[Hidden-tech] DSL vs cable internet for office

nestor at fuzzy-math.com nestor at fuzzy-math.com
Thu Mar 11 09:42:40 EST 2010


I wouldn't trust DSL.  I've been testing U/D speeds on our DSL line at  
the office and recently got <Mbit up.  If you ever intend on sharing  
files of even moderate size, go with Comcast, it is just not worth $10/ 
mo to throttle your bandwidth like that.


On Mar 10, 2010, at 1:59 PM, Val Nelson wrote:

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> Hi HT friends,
> Sorry to ask this age-old question but I feel overwhelmed by the  
> tech talk when talking to Comcast and Verizon. Can you help give me  
> some perspective on these options?
>
> I need to set up Internet access in my office and these are the two  
> choices in my price range:
>
> Comcast cable internet $59.95/month
> Downloads 6-12 mb, uploads 1-2 mb
> "Internet speeds up to 15 times faster than DSL"
>
> Verizon DSL $49.99/month
> "Up to 5.0M"
> It will mostly be for one user at a time, but occasionally up to 5  
> users at a time. I'm in a building that probably has no Comcast  
> users yet because they just installed it here, but eventually might  
> have more.
>
> Will I notice a difference in speed between these two options? I'm  
> not doing any major downloading or uploading but I give my browser a  
> run for its money.
>
> Which option would you do?
>
> Thank you!!
>
> Val
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