[Gllug] ADSL or cable?

[Tethys]

Mark Lowes writes:

>'home' or 'single user'
>512kbps @ 50:1 contention
>
>'business' or 'network' 
>512kbps @ 20:1 contention
>1Mbps @ 20:1 contention
>2Mbps @ 20:1 contention

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. 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.

Tet

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