Re: Off topic - Internet connection speeds

From: Joan (genesis@designpro.com)
Date: Mon Dec 06 1999 - 19:20:37 EET


PnRMolds@aol.com wrote:
>
> I guess I am a little late to this party....
>
> Bill is ont the money here. Cable access=much higher than xDSL access and
> as he has noted, unless you are right on top of the local node, forget about
> it.
>
> Note that access degrades as more users are on line but how many people on
> your block are going to be downloading those 200MB assemblies t the same time?
>
> The most important note however is security related. Unlike xDSL or a dial
> up connection, cable access is a <public> NETWORK connection.
>
> Additionally, your upload rate is not as fast as downloading, and overall
> rates vary on the service provider, 'cable modem' .
>
> All in all though, it's da bomb.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Ron Ptaszek
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> In a message dated 11/30/99 7:33:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, wdr@virtcon.com
> writes:
>
> << Subj: Re: Off topic - Internet connection speeds
> Date: 11/30/99 7:33:53 PM Eastern Standard Time
> From: wdr@virtcon.com (William D. Richards)
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> At 4:20 PM -0500 1999/11/30, KDenton@williams-int.com wrote:
> >Have any of you hooked up to the Internet using ASDL?
> >
> >How is it? Are you satisfied?
> >
> >Karl Denton
> >
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>
> Karl,
>
> ADSL is alright, but there are limitations to it, the greatest being
> the fact that if there are more than 4 miles of phone lines between
> you and the switching station, you can't get any type of DSL service.
> Also, distance will severely limit the actual bandwidth you can get
> out of DSL. Basically, unless the switching station is right next
> door to you, forget about reaping the benefits of any of the
> different types of xDSL service.
>
> Second, the price of DSL service is not competitive. Prices generally
> start at $80 per month on the average for the slowest bandwidth of
> DSL, and rapidly climb from there. Compare that price to cable modem
> access at $35 to $50 per month.
>
> Third, speed. DSL is not as fast at cable modem. Period. I read a
> terrific article comparing the two, and much to my enormous surprise,
> cable came out significantly on top over DSL. For most users --
> unless you live on the same block as the switching station -- the
> best speed you can get out of DSL is roughly twice as fast as ISDN.
>
> The promise of DSL is still there. It sounds really great to be able
> to use existing phone lines in your home or establishment to get this
> type of service. But the hardware infrastructure needed to support
> this potential is not there. It will probably have to wait until the
> telephone companies can deliver fiber-optic cable to the private
> home, just at the cable television companies are doing right now.
>
> You still have to connect a router for both services, cable and xDSL,
> and xDSL is easier because you can park it next to any telephone
> jack. With cable, you will first have to string a co-axial cable to
> the router (aka "cable modem"). With both, once you have connected
> the router, you must run an ethernet cable from it to your computer's
> ethernet port.
>
> To conclude, Karl, I would recommend you get cable modem service. It
> is cheaper, and more likely to be available to you than xDSL. Bear in
> mind, if you don't have cable access, then it's a good bet that you
> won't have any type of xDSL service.
>
> I will see if I can't find a reference to that article.
>
>
> Bill Richards
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