With either, it depends on variables, some known, some not. I agree with Rodney, ask around if you can. Also ask the providers what they expect to deliver and what they will guarantee. Call up their support center late at night and have a friendly talk with a tech. You may get some honest answers.
I have cable and it's very fast -- 3 Mbps in, 256 Kbps out. I use telnet all the time and have not experienced any latency issues. I have known horror stories with both, but now that DSL is mature, I suspect it is more reliable than cable -- at least in this area where thunder storms are common and lines are not buried. ----- Original Message ----- From: "HITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:34 PM Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Cable vs. DSL > The different technologies determine the speed, and so you have to evaluate > your needs. Cable is fast - it is a wide open pipe and I have personally > clocked 400 - 600 MB/sec over cable. Being an open pipe, the more people > online draining the pipe, the slower it gets, and I have personally clocked > sub-ISDN speeds when all the "gamers" in my neighborhood are online. > > DSL is a fixed rate - the more bandwidth you desire, the more you pay. You > can get as much as T1 speeds, if you are willing to pay for it. The benefit > is that you are guaranteed a certain bandwidth. The drawback is that you > are guaranteed a certain bandwidth, and not a bit more. > > Ask some neighbors who are running cable, and some who are running DSL. In > my particular neighborhood it was a no brainer - I am too far away from the > switch to get DSL, so it was cable, or satellite DSL - another option, but > still pricey. If you are in an area without a lot of "gamers" you should do > okay. > > Rodney H. Kay > President > Healthcare Informatics Technology Services, Inc. > http://www.hits-inc.us > 360-981-4000, fax: 866-278-2881 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Gregory Woodhouse > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:25 PM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Cable vs. DSL > > > Does anyone have guidance as to what parameters (i.e., numbers) I > should look at to comparer the relative performance of cable and DSL > under various scenarios (telnet, SSH, ordinary browsing, streaming > audio/video, VPN). I'm wondering which would be the best option for a > home office. > > > === > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "It is foolish to answer a question that > you do not understand." > --G. Polya ("How to Solve It") > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
