...and people who are not in the know still tell me it's the same. They swallow the crap from carefully worded commercials for DSL providers.
Here's what we have to look forward to: "Broadband Internet access via TV cables can reach 100 Megabits per second as early as next year, 50 times faster than the average broadband speeds now offered to cable TV homes, a Finnish firm says"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-7-2005_pg6_4
Of course some cable companies are better that others.