RE: Question on "phone service" for lack of a better description...

Chuck,

ALL internet connections are shared at some point.  The DSL is shared
further upstream than the cable (between the CO and the 'Net), but it
is still shared.

And cable is much faster.  Download is about 4.5mps vs whatever your
dsl is.  Typically not over 1meg.  I've never had a problem with
"sharing" on my cable mode.  I suppose if everybody in my neighborhood
did a service pack download from Microsoft at the same time, it would
bog down, but so would your DSL under the same circumstances.

We had 1meg ADSL at Cornerstone for about a year.  It went down on a
weekly basis.  We are now on a T1 at Cornerstone for just this reason
(and bankruptcy of our provider).

I've had cable at home for over 2 years now and it has gone down
probably 3 times.  And was back up in an hour each time.

Even when they made the switch from AtHome to InsightBB (because of
athome bankruptcy) we where only down for about 90 minutes...and that
was preannounced and at 12:30 - 2am.

So I would say if Cable is available, get it.  No cable, then DSL, then
ISDN, then Satellite.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:53 AM
To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Question on "phone service" for lack of a better
description...

Bob wrote:

<Chuck, I've got cable modem service and LOVE it.  I am in the
Noblesville area and on Insight
cable.  It has been much better than DSL. What part of Indy do you live
in?>

We are in Avon. So you say cable has been BETTER than DSL ? I've always
been under the impression
that DSL was superior because you were not sharing the connection, etc
(?). You did try DSL for
awhile and switched I take it ?

Thanks ! :-)

Chuck

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