DSL service [was Re:TLUG Mail list archives?]

[Jeff Liu]

Rogers is not DSL, it is cable modem link. From a book I read years
ago, a possible disadvantage for cable modem is if there are many
users in the same neighborhood,  the download speed can be slow since
downstream is done by broadcasting.

I am not so sure about this, it is only some knowledge I get from a book.

Jeff

On 6/8/07, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> > Here (below) is a typical result from pinging a website. I get a similar
> > result irrespective of the website. It pings fine for a while and then the
> > site becomes unreachable.
> >
> > This shouldn't be a distance problem, we're less than 1km from the CO -
> > and the Bell tech who was here said I should be getting something like
> > 5MB/sec at this location.
> >
>
> This is a routing problem.  Try using traceroute, to see how far it gets.
> > I wonder if the Sympatico service is any better than the other ISPs? You
> > could then see this as a strategy to drive customers into Bell's embrace.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm  checking out Rogers: it's about $10 more per month, but
> > reliable fast service would be worth it.
> >
>
> I'm on Rogers.  The service is very reliable and I get 8 Mb/s download.
>
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