My new DSL

Sycario · 09-20-07, 09:08 AM

I had 10mbps from charter for $69 a month. I checked the DSL company's website and noticed they had 10mbps for $39 so I ordered it. They gave me $10 off for a year so I only pay $29.

DSL:

Cable:

Not bad...

retsam · 09-20-07, 09:20 AM

sounds like adsl 2+ to me....not bad at all, just wish they had more upstream bandwidth...

chunkey · 09-20-07, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by retsam

sounds like adsl 2+ to me....not bad at all, just wish they had more upstream bandwidth...

but the ping time is better: 17ms with DSL vs. 64ms with Cable...

Tr1cK · 09-20-07, 04:27 PM

When I read the title, I thought these:

nightmare beta · 09-20-07, 04:30 PM

I didn't know dsl could be that fast.

retsam · 09-20-07, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by chunkey

but the ping time is better: 17ms with DSL vs. 64ms with Cable...

thats because the network itself is new, its not just an addon to the exsisting one. so you have a line from your modem back to whats called a dslam, well the old 24 port dslam connected back to the ISP infrastructure by means of a t-3(45 megabits per second)line, well the new dslam's connect back to the infrastructure by means of an OC (fiberoptics line) that can connect to the rest of the infrastructure by much higher speed rates( probably in the range of gigabits) so now you eliminated any bottlenecks of over subscription of the dslam.

Q · 09-20-07, 06:59 PM

YO DISSLE IS DA SHIZZLE YO

retsam · 09-20-07, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chunkey

but the ping time is better: 17ms with DSL vs. 64ms with Cable...

sorry i didnt fully read what you said...im really sick this week and i missed it...

the reason your ping times are better is because cable has many households(ive heard as many as several hundred) on a single node thats shares 35 mbps..so it sounds like your node was overloaded...

chunkey · 09-21-07, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by retsam

sorry i didnt fully read what you said...im really sick this week and i missed it...

the reason your ping times are better is because cable has many households(ive heard as many as several hundred) on a single node thats shares 35 mbps..so it sounds like your node was overloaded...

I know... BTW. don't forget different "error correction", "error prevention" techniques e.g. interleaving that can cause the big delta in the latencies.

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Originally Posted by retsam

not bad at all, just wish they had more upstream bandwidth...

I just wanted to say something "pro" DSL.
You're totally right, the upstream is a bit low. But on the other hand the ping time is much better...

retsam · 09-21-07, 02:20 PM

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I know... BTW. don't forget different "error correction", "error prevention" techniques e.g. interleaving that can cause the big delta in the latencies.

yep, but on a line that is either boarderline exceptable or close to the end of the loop length its a nessisary evil. fast path FTW!!

Sycario · 09-21-07, 02:42 PM

I've been having problems with the cable lately. Random packetloss or high pings. Not always during the evening. The speed it consistent all day though. Most of the time the pings on the cable are better than the DSL. I don't think 15-20ms difference is a big deal. When I lived in Alabama and had Knology my pings spiked from 100-500 and 30% PL but i still played games. Of course I only played with my friends who live in orlando who had a lot of trouble with their cable (RoadRunner).

retsam · 09-21-07, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CaNiBuS

I've been having problems with the cable lately. Random packetloss or high pings. Not always during the evening. The speed it consistent all day though. Most of the time the pings on the cable are better than the DSL. I don't think 15-20ms difference is a big deal. When I lived in Alabama and had Knology my pings spiked from 100-500 and 30% PL but i still played games. Of course I only played with my friends who live in orlando who had a lot of trouble with their cable (RoadRunner).

try and do a pathping and post it here to see were the packets maybe dropping.

09-20-07, 09:08 AM	#1
Sycario Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 363	My new DSL I had 10mbps from charter for $69 a month. I checked the DSL company's website and noticed they had 10mbps for $39 so I ordered it. They gave me $10 off for a year so I only pay $29. DSL: Cable: Not bad... __________________ Comp Specs: Intel Q9650 @ 3.95Ghz Asus Rampage Extreme 2x2GB Mushkin DDR3-1600 @ 6-6-6-17 eVGA GTX 280 SSC BFG ES-800 PSU

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retsam Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,602	Re: My new DSL sounds like adsl 2+ to me....not bad at all, just wish they had more upstream bandwidth...

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Tr1cK not coming back Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,872	Re: My new DSL When I read the title, I thought these:

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nightmare beta BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 332	Re: My new DSL I didn't know dsl could be that fast.

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09-21-07, 02:42 PM	#11
Sycario Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 363	Re: My new DSL I've been having problems with the cable lately. Random packetloss or high pings. Not always during the evening. The speed it consistent all day though. Most of the time the pings on the cable are better than the DSL. I don't think 15-20ms difference is a big deal. When I lived in Alabama and had Knology my pings spiked from 100-500 and 30% PL but i still played games. Of course I only played with my friends who live in orlando who had a lot of trouble with their cable (RoadRunner). __________________ Comp Specs: Intel Q9650 @ 3.95Ghz Asus Rampage Extreme 2x2GB Mushkin DDR3-1600 @ 6-6-6-17 eVGA GTX 280 SSC BFG ES-800 PSU