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

[James Knott]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 02:48:02PM -0400, Jeff Liu wrote:
>   
>> 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.
>>     
>
> Download speed doesn't seem to be a problem.  Upload speed on the other
> hand is not typically that impresive.
>
>   

That applies to both ADSL and cable.  While I get 8 Mb down, I only get
800K up.


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