DSL versus Cable ISP's

[ShadowHM]

And, of course, with DSL, although your pipe is smaller, that pipe is ALL yours.  With cable, your download speeds can actually drop below DSL download speeds if your neighborhood gets particularly busy (and TV-watching counts toward the total available bandwidth).


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*gulp*

So when the Good Shows™ fire up at 9:00 p.m. and my neighbours settle in for viewing - that contributes to taking my connection down to a crawl?

*starts reviewing the shows that come on at that time slot on my team game nights*

Damn!