DSL, ISDN, Dialup, Cable, Satellite, or any others?
takes everything into consideration, price, quatilty, features, speed, etc.
Whats the best ISP?Cable, Dial up, DSL, etc.?
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DSL, ISDN, Dialup, Cable, Satellite, or any others?
takes everything into consideration, price, quatilty, features, speed, etc.
cable is the fastest
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Some Cable speeds are faster than DSL…but if you pay a premium your DSL provider will up the speed on your DSL! do a speed test during your trial period, if your happy go for it…
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I use cable and its fast! Price is kinda high but I’ll pay to get the speed. I tellecommute so its important.
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Here are the considerations.
Cost, Ease of setup, reliability and availability. Availability is the BIG ONE.
Dial up – yeah, you got that right, slow, but I’m desperate
DSL – fairly fast and cheap
ISDN – not readily available any more
Cable – probably faster than DSL, but more expensive
Satellite – expensive, but requires dial-up also. So the satellite is used to RECEIVE ONLY. If Cable and DSL is not available, this might be worth considering.
Good luck
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Cable is the quickest, clocked at about 3 megs. DSL is also around 3 megs, and they are both the same. The difference? Users. Cable is based on how many people use it. The more you have, the faster it is. Talk to people in your neighborhood. If you get mostly cable users, use cable. DSL is more reliable if most don’t have cable. They are both fast, but cable will be faster MORE often than DSL,, but keep in mind DSL’s variations are smaller than Cable, because somedays cable can be Dial up slow, but others T1 fast.
Also, Cable is only available is 3 megs, and is expensive. YOu can get 3 levels of DSL, lite (256 Kbps) regular (1400 Kbps) and high speed (3000 Kbps or 3 megs). If you don’t need the fastest, DSL is the best choice because it is more cost effective. Regular speed DSL cost me about 40 a month, and Cable runs about 70-80.
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The question you should be asking in this manner. “I plan on blah, yakity yak, with my connection or I am a business and I am looking for freebie consultations.” There is a site that explains what connections, how and why it is used or not used for a particular purpose.
Here is a site:
http://www.rickswebfactory.com/web_resources/factory_advice_internet_connections.htm
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DON”T, I repeat DON’T get Directway/Hughsnet satillite.
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Look and see what is in your area. Verizon is working on fiber to the home and are offering speeds of 20Mbps for residents and 30Mbps for Businesses, this is currently very limited and cost are slightly more than cable. If no fiber in your area cable is the way to go. Cable has huge bandwidth compare to phone lines. AT&T is working on upping DSL speeds but they are reaching the maxium speeds that copper wires can handle. DSL would be my last resort if it was a price issue, I have used both cable and DSL and will stick with CABLE
Best of all Cable keeps upping there speeds. Started with 1.5Mbps for 39.99 now I have 8Mbps and don’t pay at all due to our new condo setup free tv, internet, and phone. Its fast and its great. Plus they are working on upgrading to 10Mbps soon.
DSL should only be bought it you can’t afford more than $25 a month for internet. Most cable companys offer deals around 25-30 a month. Have never paid more than $45 for cable at their highest speeds. DSL 3Mbps used to cost me $79.99 a month that was 2 years ago. Last check it is still not much cheaper than that.
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Cable, But right now im using DSL through Qwest and Im getting 4MB of bandwidith. Cable gave you 5 or 6 MB, so it depends where you live. dont get satellite, because is expensive and they suck. They gave you about 2 MB or less and they tell you that you have a limit bandwidth which suck, because if you pass the limit they charge you alot for the extra bandwidtht that you used.
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