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crownofthors13 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:40 pm **Posts:** 60

I'm moving into a new apartment where I dont need to pay for cable. I also dont need a phone line. Is there anyway to get a high speed connection w/o a telephone line or cable? Is there a way to get high speed through a phone line? Thanks

Peeps · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:15 am **Posts:** 33031

dsl is the only highspeed service you can get through a phone line.

mactrav · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:28 am

Check out your electricy provider or you could go satalite. DSL would be the best though.

Ensign9 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:39 am

Most apartments already have a cable line wired. You don't have to have cable TV to get cable broadband.

DSL blows.

Mitchell · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:53 am

dsl sucks hard.

Iago · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:26 am

Mitchell613 wrote:

dsl sucks hard.

This is incorrect.

Ensign9 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:36 am

Iago wrote:

Mitchell613 wrote:

dsl sucks hard.

This is incorrect.

Mitchell · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:47 pm

i had dsl before i got cable, and it did suck.

max of 25 kb/sec up and 40 kb/sec down.

crownofthors13 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:40 pm **Posts:** 60

I understand that DSL is not as fast as cable, but, in laymans terms, how much slower is it (i.e. loading web pages)? I need it more for just basic internet stuff, not downloading, etc.

Ensign9 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:31 am

crownofthors13 wrote:

I understand that DSL is not as fast as cable, but, in laymans terms, how much slower is it (i.e. loading web pages)? I need it more for just basic internet stuff, not downloading, etc.

The problem with DSL is that it can be affected more dramatically by your distance from the node and the number of subscribers on the line. This also plays a part in cable broadband, but not to the same degree as with DSL.

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