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To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (77)	9/4/1999 12:11:00 PM
From: Brian K Crawford	Read Replies (1) of 1817

...isn't there a problem that cable is several times faster than DSL? If you are downloading a movie, that should be decisive against AOL... Hi Malcolm, Cable is faster than xDSL at its top rated speed. I have Time Warner's Road Runner cable service. It is a shared system, and I can tell you that it is definitely slower in the peak evening usage hours when all of us thread surfers sign on. xDSL is a dedicated line between your connection device(s) and the phone company central office. Past the C.O. we all compete for bandwidth, but from your house to the C.O., the DSL line is all yours. So, I would characterize our options as: 1. somewhat more dependable but slower at peak throughput on DSL, versus, 2. somewhat more "spiky" throughput but higher potential top speeds from shared cable access. In the future, your local cable provider will be battling the competitive pressure and temptation to oversell their system capacity. Think airline overbooking and cell system overloads for the analogy. In fact, AT&T has already fallen into this quandary with their TDMA cell network, with the most notable oversold market being New York City. Anyway, as a consumer, I am delighted to have a choice in high bandwidth. It will keep both sides honest. Brian Brian

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