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Originally Posted by SebC
Found it. Also, looks like they're offering unlimited bandwidth for an extra $10/mo.
Why the distinction between DSL and Cable? For a given download/upload, does it matter?
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I think that it is just the technology (telephone infrastructure vs. cable infrastructure) and nothing more. I have always been a cable guy myself (well since I "graduated" from 56K dial-up back in the day), so I don't have any first hand experience with DSL. I would imagine that you'd get close to the advertised rates for either service.
Even though Extreme cable is 15 down and 1 up, I would be quite happy with 6 down and 1 up on DSL. The only reason I went from Shaw's regular high speed (7.5 down and 0.5 up) was to increase my upload speed to make my VPN-ing and Slingboxing better. 15 down is nice, but I rarely take advantage of it. I would gladly split download speed in half to double my upload speed, even if the difference is disproportionate.