[NTLUG:Discuss] DSL vs. Cable modem

[Dart West]

I am using TCI now ATT cable in Flower Mound. I requested and got a static IP. So
far it has been great. The service occasionally goes down but not often . The cost
is 39.99 plus tax. Security is an issue and I would not connect without a decent
firewall.

Dart

Matt Midboe wrote:

> Joey_Berry at compusa.com wrote:
> >
> > I do know that if you are wanting to register your IP with internic you will
> > have to use DSL, cable does not offer this as an option. Up load on cable is
> > capped to 128 I believe.
>
> The high speed technoloes like xDSL, and cable modem don't specifically stop you
> from having your own static IP address or place specific limits on send and
> receive. This is a function of the policies that your ISP has in place. Some
> ISPs charge for the static IP service, some actually give you a static IP but
> don't tell you, and some have completely dynamic IP addresses. Also the transmit
> and send speeds of the various technologies varies depending on how the ISP has
> deployed it. Some ISPs have nice beefy 1.544 symmetric pipes, some have 128k
> upload and 5Mb+ download, but it isn't tied directly to the technology they use.
>
> I will conceed that the two technologies work differently and do place some
> different limitations on the ISP though. The return signal from your house to
> the ISP on a cable network is typically lower bandwidth because you have a lot
> more ingress in the signal when it is going through the combiners on the way
> back to the headend. So the signal has to have a lot more error correction
> overhead in it. However, the cable is shielded and it travels longer distances
> than the stuff xDSL uses. With ADSL you've got to be close to your phone
> companies central office to insure the best signal, and even if you are an
> optimal distance it's easy to wire the splitter wrong or to have other devices
> invade the frequencies ADSL is trying to use. However being close to the central
> office if you have a good ADSL connection it will have great connectivity.
>
> Having used both cable modems and ADSL to get to the Internet I can say that if
> you have a competent ISP both will be so much better than dial-up you won't
> care. You should just try to get the best priced and most reliable service you
> can get whether it's xDSL or cable modem.
>
> Matt
> matt at snsnet.net
>
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