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Comments on news posted 2004-02-20 15:59:34: In the latest round of DSL vs, Cable, the Cable industry maintains their sixty-four percent market share in the States, but analysts claim DSL is readying itself for a percentage grab. ..
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lakino
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join:2003-04-03
Campbell, CA
| DSL wins, except when distance is too far. There is no contest here. Hands down DSL wins except for distance.
If one is lucky enough to have both offered at the same location, then of course one chooses DSL. The underlying technology beats cable in the real world. Only time one would choose cable is when they aren't close enough for DSL.
I for one will never chose cable if both are offered. If only cable is offered because of distance, then there's no choice and I go with cable--but note, it's due to no choice that I go with cable.
Anyway, I wish Crapcast lots of luck as I want the competition to be there. Otherwise either type of provider will charge an arm and a leg. With both successful, I'm certain to reap the rewards from the intense competition.
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JohnInSJ
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join:2003-09-22
San Jose, CA
 ·Comcast
| interesting comments... On the DSL side the "poised for takeover" is based on new speed/pricing for dsl. I just switched to sonic.net to get 6m down/608k up. That works out to 5mbit down/500kbit up after overhead. That, and 8 static IP addresses, TOS that allows servers, etc, for $45/mo.
I think at that price/performance, cable at 3m/256k is clearly at a disadvantage. As others point out here, the trick is, you have to be close (7,500ft) to the CO or RT. So telcos are putting in more RTs to reach more people.
In densely populated areas, it will be good for folks - there will be healthy competition driving down prices and up speeds.
Obviously if you cannot choose DSL, it's not going to be your choice 
I happen to live in San Jose, cable backwater of the country. Hard to imagine that in the heart of silicon valley, comcast doesn't offer cable internet service, or HDTV service. They do manage to (just barely) deliver analog video over A/B cables they run to my house.
So guess which technology wins here?
Anyway, it's all good methinks. | |
| | damox
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join:2002-01-07
Olympia, WA
·Comcast Formerly ..
| Re: interesting comments... said by JohnInSJ  :
On the DSL side the "poised for takeover" is based on new speed/pricing for dsl. I just switched to sonic.net to get 6m down/608k up. That works out to 5mbit down/500kbit up after overhead. That, and 8 static IP addresses, TOS that allows servers, etc, for $45/mo.
Well it sounds like you have a great deal! Unfortunately DSL doesn't offer nearly as much here in Olympia, WA! While DSL has improved greatly over the past year, as Qwest now offers 1.5 mbps/896 kbps for about $44 (including ISP), it isn't enough to make me switch back. Oh well, maybe someday things will get better. The great thing is, the better DSL becomes, the more pressure it puts on internet cable providers to improve their price to product offerings. Competition is a good thing!
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| adamen
join:2004-02-15
Houston, TX
| well if you're within 13000 feet and your CO is serviced by SBC, you can have 6mb/600kb CONSISTENTLY for only $45...this is just a great deal that easily beats cable's usual 3mb/300kb...but until they can fix the issue of distance, i don't see dsl beating out cable. | |
| tim006
join:2002-09-27
Lake In The Hills, IL
| poised or posed sure seems as if they are poised, but i suspect it's a pose for now. Cable has the market share for now. The caps are there to reserve some bandwidth. sbc is wide open right now, but what about the future? I don't see a profit for sbc at the current rates. That only means one thing, higher prices when they are done getting thier market share, and limitations when the bandwidth is used up. Also, limited distance and building on copper wires up to the optic lines.
Their new speed pkg.s are advertised as 1.5 to 3 but really go up to 6.0. That won't last. Because of this site, the word gets around, but once the co's have all the customers they can handle, the honeymoon will be over. Dsl, means phone co. Phone co. has a long history of making money, and i mean LOTS of money. Think that will end? Especially with sbc (texas company) involved? It sure is a good deal for now but without bbr, their support is just as shitty as cable. On it goes.
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Geminimind
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join:2003-12-20
Sacramento, CA | Cable cable is the best. They didn't have any broadband service where I am. I called charter and they upgraded my area. SBC just told me call back every 3 weeks. So I Just went with cable and so far Im seeing good speeds:) | |
| | DONKEYKONG01
join:2003-03-21
Metairie, LA | Re: Cable That may be true in your area, but in mine it basically sucks. | |
| elhombre72
join:2003-11-06
Brooklyn, NY | DSL, Cable...I have 0! I LIVE IN NYC AND I CAN'T GET ANY HIGH SPEED SERVICE EXCEPT OF SATELLITE WHICH IS TOO EXPENSIVE. VERIZON SUCKS, I JUST SWITCH MY HOME TELEPHONE SERVICE TO ANOTHER PROVIDER. ALL THESE COMPANIES NICKEL AND DIME YOU TO POVERTY. | |
| schmattie
join:2003-07-20
Florence, KY
| Well I have both cable and dsl I have Roadrunner via Time Warner Cable in Cincinnati.
The RR is set at 3072/384 on most tests I get an average thoroughput of 2895/340. The RR costs $44.95/month
I also have Zoomtown High speed DSL service through Cincinnati Bell. The Zoomtown is set at 3072/768 on most tests I get an average of 2594/660. The Zoomtown costs $41.95/month.
Both services are great. | |
| bigjoesmith
join:2000-11-21
Peoria, IL
·Cable Onda
| Comcast loses one to DSL Here's one datapoint: after Comcast recently raised my HSI bill to 55.95, I looked for options. I've had DSL in the past (including the long-forgotten Sprint ION). But when I went looking now, Qwest wasn't really competitive: their standard offerings were 640/256, which was too slow. Their higher speed "Pro" offerings were too expensive.
Ah, but then just as I'm preparing to grin and bear Comcast's price hikes, Qwest comes out with a 1.5/896 service that's very attractively priced at 34.99 (37.99 if you rent the modem), including qwest.net's basic ISP package. $21 bucks a month cheaper for a service that's high speed, much higher upload speeds, and doesn't have archaic no-server policies.
As for those who say the cable companies aren't scared: I think they are feeling the heat a little. When I called comcast to cancel, they offered me a "2 months at $24.95" promotion when I mentioned I was moving to DSL. | |
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