Re: FLASH:cable?

[brzys]

Ah yes well, they don't tell you that unless you ask Marc,


It's only fast one way!


It's also faster at different times of the day or night for that matter. It

all depends on how many other people are on the line, and how many hoops it

has to jump through to get you to where your going. It also depends on if

their working on the line, and it just happens to be right down your street.

So good and bad there, but anything's better than 56k!


Make that 14.4k; hey we started a long, long, long time ago!


cYa,


Mary Brzys


----- Original Message -----

From: Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media <

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Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 11:55 AM

Subject: Re: FLASH:cable?



> My experience with cable has been great speed at times (especially using

> ftp, it blazes!) and terrible slow-downs at other times (would you believe

> <1k/second?). You might luck out if your neighbors aren't Internet-types,

> but for most areas served it's just a matter of time before the bandwidth

> is too fragmented by local usage. The other big factor (probably already

> mentioned here) is security -- without a firewall, your computer is just

> another node on your neighbors' network, and very easy to crack,

especially

> since cable users are usually connected most of the time.

>

> I was, however, disappointed to note the startup costs for DSL in my

region

> (Seattle, WA): $295 for the modem alone, and more bucks for the setup

> (phone line testing and priming). End analysis for me: DSL is $5 more per

> month, plus a $305 startup cost. BTW, the modem is a Cisco 675 and is

> needed only if you intend to connect multiple computers to the DSL line.

> Otherwise, an internal PCI modem suffices (at least for PC) and is less

pricey.

>

> At 07:11 AM 4/20/00 , you wrote:

>

> >It does depend on the neighbourhood, but if you

> >have a good neighbourhood (ie not a lot of techies

> >on the block), you can blow DSL away with

> >cable's bandwidth.  I once attached a small 3 node

> >LAN to my cable, and two of my friends and I

> >played quake online at the same time with super

> >low pings and no latency...and I've had download

> >speeds up to 220 kbps in the wee hours of the

> >morning.

> >

> >---------------------------------------------------

> >Gregg Caines

> >n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

> >http://www.neometrixsystems.com

>

>gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> >

> >

> > > Remember though as you add more machines you will essentially be

eating

> >more

> > > bandwidth. Also with Cable modem you share bandwidth with the rest of

your

> > > neighborhood. I would suggest DSL if it's available. I have Cable

modem at

> > > home and it's nothing that great.

>

>

> Marc Hoffman

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> Poison Dart Frog Media

> http://www.dartfrogmedia.com

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