[Gllug] ADSL or cable?

[Daniel Andersson]

> Most people assume cable to be faster because it gives higher bandwidth
> numbers. What they don't tell you is that with that you get higher
> contention ratios. The last number I heard were 200:1 for NTL's cable
> service. Worth bearing in mind when making your decision.

can only speak from my experience
i'm contanstly able to get the full 1mbit, 24x7

might be that the people in my area haven't discovered "broadband" yet,
don't know..


> Also, check
> beforehand what proxying/filtering you'll get. With ADSL you're much
> more likely to be able to find an unfiltered pure IP connection. With
> cable, the providers seem more likely to prevent you running servers,
> for example, and may well block certain (or in some cases all) incoming
> ports. Of course, this can apply to ADSL too, depending on your ISP, but
> it seems that cable providers are more anal about it.

blueyonder filter you through a webcache, and that's it
all incoming ports are open

/ d


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