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DSL, Cable
Name: furball6390 Date: April 23, 2004 at 15:46:32 Pacific OS: xp Home CPU/Ram: 2500, 1024
Comment:
Is there a big difference in speed between DSL and Cable, we have cable but my dads is saying its to expensive and wants to swith to DSL...what would be the average ping for gaming if you have DSL ?
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Name: goki Date: April 23, 2004 at 19:42:30 Pacific
Reply:
It will probably be around 20-60 for your comp
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Response Number 2
Name: merubin312 Date: April 23, 2004 at 23:58:19 Pacific
Reply:
difference between DSL and Cable is that, DSL is constant because you're the only one using that connection. Cable can get slow if there's neighbors using Cable at same time, cause everyone is sharing that connection.
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Response Number 3
Name: Stu.B Date: April 24, 2004 at 00:49:05 Pacific
Reply:
In the UK we call it Broadband and ADSL. is ADSL, DSL then? and Broadband is cable?
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Response Number 4
Name: RockyBalboa Date: April 24, 2004 at 06:29:49 Pacific
Reply:
well im in the UK and we call both ADSL and Cable Broadband.
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Response Number 5
Name: Stu.B Date: April 24, 2004 at 06:47:07 Pacific
Reply:
I thought ADSL was different to Broadband though
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Response Number 6
Name: GrubMe Date: April 24, 2004 at 14:00:31 Pacific
Reply:
ADSL is better in some cases if you want to download go with cable but watch out for security issues if you want safe and good ping gaming use adsl.
I use adsl and its good for gaming. 20 - 60 ping.
Cable aint good for gaming just downloading.
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Response Number 7
Name: furball6390 Date: April 24, 2004 at 17:08:46 Pacific
Reply:
"Cable aint good for gaming just downloading"
Right now im using cable and I think its great for gaming, currently i get around 30-60. Im just hoping the DSL could go faster or around the same speed.
Thx everyone ! :)
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Response Number 8
Name: LeFtBehinD Date: April 25, 2004 at 16:11:18 Pacific
Reply:
Im in Australia and if I play on a local cs server with my cable i usually get between 5 - 30 ping =)
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