Who do you think is the better provider of DSL of these 2?
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i'd go with AT&T , verizon ofer a downstream bandwidth of "UP TO" 3mbps while AT&T give a warranty that ur bandwidth will not drop below 1.5 mpbs , and the price difference is unsignificant ...
432644
Bellsouth Fastaccess DSL - I have them at home, and I work for their technical support. They are a great provider! :)
628354
BellSouth has a $25/mo plan. It is 256/128. I have that at my office and it is more than adequite. If you notice most sites only let you download at 150kbs to 350kbs. Unless you are running several computer or updating computers while trying to surf the net you will not notice the difference. \ni did a major security update for a customer today, AVG, Spybot, SpywareGuard, SpyBlaster, Defender, and SyGate and they never topped 300kbs and that was with Cox Cable at my home. 6Mb&#92;768kbs. Tell BellSouth you want to downgrade to the DSL Lite package. They do not care. \nFYI Cox offers a similar package of 256kbs/256kbs for $25/mo
1112028
cable ,and yes it's faster than dsl a whole lot
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Aztech is cheap but not too good. Its better to buy Linksys not to cheap but its better. aftersales is good.
407029
Cable is MUCH faster than DSL in every situation. The only drawback is price, but then you get what you pay for. If you need VERY fast reliable internet, and are willing to pay for it, you have to go with cable. Also, DSL is still not offered everywhere. If you're not close enough to a hub, which I wasn't in a residential LA suburb 3 years ago, you can't even get it...
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If your question is whether cable is "faster" than DSL, check out http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/129.  The answer is yes, with caveats.
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In my experience they were basically the same.  They each have local channels, High def channels and all the other amenities.  \n\nI'd think it would just come down to how much each charges for the same sort of package, extra equipment and how good they are at service.
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Biggest difference is price and available speed packages.\n\nCable usually allows larger bandwidth at much higher prices.\nDSL allows reasonably large bandwidth for normal useage at reasonable prices.
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I HIGHLY recommend Comcast.\n\nWe previously had DSL with SBC.  First, you should know that the SBC Customer Service reps are apparently chosen based on the fact that their IQ is less than 60.  Really, they were NEVER able to help us with any technical issues.  On top of that, we lost our connection due to their technical problems at least once a week.\n\nWhen we moved, we switched to Comcast (FYI, I have DTV for my tv signal, and we chose Comcast specifically for the high-speed connection).  Our connection is now faster AND more reliable.  In the year-and-a-half that we've had Comcast, we have lost the connection maybe three times.  Additionally, when you call them, the Customer Service reps not only listen to your problem, they are able to find a solution and give it to you with courtesy...We also find that when we do have to call, we spend less time on hold than we did with SBC (like 30 seconds compared to 20 minutes).  On top of all this, there have been a couple of occasions when we were late paying the bill...They called us a few days before the service was going to be terminated, and happily accepted the payment plan we suggested, and made it so that we wouldn't lose service.  They are truly a pleasure to deal with.
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Depends if you want cable (fast) or dial-up (slow). Comcast is good for speed. BellSouth has dial up & DSL offers if you have a line w/ them. Netscape also offers it if I'm not mistaken. I've used the first two w/ no complications.
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Yahoo DSL is way cheaper than Comcast.  DSL is slower than Comcast cable internet, but plenty fast.  And Comcast has the world's worst customer service.\n\nAOL will use your phone company's DSL, just like Yahoo, and it is overpriced.
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Well I think people still think AOL is the best in Dial-up Internet service, but many of us feel the need for speed, so we choose Broadband over Dial-up instead. I hear that Netscape is good, so is NetZero and PeoplePC.
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DSL is a type of broadband.
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8kbps.\nBut, seriously folks...DSL is a dedicated "always-on" connection while dial-up requires that your computer place a phone call and ties up the phone line.  Best bet is to get DSL and hope that your phone company moves a switch closer to your home soon...
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I just switched from DSL to a fiber optic line.  Contact your phone company to see if they offer this.  If not, contact your cable provider -- in my area, the cable provider is the one who provides fiber optics.  You can also pay a higher monthly fee to get even faster fiber optics than the normal speed, which I don't need and didn't order.  I've been quite happy with the regular fiber optic line.  And it turned out to be cheaper than my DSL.
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Depends on the kind you need.  for dial-up you can use virtually any major brand and get good results, USR, bestdata, etc.  For DSL your DSL provider usually supplies one (Westell is popular).  Remember, an external modem takes no power from the CPU so they are all good.