On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:17:08 -0500, Bird Lover
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> wrote:
>I just need to know something. I have a friend that has DSL and she
>claims that it is broadband. She gets her service through the telephone
>company. She also claims her DSL is faster than what I have. I have Road
>Runner through the cable company. C'mon seriously, which is faster and
>what is the difference between DSL through the phone company and
>broadband through cable? Actually, I didn't know DSL WAS broadband! Can
>anyone clear this up for me?
Actually, broadband just means that you share a connection with
some other service. That might be your telephone service, cable
TV, or something else.
Basically, 'broadband' is faster than 'dial up'. But it doesn't
say a thing about the real speed.
E.g. (A)DSL over your telephone cable may provide you with
anything between 128 kb and 20 Mb (2 to 6 Mb is most common).
Any DSL service has an upper limit. That's usually the figure you
pay for. And a practical limit. Which is always lower, often even
dramatically lower. That's what you actually get for speed.
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Kind regards,
Gerard Bok
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