to remember is that it's a party line. Wiki this if you don't know what I'm talking about, but in short, there's typically a lot of overselling. Let's say that your block has 20 houses, and each house has a 10 Mbit plan. The line can only support 100MBit at any given time, so therefore, the maximum possible speed that it would require, 200Mbit, would not be realized.

Heh, cable is oversold here a lot more than DSL. If I'm correct, can't find the source, Cable is oversold 1:100-1:150 here, and DSL is 1:10-1:25. That said, I always get 100% of my 20Mbit DSL connection here. But my friend who lives near me, who has cable, sees he's speeds plummet in the evening.

Cable's shared...so I think that'd be the cause there

I was lucky enough to live in a more "rural" area, so I didn't see much bandwidth issues.

sithid · **Joined:**Wed May 14, 2008 3:31 am **Posts:**14

For what im paying, id settle for less tbh.

rookie10276 · PostPosted:Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:41 pm

Lame 7mbit down, 0.5mbit up.

ChaosR · PostPosted:Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:50 am

I get the full 20000kbit regularly.

Tycho · PostPosted:Tue May 19, 2009 6:25 pm

Jesus. Just re-tested my network today for the hell of it.

To Spokane:

To San Francisco:

eddieringle · PostPosted:Tue May 19, 2009 7:30 pm

I hate cable.

Rickton · PostPosted:Wed May 20, 2009 4:51 pm

Dude what?
That's your Uni ISP right?
(To Steven)

Miah · **Joined:**Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:00 am **Posts:**1263

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Dude what?
That's your Uni ISP right?
(To Steven)

His uni ISP is horrible. That's his home. I've used his home connection, and it's great.

Rickton · PostPosted:Fri May 22, 2009 11:16 am

51mb? Jeez. Did I get cryogenically frozen without realizing it again?

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