HMS White Star here with a wierd problem, I am perhaps one of the few people in the country to have this problem I can get either keep my current Cable Modem service (which surprisingly I have had very few problems) or should I get an ADSL system, technically it's a ASDL lite but it seems faster than my Cable Modem (I think). However the Cable Modem is cheaper than the ADSL. Hmmm I think I got to call the phone company and ask for info.
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[This message has been edited by HMS White Star (edited September 19, 1999).]
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
Get ADSL. The whole cable modem thing is just a poorly-implemented hack.
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
ASDL? Hm... *is reminded of a teacher at his high school who talked about "ADM K6" processors* :-)
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Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
Where do you live? Here in Mississauga, Ontario ADSL is roughly equivalent to cable modem, not any better but not any worse. My personal experience since I have ADSL but not cable is that ADSL is pretty good, some teething problems though.
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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :
What's the difference between ASDL, ISDN and T1 connections? What do those acronyms stand for?
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, ASDL doesn't stand for anything, because it's a typo. ADSL, on the other hand, stands for "Asymmetric Dedicated Service Line".
ISDN I can never remember, though one source has it as "It Still Does Nothing". :-)
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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
ADSL is Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line, one of a few types of *DSL connections that are very fast but run on regular phone wire.
ISDN is (I think) Integrated Services Digital Network, another type of digital connection, but they only go up to 128 Kbps.
A T1 is usually a dedicated connection (like a frame relay) operating at 1.544 Mbps (although there are slower versions often called "fractional T1s"). These are generally the best kind of connections, but are also the most expensive.
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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :
Actually the reason that xDSL (I mess up the first time so sue me, so now I call it the way CNet does) and Cable modems big advangeage over T-1 connections is that there speed is very close to a T-1 at a faction of the Cost (a decatedated T-1 will run you several thousand a month, while and xDSL or a Cable modem with a ton of bandwidth will only cost a faction of that).
I live in Memphis, TN. Actually I should check to see if I can get the service there is map that says I should be able to get it but I wonder if I is true?
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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
Well, even with a frame relay you're guaranteed a certain amount of bandwidth, but that often isn't the case with cable modems. And you usually can't run a Web server off of a cable modem without angering the cable company.
The *DSL connections are pretty nifty, though...the only problem is you have to be close to a telco central office/access point/etc.
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line... Right... Um... Ignore what I said. I knew it was "Asy-" something. And I just kind of inserted the one translation of DSL... I'm just stupid these days... :-)
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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :
Actually on the web site of Bell South ASDL (lite) says that they don't guarantee a min bandwidth. Here is the disclaimer, "The actual speed experienced by customers will be variable and depend on several factors including customer location, destination on the Internet, interference with high frequency spectrum on the customer's telephone line, etc. No minimum level of speed is guaranteed."
