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Have experienced the same.....cable is GREAT for trading.....no question.
However DSL has become more reliable lately and is almost as cost
competitive.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cash@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cash@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 2:05 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Cable or DSL?
>
>
> Generally, I get 800K on my Cable modem during trading hours.
> But in the evening, I have seen it go down as low as 200K and
> generally is under 600K.
>
> Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 01:30:42 EDT
> From: Sigstroker@xxxxxxx
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Cable or DSL?
>
> > Oh man, that is a dream! I only wish my DSL repair calls went
> like that. More
> > like 60 to 90 minutes on hold. I have 2 DSL lines (for redundancy) and
> > neither one works. One has been broken since May and the other
> one since
> > early July.
> >
> > BTW, the "guaranteed speed" is only to the switching office. If
> the copper
> > from there to your wall plate can't support it, you won't get
> it. Don't pay
> > for bandwidth you can't get.
> >
> > In a message dated 8/21/01 9:01:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > timtillson@xxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > > Michael,
> > >
> > > I reliably get 1.5 MBit/sec from my
> > > ATT Broadband cable modem for
> > > $43/month.
> > >
> > > Compare to DSL which is more like
> > > 512-768K for comparable prices.
> > >
> > > DSL bandwidth is "guaranteed", whereas the
> > > cable modem can vary depending on
> > > node loading.
> > >
> > > The major downside of the cable modem
> > > is the horrendous support if you should have
> > > a problem. You can wait on hold for 40 minutes
> > > only to get a first level drone who knows absolutely
> > > nothing:
> > >
> > > Me: "I can ping your gateway, but can't get out any
> > > further"
> > >
> > > Drone: "It must be the network card in your PC"
> > >
> > > Me: "I need to speak to a second level person"
> > >
> > > Drone: "We have to go through my checklist, fiddle with
> > > all your network settings, and reboot your
> > > computer and cable modem several
> > > times before I am allowed to escalate your
> > > problem"
> > >
> > > Me: "OK, just give me the number so I can talk to the
> > > local people"
> > >
> > > Drone: "I am not allowed to give out that information.
> > > Besides, our trouble board shows that your
> > > area is experiencing no problems"
> > >
> > > (I obtain the local number of ATT Broadband)
> > >
> > > Locals: "Yeah, some yahoo cut the DC3 from Greeley
> > > to Denver. All of northern Colorado is out.
> > > The splice truck is there, you should
> > > be up in about an hour"
> > >
> > > Me: "How is that no-one in your 800 number call
> > > center knows this?"
> > >
> > > Locals: "They're idiots. Their database doesn't work
> > > at all. The quote users 2 week lead times
> > > for a truck roll, and we can be there the same
> > > day"
> > >
> > > Me: "Shouldn't ATT fix this?"
> > >
> > > Locals: "How do you think Michael Armstrong took the
> > > stock from $60 to $20? On his own ability?"
> > >
> > > And you think I am making this up...
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> "Buy Low, Sell High"
> (If this statment is used for financial gain, I am entitled to
> 10% of all profits. ;) )
>
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