>Which would offer better long term speed connections, >DSL or Cable, if all being the same, e.g a 2 mbit connection for >downloads.
If you can get a 2 Mb connection for DSL, I would think long term, that would provide you with the better speed. DSL the speed you have is not shared with anyone else on that line. So your 2 Mb is your 2 Mb (however, the DSL lines do all dump into a backbone which is shared). So in theory, a 2 Mb connection over DSL is going to always be a 2Mb connection. Cable is shared with everyone else on your run. That might be a few neighbors, that might be a large portion of your town. As the cable company continues to sell to more customers, more and more people will be fighting to use your 2 Mb connection. In theory, that means your 2 Mb pipe will slowly decrease in speed (unless you decide to do all your stuff on off peak hours). Also, long term... more and more cable companies are capping bandwidth. So your 2 Mb connection you order today, you may find that 6 months or a year later, your cable company decides to cap you at 500 Kb unless you pony up more cash. I haven't seen a DSL provider do this yet (that isn't to say they won't start doing it as well, but for the most part, with DSL, you are already paying for your class of speed, so there is no reason to yank it out from under you). BUT... before you commit to DSL... make sure you can really GET 2 Mb. That's pretty darn fast for DSL, and just because the phone company or DSL provider is advertising that speed does NOT mean they can provide it to you. And some phone companies like to sell you on the higher speed, take your money for the install and order, and THEN inform you that your top speed is really only going to be 384 Kb because you are so far away from the CO and/or your line quality is poor. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
