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kudos:6 | said by PacCoast:
I'm happy with my 1.7 down 137 up with SBC for now. But I read somewhere DSL has advantages over cable in latency and consistency? Do most of the non-speed advantages belong to DSL or Cable? Why don't the Telcos advertise those advantages instead of just going on speed and price?
That's generally true, but as always, either DSL or cable can be lousy or excellent, depending on the provider. Why don't they advertise it? Most people don't grasp the difference between latency and bandwidth. They want to know how fast their Kazaa (spyware edition) downloads will come in. Even among more intelligent users, you see gamers comparing bandwidth rather than latency. I can't tell you how many times I've seen users in the forums asking how much their ping will decrease if they upgrade to a faster (higher bandwidth) package.
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