[Gllug] ADSL or cable?

[Stephen Harker]

Matthew Thompson wrote:
>>>Is either one better than the other? Any recommendations?
>>
>>don't know what the adsl-people provide, but blueyonder can provide you
>>with a 1mbit connection, which is quite nice compared to 0.5mbit (duh)
> 
> 
> Well ADSL goes upto 2Mbps if you can afford it. ADSL is also 256kbps
> upstream as opposed to most cable providers' 128kbps - not a huge difference
> but noticable if you plan on doing remote access or hosting.

ADSL is supposed to be able to reach speeds up to 8Mbps it's just not 
even mentioned/offered by BT. I don't think their creaky old copper can 
handle it :-)
Steve



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