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To: Tecinvestor who wrote (27300)	7/28/1999 9:45:00 PM
From: Dr. David Gleitman	Read Replies (1) of 41369

For home use, I am currently using a cable modem. I must admit that I am very satisfied with the stability and the speed (at times). The advantage of DSL is that it can be utilized over normal telephone lines as long as the central station (or whatever it's called) is within three miles of the user. This appears to be a simpler arrangement as opposed to cable modems which require upgrading to fiber-optic lines. What I am wondering about is that this debate of cable vs. DSL vs. normal telephone modem vs. etc., doesn't this all become a moot point with the eventual introduction of Internet II, which to my understanding is being utilized by several universities (don't ask me where, I just read about it). It is my understanding that Internet II is much faster to a higher magnitude making cable modem and DSL look pathetically slow. While I understand that Internet II service is currently being restricted to research and university use, it is inevitable that this will eventually spill out to the public sector. Comments anyone? Good luck to all, David

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