[DM-MUG] Mediacom or DSL in DSM

[Douglas]

Hi Victoria,

Among the current options we've also gone cable. Reasonable service 
(low expectations?), fast connection (we usually have 3mbps), and 
cheaper than equivalent speed on DSL.

I second Ray's comment about security. A computer with a live internet 
connection needs to have a self-defense plan.

Best, Doug

On Sunday, June 20, 2004, at 07:14  PM, Ray Bowler wrote:

> At 8:31 AM -0500 on 6/20/04, Victoria L. Herring wrote about [DM-MUG] 
> Mediacom or DSL in DSM:
>> Friend is getting one or the other, which is better in your 
>> experience???  I use Cable and have had excellent service and 
>> results, but that's why I don't want to assume the otherwise is true 
>> of DSL, as I know there are good providers here too.
>
> Victoria,
>
> My results with MediCom agree with yours. It would be hard to improve. 
> The following is my understanding and could be wrong. The potential 
> problem is that the more subscribers in the area the more potential 
> there is for slowdowns. Unless you have a firewall I believe you have 
> a possibility of others on the line sharing your computer files. DSL 
> is essentially an ethernet connection. The biggest problem here is 
> that the further you are from the telephone exchange the slower the 
> service is.
>
> I choose cable because it was available before DSL was. The biggest 
> difference there is seems to be the ISP.
>
>
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> Ray
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