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In response to "my verizon DSL is the best internet service I ever had. -- nm" by loosilu

slow as molasses -- nm

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Jun 11 '09, 07:48

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Are we inferring that Cable is preferred to DSL for internet, speedwise? It's always seemed that way to me. -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 08:07 9
- dsl is shared, right? so generally it's slower? and max speeds for dsl in the us are far slower than max speeds for cable? - crabs love mandy lane Jun 11, 08:10 6
  - Yeah, max speeds is what I have in mind. (Also, in LA, we just don't get that many huge residential bldgs) -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 08:13
  - No, cable is usually shared though. It depends exactly how it's wired, as to *how* shared. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 11, 08:12 3
    - plus, in my building the cable goes out a lot. My DSL has not gone out, ever. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 08:15
    - interesting. I've never lived in a place where my download speed didn't exceed my advertised down speed. I must be very lucky. - crabs love mandy lane Jun 11, 08:14 1
      - It would seem so, unless it's a neighborhood share. I think it's less of a problem for cable than it used to be though. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 11, 08:16
  - DSL is all mine. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 08:11
- As I understand it, if you live in a buliding with 400+ other apartments, the cable is split, which degrades your speed, so DSL may be better - loosilu Jun 11, 08:08
- me too. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 08:07
DSL sucked for me, tooo. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 08:02 1
- I would sooner use a tin can and a string than have 1.5 mbps dsl. -- nm - crabs love mandy lane Jun 11, 08:04
not for me. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 07:48

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