[geeks] cable modem or verizon DSL (in Rhode Island)?

[Thomas Gallaway]

I would go with cable to if it not had the name "Cox Cable" in it. Cox 
is the worth cable
isp EVER! If you want to have half of the week ping times of 2000ms or 
even packet
loss at night go with cox. I had Cox for a few month and it was 
NIGHTMARE!


On Nov 18, 2003, at 10:51 AM, William Enestvedt wrote:

> I'm ignerunt, so if anyone could give me a hand choosing between Cox 
> Cable and
> Verizon DSL for broadband, I'd be grateful.
>    I'm vaguely aware of the differences in the services, but I'm 
> frankly
> overwhelmed by the dilemma of choosing among two of my least favorite
> monopolies.
>    The house can take either, as the previous owner had a cable modem, 
> and the
> Verizon web site tells me that I already have a DSL line. (Uh, what?) 
> And I
> drive past a windowless Verizon building every day a fraction of a 
> mile from
> my house, too.
>    Is it worth it to take the free modem from either provider? Am I 
> likely to
> get more consistent speeds from a DSL line?
>    Thanks for any suggestions you can make.
> -wde
> --
> Will Enestvedt
> UNIX System Administrator
> Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI
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