Cable vs DishNET/DSL

Trip · 06-24-2008, 08:03 AM

Anyone have any experiences? I really don't like the cable company at my new house (charter) and considering other options.

Internet wise cable would max 5 mbps and dsl would max 3 mbps.

HDTV - Dish wins easy, but cable isn't effected by weather as easy.

OneSickPsycho · 06-24-2008, 08:10 AM

I have satellite and it rarely gets fucked up by weather... and when it does, it flakes out for like 3 seconds and comes back... Only once in 8 months of hard Florida rains have I had it go out longer than that... and it was like 30 seconds...

My folks have the Dish and love it... they've had it for years and have never had it go out for more than a few seconds...

As far as your broadband is concerned... how often do you max out your connection now? As long as you're reasonably close to the switching station, DSL will be fine. That's actually the fastest connection I've ever had...

WARputer · 06-24-2008, 08:22 AM

I have DSL at work and it's noticebly slower than my cable connection at home....is it the computer or the service .....who knows for sure ?

Rider · 06-24-2008, 09:35 AM

My DSL is just as fast as my cable was and I love my Dish HD. I rarely loose a signal and when I do it's less than a minute.

Trip · 06-24-2008, 11:19 AM

well the max connection for dsl in my area is 1.5 mbps, only thing that worries me about this speed is xbox live

Cutty72 · 06-24-2008, 01:02 PM

Cable sux.

DLIT · 06-24-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

well the max connection for dsl in my area is 1.5 mbps, only thing that worries me about this speed is xbox live

I was on 1.5MB DSL the whole time in Korea and I was fine with Xbox Live. I'm on a 3MB DSL now and it's the same.

Trip · 06-24-2008, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLIT

I was on 1.5MB DSL the whole time in Korea and I was fine with Xbox Live. I'm on a 3MB DSL now and it's the same.

good to know, i may go that route

JoJoYZF · 06-24-2008, 04:14 PM

I just switched from cable to dsl about 2 months ago and the dsl is just as fast as my cable was.

m0n1 · 06-24-2008, 04:54 PM

I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter. their customer service can suck a nut.

have you looked into verizons FiOS?

http://www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios

im going that route as soon as its up in the neighborhood

06-24-2008, 08:22 AM	#3
WARputer WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Murray, South Carolina Moto: 2005 Hayabusa Posts: 625	I have DSL at work and it's noticebly slower than my cable connection at home....is it the computer or the service .....who knows for sure ? __________________ Chris

06-24-2008, 04:54 PM	#10
m0n1 Street Stunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Beach CA Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 89	I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter.I hate Charter. their customer service can suck a nut. have you looked into verizons FiOS? http://www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios im going that route as soon as its up in the neighborhood __________________ "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." –Douglas MacArthur “Our job as citizens also includes backing our president when he makes a decision, whether we like that decision or not,"- Damion Maynard

06-24-2008, 08:10 AM	#2
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	I have satellite and it rarely gets fucked up by weather... and when it does, it flakes out for like 3 seconds and comes back... Only once in 8 months of hard Florida rains have I had it go out longer than that... and it was like 30 seconds... My folks have the Dish and love it... they've had it for years and have never had it go out for more than a few seconds... As far as your broadband is concerned... how often do you max out your connection now? As long as you're reasonably close to the switching station, DSL will be fine. That's actually the fastest connection I've ever had...

06-24-2008, 09:35 AM	#4
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	My DSL is just as fast as my cable was and I love my Dish HD. I rarely loose a signal and when I do it's less than a minute.

06-24-2008, 04:14 PM	#9
JoJoYZF Bring on the Zombies! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland Moto: 2000 Yamaha YZF600R Posts: 2,691	I just switched from cable to dsl about 2 months ago and the dsl is just as fast as my cable was.