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Posted by Quaoar on September 27, 2005, 9:39 pm
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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> [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
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