Cable vs DishNET/DSL

Trip · 06-24-2008, 09:03 AM

Anyone have any experiences? I really don't like the cable company at my new house (charter) and considering other options.

Internet wise cable would max 5 mbps and dsl would max 3 mbps.

HDTV - Dish wins easy, but cable isn't effected by weather as easy.

OneSickPsycho · 06-24-2008, 09:10 AM

I have satellite and it rarely gets fucked up by weather... and when it does, it flakes out for like 3 seconds and comes back... Only once in 8 months of hard Florida rains have I had it go out longer than that... and it was like 30 seconds...

My folks have the Dish and love it... they've had it for years and have never had it go out for more than a few seconds...

As far as your broadband is concerned... how often do you max out your connection now? As long as you're reasonably close to the switching station, DSL will be fine. That's actually the fastest connection I've ever had...

WARputer · 06-24-2008, 09:22 AM

I have DSL at work and it's noticebly slower than my cable connection at home....is it the computer or the service .....who knows for sure ?

Rider · 06-24-2008, 10:35 AM

My DSL is just as fast as my cable was and I love my Dish HD. I rarely loose a signal and when I do it's less than a minute.

Trip · 06-24-2008, 12:19 PM

well the max connection for dsl in my area is 1.5 mbps, only thing that worries me about this speed is xbox live

Cutty72 · 06-24-2008, 02:02 PM

Cable sux.

DLIT · 06-24-2008, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

well the max connection for dsl in my area is 1.5 mbps, only thing that worries me about this speed is xbox live

I was on 1.5MB DSL the whole time in Korea and I was fine with Xbox Live. I'm on a 3MB DSL now and it's the same.

Trip · 07-08-2008, 07:26 PM

Dish + DSL = Epic Win

I am very very happy I kicked Charter out of my house.

rider76 · 07-08-2008, 07:59 PM

Charter sucks hairy donkey balls....

Shift · 07-08-2008, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

Dish + DSL = Epic Win

I am very very happy I kicked Charter out of my house.

booooooooo DSL blows, my neighbor has it, can't even compete when downloading multiple videos/songs.

06-24-2008, 09:22 AM	#3
WARputer WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Murray, South Carolina Moto: 2005 Hayabusa Posts: 625	I have DSL at work and it's noticebly slower than my cable connection at home....is it the computer or the service .....who knows for sure ? __________________ Chris

06-24-2008, 09:10 AM	#2
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	I have satellite and it rarely gets fucked up by weather... and when it does, it flakes out for like 3 seconds and comes back... Only once in 8 months of hard Florida rains have I had it go out longer than that... and it was like 30 seconds... My folks have the Dish and love it... they've had it for years and have never had it go out for more than a few seconds... As far as your broadband is concerned... how often do you max out your connection now? As long as you're reasonably close to the switching station, DSL will be fine. That's actually the fastest connection I've ever had...

06-24-2008, 10:35 AM	#4
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	My DSL is just as fast as my cable was and I love my Dish HD. I rarely loose a signal and when I do it's less than a minute.

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rider76 Canyon Carver Join Date: May 2008 Location: St Louis Moto: looking for the next ride Posts: 448	Charter sucks hairy donkey balls....