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[slick]

I was wondering.....

Should I get the 3 Meg service from the cable company or the 3 meg service from Sprint DSL?

Is it possible that they both go thru the same servers and they both suck just as bad????

Right now I have an 0.5 Meg sevice with the cable company (Charter.......... :evil: )

 

[DeathCorpse]

well i think charter sucks fucking cels balls. Dsl 3meg down will probably have a higher upstream bandwidth and I would say that its a more stable connection bandwidth wise because cables on a local loop. So I would say DSL. but check for reviews about each companys service. and yes outside of the initial 2-5 hops you will most likely take the same path after that or hit different nodes in the same locations, either way its relatively the same path.

 

[imported_SuXoR]

As a general rule, cable users share a node, while with dsl, you have a dedicated line straight to the dslam. So if no one has cable in your area you have less ppl to share bandwith with.

But you should read reviews and so forth. There are other considerations like, dsl usually has lower total bandwidth, but also lower latency (ping). And if you have cable tv, you will get a price break with cable.

 

[blze]

cable > all.

and, btw, the interweb makes you stupid.

 

[slick]

what was that site where you can check your path to the server...or sumthing like that?

 

[DeathCorpse]

download neotrace pro. google it and you will find a trial version.

 

[slick]

What do you think? (sorry, can't attach in this section)

 

[mYth]

Not much in the way of bandwidth boosters on the obx.......that and are u hardwired into your linksys router or on the wireless portion of it.......when your ping gets to >100 you'll start to notice the lag abit......>175 and your moonwalkin!!!!

 

[slick]

ok myth......

what exactly are you trying to say?

 

[Puppet]

Ok my two cents. I went to cable cause I heard it was so fast. It is, as long as everyone in my area are at work. Soon as they get home I'm fucked. I never had this problem with DSL. It may be a little slower but I could give a shit.

 

[slick]

Exactly^^^. Im really considering Sprint DSL

 

[imported_SuXoR]

Ok my two cents. I went to cable cause I heard it was so fast. It is, as long as everyone in my area are at work. Soon as they get home I'm fucked. I never had this problem with DSL. It may be a little slower but I could give a shit.

See my above post...

Cable = shared nodes = shared bandwidth

DSL = direct connex to dslam = dedicated bandwidth

 

[blze]

cable = p00ns all

DSL, it may be dedicated but if im trying to suck a lemon seed through a stirrer straw, then it really doesnt matter if it is MINE and only MY stirrer straw.

 

[eggs]

i have Sprint DSL and my only complaint is when
occationally when im going to join the server i get ready to get connected to serber i get dropped and it says
"Unreliable Data Flow"
so i try again and if its not full by the time i hit the Connect button i get in.

 

[slick]

blze you obviously dunno wtf you are talkin about. I'm tryin to find a solution to my problem so plz stop fuckin praising cable cause I had nothing but headaches the past 2 years.

thx.