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Re: Cable modems rock...

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Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
I've been a firm believer in DSL for many years, but living down by the ocean here, I'm too far away from the CO to get good DSL. After a year of suffering, I got fed up and decided to try cable. It's about 25X faster than my DSL connection - much better for the VoIP applications we're using here at Pelican. No contest between the two - cable wins. No wonder the phone companies are suffering...

-Wayne
Where have you been?

The biggest lie that DSL uses is that the cable connection is shared bandwidth and so you actually get better speed on a DSL line. If DSL were so great, why would the phone company make you sign a contract for it? Cox and Timewarner, you can turn it on and off anytime you turn the equipment in...
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