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sperry · 2003-11-13, 08:39 AM

Dude! AOL!?! For shame!

I used both SBC for DSL and Charter for Cable (which I have now). If you're doing the digital cable thing, there's usually a pretty decent package deal you can work out... tho Charter digital cable is crap.

Cable and DSL are essentially the same speed. I think the cable's a touch faster but there's always the chance of other people on the network slowing you down. That being said, my cable's never been noticably slow due to local network issues.

For DSL you have to be within a certain line distance of the telco's switching station, but in a place like Reno I don't think anyone's too far away anymore.

All in all, I think cable and DSL are equivalent. Cable's a little easier to install. Go with whichever's got the better deal going.

In either case, you should probably get a WAN router. Linksys makes one that I like. The router will automatically keep everything logged in with the cable or DSL. It will also firewall your computer(s) from the barrage of attacks that you get on a high-speed setup (cable is especially bad, every script-kiddie out there is constantly scanning for open ports). Plus, if you get a WAN router that is also an ethernet switch, you can plug multiple computers in to it to share the internet connection (this includeds XBox and PS2!). This is the Lynksys router I have at home: http://www.linksys.com/Products/prod...id=29&prid=561

2003-11-13, 08:39 AM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Dude! AOL!?! For shame! I used both SBC for DSL and Charter for Cable (which I have now). If you're doing the digital cable thing, there's usually a pretty decent package deal you can work out... tho Charter digital cable is crap. Cable and DSL are essentially the same speed. I think the cable's a touch faster but there's always the chance of other people on the network slowing you down. That being said, my cable's never been noticably slow due to local network issues. For DSL you have to be within a certain line distance of the telco's switching station, but in a place like Reno I don't think anyone's too far away anymore. All in all, I think cable and DSL are equivalent. Cable's a little easier to install. Go with whichever's got the better deal going. In either case, you should probably get a WAN router. Linksys makes one that I like. The router will automatically keep everything logged in with the cable or DSL. It will also firewall your computer(s) from the barrage of attacks that you get on a high-speed setup (cable is especially bad, every script-kiddie out there is constantly scanning for open ports). Plus, if you get a WAN router that is also an ethernet switch, you can plug multiple computers in to it to share the internet connection (this includeds XBox and PS2!). This is the Lynksys router I have at home: http://www.linksys.com/Products/prod...id=29&prid=561 __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?