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DSL vs Cable
2016-07-17 10:46:08 Post No. 55614190
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DSL vs Cable
Anonymous
2016-07-17 10:46:08
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DSL vs Cable Internet? Which one is better? Considering there's no fibre internet available, of course.
From my knowledge and experience, I prefer DSL to Cable. VDSL2 to be exact.
Cable:
>bandwidth shared by your neighbors, so speeds fluctuate
>if you're living where nodes are oversaturated, your ISP will bitch and threaten you for using too much bandwidth. I remember my cable company threatened to switch to 250Mbps from 50Mbps because of data usage
>slower ping. speedtest.net pings would be 30ms+. not sure if it's gotten better since 3 years ago. it was DOCSIS 3.0.
DSL:
>dedicated line, you always get the full bandwidth. no speed fluctuations in peak hour.
>faster ping. speedtest.net pings are <10ms. webpages load faster too, not sure if that's because of ping or because it's dedicated bandwidth.
>slower speeds. 100/20Mbps is the max, while local cable provides 150/15
So, what's the verdict, /g/? Where I live, both have fibre backbones, so it's FTTN.. It's just that FTTH isn't available at my house; my neighbourhood actually has fibre but only partially.