Cable vs. DSL
Posted on April 25, 2008 – 7:11 pm by admin
Back in the old house, we had DSL for about 2 1/2 years. It worked well with only a few minor issues. Towards the end, I did begin inquiring about more upload and download speed. I called Frontier and they said I was maxed out…that’s all they had. The reason I needed more speed is because I have a few weekly chores I need to do which required downloading about a gig’s worth of files. It has gotten pretty nonsensical.
Yesterday, we had the guy from Comcast cable come over to hook up the TV, phone and internet package. After a while, he got it all hooked up. I did some work last night and then some again this morning, but didn’t notice all that much more speed. I think the DSL we had before had a download speed of 1.5 Mbps (short for megabits per second). I am not sure what we have now, but I do know that a file that used to take about 10 minutes to download now takes about 3. That makes my life doing chores a heck of a lot faster. I think I heard something about 6 Mbps, but I’m not sure.
Come to find out, after talking to my hosting company today, I need a static IP address, not a dynamic one. This is for one reason or another. I called Comcast regarding this and was connected to the business area. I may have to get my package split up…the internet under a business account and the TV and phone under a residential account. They are going to call me on Monday.
What’s the point of this post? I think cable is faster than DSL.
Ok, bye.
2 Responses to “Cable vs. DSL”
By Hannigan on Apr 25, 2008 | Reply
Cable is always faster than DSL, there is only so much data that can be transferred through phone lines. The fastest I have seen DSL is 3Mbps up and down, where cable I have seen go well over 30Mbps up and down. Typical house cable is around 5-6Mbps download and 1Mbps upload, but the upload speed varies by ISP and area. You’ll notice a difference with the business package, typically when you get static IP’s you get better and faster service when dealing with cable, T1 is a different issue.
By jayadmin on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
You are a smart man. I knew you would fill in the missing details.