Gerard Bok wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:17:08 -0500, Bird Lover
> <nomail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
>
Thank you Gerard. Now I understand. I was thinking DSL would be slower
depending on how much closer a subscriber is to the provider's office.
THEN I thought DSL was hooked up through a phone line, so silly me,
thinking because I've got my broadband through the cable company that
mine would be faster. This is very interesting - Thanks again.
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