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Posted by Hymer on September 28, 2005, 1:45 am
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> Hymer wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. I was asking about this because I came across a
>> deal for Comcast Cable for $29.99 for 12 months, no contract. I also
>> have access to T1 in my apartment building and currently have DSL.
>> But, both the T1 and DSL are more expensive.
>>
>> I think that the cable with 384KBps up and 4 MBps down sound great for
>> $29.99. Would you all agree?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>> [REMOVE].net says...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am looking at speeds for cable, dsl, and T1. I think I have it
>>>> right based
>>>> on my reading. But I was not sure if I might be making a mistake
>>>> about the
>>>> unit of measure.
>>>>
>>>> Does this seem right?
>>>>
>>>> Cable: 4.0 Mbsp down, 384 Kbps up
>>>> DSL: 1.5 Mbps down, 384 Kbps up
>>>> T1: 1.1 Mbps down, 1.1 Mbps up
>>>>
>>>> If these speeds are correct, the fastest would be cable. I was
>>>> surprised that T1 was not faster.
>>>>
>>>> Does this seem right or are my units of measure wrong?
>>>
>>> As you see, the T1 line is the same both ways. Also, the speeds are
>>> often guaranteed. Cable/DSL speeds are usually just guaranteed 'up
>>> to' the rating.
>>>
>>> Comcast has a 'gold' service that is currently 6000/768. Both that
>>> and the regular are in the process of having the down limit being
>>> bumped up by 2000 (to 6000/384 or 8000/768.) Some other cable
>>> services offer 10M or higher download speeds.
>>>
>>> DSL speeds most commonly vary depending on your distance and line
>>> quality.
>>>
>>> --
>>> If there is a no_junk in my address, please REMOVE it before
>>> replying! All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest
>>> extent of the law!!
>>> http://home.att.net/~andyross
>
> What do you intend to do with your broadband access? All of these
> download speeds are more than sufficient for anything on the web, email.
> If that is all you want, then subscribe to the cheapest service. Anything
> else, you need to evaluate the upload speed.
>
> Q
Hi Guys,
I agree - go with the cheapest service. The Comcast deal is 29.99 for 12
months, no contract, and goes to their normal rate of something like $45/mo.
after it is over.
I am just uploading and downloading documents for business. But most of the
time I am just using the Internet in the usual ways.
I just wasn't sure if I was missing the unit of measurement (byte vs. bit)
when looking at the various services.
Thanks a lot,
Bob
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