| From: | Andrew Crowe |
| Date: | 1 May 2001 at 20:59:49 |
| Subject: | Re: Networking options : was Re: Issue 20 Not delivery related:) |
Hi Everybody,
>> How does ADSL compare to cable????
>
> The speeds are similar but the bandwidth sharing is handled
> differently.
With ADSL you can have anything from 512kb/s down 256kb/s up to 2mb/s
up 256kb/s down, I think cable was 512kb/s down 128kb/s up last time.
The problem with ADSL is that the same frequenct is shared with about
20 people, so if everyone was using the full bandwidth at a time your
download speed could be as little as 25kb/s, half the speed of a
modem. I must say however that I've never noticed the bandwidth on
the ADSL connection at work drop at all, I guess the problems'll
only start once ADSL becomes affordable and more people have it.
>> Mini gloat (my new cable is much faster than a 56K modem) 8-)
>
> My ISDN is much faster than a 56k modem :-O Cable and ADSL are
> faster still. What sort of download speeds do you get?
I wouldn't say ISDN was much faster, it's only between about 2x-3x
faster then a 56k modem, which isn't much, and if you use full 128k
you pay twice as much for the phone bill
See ya :)
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