On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:06:10 -0500, Bird Lover wrote:
> 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.
DSL is hooked through the phone line, but it's not dialup and is much
faster than dialup. Depends on the cable or DSL provider. I've seen
cable
services that only offer 128Kbs. I've also seen cable providers that
offer
2Mbs or more. Some cable providers base your download speed on how much
you pay for the service, which is what mine does. So, you can pay more to
have a faster service or less and have slower.
You can find more info on DSL at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Subscriber_Line
Patty
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