NYCPHP Meetup

[Tim Sailer]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 02:16:04PM -0400, jon baer wrote:
> > Why even bother with DSL?  Cable is about the same price and is way
> > faster.  I'm getting well over 2 Mbps on a regular basis.  Plus, it was
> > installed two days after I called.
> 
> Not really if you consider the price of cable itself today and from what I
> understand you can't get:
> 
> A) DSL service *without* a phone landline package

This is true.

> B) Cable modem service *without* a cable package

Nope. At least in OptimumOnline land, you can buy just the cablemodem service.
It's still not cheep.

> Am I wrong?  If so the cost of a cable modem outweighs DSL by @ least 1/3.
> Plus it is *shared* not *dedicated* so alot of people on the same loop can
> saturate your bandwidth ...

Common misconception. DSL is dedicated from your CPE to the CO's DSLAM. There,
it's all shared bandwidth out the OC3 (or whatever they are using). Only a
dedicated line, point to point, like a T-1 (non-frame-relay) will give you dedicated
bandwidth. Even then, that's to your provider, who hopefully hasn't oversold *their* 
bandwidth by too much...

Tim

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Tim Sailer <sailer at bnl.gov> 
Information and Special Technologies Program
Office of CounterIntelligence 
Brookhaven National Laboratory  (631) 344-3001