Hi all, I am considering getting DSL about tax time, and was wondering how much I needed to know about this service. Are there any tips to using this service? Is it really a big improvement over Dialup? I have a firewall of course, so thats not an issue.I figure to pay for a year at a time to make it a little easier. Thanks for any info anyone can provide!

chris

DSL breaks all the time. Get Cable.

ivnj

It "breaks"? In what way? Cable access is hard to find around here.

chris

I have DSL at work, and it's not
as reliable as my home cable!

I tend to agree with ivnj -
cable ROCKS!

You don't have to know anything
about it - they come and set it
up for you and BAM! You'll wonder
why on earth you didn't get cable
sooner!!!!

Take a look at THIS vansrme.

I have had both cable, and dsl, and I have had no problem with dsl. I admit cable is a little faster, but they had to come and try and install two different times before they finally got it right. I prefer the dsl, it's very good in our area, has exceptional speed, and they are on top of all the safety issues. I installed mine by myself, and they sent a installion kit with instructions and cd to get it going. If you get stuck they should have a 1 800 # to call for tech support.

Howdy:

I have also used both and am sold on DSL.. Consistently getting speeds twice that of cable around here. The worst part about the cable connection was that I had a node right outside my house which should have guaranteed me the 1.5Mbps they were advertizing. Top speed the tech could get was lees than 800Kbps.. Average speed with DSL: 1.46Mbps on a 1.5 down and 128up line.

That plus the fact I have coupled my long distance phone service PLUS my television service (SaskTel offers a service Called MAX ( A digital tv service that comes in through your phone line)and my DSL line for a total price of $140.00 Canadian (about $100.00US).

Cable can't come close to that !!

Murray

Thanks for the replies everyone! I'll check it out thoroughly!

chris