Cable modem or DSL? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

boneheaddoctor · #16 11-01-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

I tried DSL but thsi ragged house has too many phone wires floating around the attic acting like a giant EMF antenna, I guess. Anyway, phone company said it was too noisy. So I have the appropriately named Cox Cable. When it is fast, it's really, really fast and when it is slow, it is still faster than 56K modem. Making me a Cox-sucker.

I had to run CAT-5 in my house....DSL modem wouldn't lock up at first....1963 house wiring sucks.........not a lick of trouble since I rant the cat-5 from the phone box outside.

suginami · #17 11-01-2005, 10:19 PM

I called Verizon and they told me the house was about 3,000 ft. from the base station, and that download speeds in my area were averaging about 1.5 Mbps, which is what I'm getting now with cable, so I rolled the diced and signed up.

They'll have it ramped up on the 11th, so I'll report back then.

rdanz · #18 11-02-2005, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by suginami

I called Verizon and they told me the house was about 3,000 ft. from the base station, and that download speeds in my area were averaging about 1.5 Mbps, which is what I'm getting now with cable, so I rolled the diced and signed up.

They'll have it ramped up on the 11th, so I'll report back then.

Bet you go back to cable

Brian Carlton · #19 11-02-2005, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rdanz

Bet you go back to cable

I'm not so sure.........at 3,000 feet the DSL ought to work pretty well. It will probably do 1,500K on downloads at that distance.

diametricalbenz · #20 11-02-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by suginami

I called Verizon and they told me the house was about 3,000 ft. from the base station, and that download speeds in my area were averaging about 1.5 Mbps, which is what I'm getting now with cable, so I rolled the diced and signed up.

They'll have it ramped up on the 11th, so I'll report back then.

I take it that you're in the LB/OC area? Verizon has a monopoly down there and I set up a DSL installation in Long Beach and the performance was good without any outages despite the 50 year old wiring. I think 3k feet from the station should be just fine.

suginami · #21 11-02-2005, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

I take it that you're in the LB/OC area? Verizon has a monopoly down there and I set up a DSL installation in Long Beach and the performance was good without any outages despite the 50 year old wiring. I think 3k feet from the station should be just fine.

I currently live in Diamond Bar, which is on the border with Orange County, and the home I am buying is next door in Phillips Ranch.

You guys won't believe what I had to pay for the house.

If I regularly get 1.5 Mbps, I'll stay with the DSL. If not, then I'll quickly switch to Comcast.

Moneypit SEL · #22 11-02-2005, 10:41 PM

Stick with the DSL. Comcast is the debbil