I currently have adsl through Bellsouth/At&t and it's been nothing but trouble. Although when I'm connected the speed rarely goes down but I lose connectivity quite often which is really a pain when using my messengers. I've been thinking about getting Road Runner or another cable internet service but how does it compare with adsl? I don't mean speed wise I mean connectivity wise. What I want is a connection that will never be interupted ever. Also I've heard that some cable services block certain services such as bit torrent and peer to peer programs. Is this true? I don't think i could get by without bit torrent for my anime videos (unlicensed in my country of course). What are your thoughts on this? Thank you.
2007-02-13 15:08:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
What speeds do you have now ?
Broadband is starting to get into higher speeds here is an example using RCN and what they offer.(not an endorsement)
http://www.rcn.com/internet/highspeed/index.php
The higher the speed the higher the cost. If you have bundled packages it can bring the price down considerably.
The service limitation or bandwidth is based on how much you will pay.
You can check speeds with sites like CNET's bandwidth test
http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html
http://speedtest.net/
or sites like broadband reports
http://www.dslreports.com/stest
As for connectivity it is an issue but shouldn't be a major problem and some carriers are worse some are better than others. A lot of times it is just a question of power cycling the modem or it can be a bottleneck somewhere on the grid.
2007-02-13 15:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cable will never compare to dsl.
For one thing, cable is shared by everyone else on the block using it, so you can expect it to slow down ridiculously during peak times. Cable, at least in my area is constantly off, thank God I'm on dsl and don't care about tv, which is satellite anyhow.
If your dsl connection is always going off, check your settings for a tiemout period, power off your modem and see how long it takes to connect, it may be a problem with the modem or the phone line into your place, make sure you aren't plugging the modem into a wall jack with a splitter on it and you are not using more than 6 feet of phone line.
Cable sux by the way.
2007-02-13 15:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It relies upon on ur modem. If u were given an fairly solid dsl modem ur % ought to run ok. The downloading % ought to stay at about 80kbps to 120kbps for only a commonplace modem. If u purchase a modem urself it will be swifter. also utilising dsl for video games and different would lag slightly yet each and everything will be effective. And one solid aspect about dsl is that it stick at a consistent % compared to cable it keep changin each and every 2sec.
2016-12-04 03:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that a picture of Magus in your avatar?
The services are not perfect like the other guy said. You really need to sync your router to a server that provides it.
Call your tech support on how to enchance the connectivity.
2007-02-13 15:20:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be happy. Cable and DSL are not available in my area. But then I do live at the end of the electricity.
2007-02-13 15:18:25 · answer #5 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such service that would never be interrupted!!
Welcome to the imperfect world.
2007-02-13 15:13:40 · answer #6 · answered by sosguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing to do is to phone the other service providers and ask them their policies and guarantees.
2007-02-13 15:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋