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Nightfall
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Re: Speakeasy DSL

said by Speedy8 See Profile:
No, DSL generally has lower latency. Most likely due to cable subscribers sharing nodes. When the upload speeds starts to get somewhat saturated on a node it can affect latency somewhat. Of course there are many exceptions. Some people have excellent latency on cable, and some people have really bad DSL. But overall cable has more bandwidth and DSL has better latency.

I guess I'm lucky though, because in my area my DSL has the most bandwidth available and the best latency.
To say DSL has better latency overall is a totally false statement. It all depends on the service you have and the area you have it in. This is why it is so important to do research the broadband in your area.

Sorry, but the whole "overloaded node" is incorrect. What is to say that your DSL node you are using is overloaded? I hear it all the time. The fact that DSL is better because you are connected right to to the pipe at the office while your cable modem has to connect to the neighborhood node. I believe it is a toss up personally. I have seen bad DSL with high latency as well as bad cable connections.
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permalink · 2003-12-08 21:31:10 · Print · Reply to this

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Re: Speakeasy DSL

Wow, did both of you not read what I said completely or what? I said there are people with bad DSL and good cable as well, I didn't say DSL is always better. But from all of the research and talking with people I have done the past 6 years, DSL definitely has the edge overall.

Also, if you check out doctor ping since it has been reimplemented here on the site, DSL generally has more scores at the top, even though cable has higher penetration in the US.
permalink · 2003-12-08 23:49:34 · Reply to this
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