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To: Len who wrote (689)	5/21/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: Largo	Respond to of 3216

I have a Roadrunner cable modem. It's limits are 27mbits/sec into the RR system. The 10mbs limit is the NIC card from the modem to the PC. If you want faster you can buy faster. There is a 3mbs outbound limit. The design is to have no worst than ISDN throughput if every user in an area connected to RR was doing downloads simultaneously(so they say). The slowdowns are almost always elsewhere on the internet. Typically I get 300kBytes/sec downloads. Worst case I remember was 100KBytes/sec and that uncludes all the possible slowdowns throughout the internet. It could have been due to the remote server load. Good trading, Largo

To: Len who wrote (689)	5/21/1998 7:47:00 PM
From: Brentsky	Respond to of 3216

Go to this site for info. on cable modems and DSL comparisons. www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,21756,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel (CNET website) It seems the cable modems are faster but do slow down as more users access the system. However, the larger concern is that under capitalized cable companies will not be able to afford the high initial upfront equipment costs. Consequently, many gaps in service will exist. On the other hand, the DSL technology promises very fast speeds over the phone lines and will require equipment that Dell, Microsoft, Compaq and others are jointly working on. The phone companies can afford the initial upfront equipment costs. According to analysts, the DSL will run about 30 times faster than current 56k technology and eventually be cheaper than phone modems. So, the best advice is like Len's - Go with what's in your area. Or, what you think is going to be there first. Someday (I'm dreaming) we'll be able to implement the long-term solution without short-term fixes. Brent