Re: OT: DSL vs. Cable

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:30:27 -0500, journey <journey@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:46:06 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:43 -0500, journey <journey@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:36:46 -0500, journey <journey@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Question: What are the advantages / disadvantages of DSL vs Cable?

Well I'm going full speed into DSL. Sometimes the best way to
determine what's better is just to experience both.

I don't like the "Big Brother" file sharing monitoring of Charter. I'd
like to go down to minimal Charter services, but I can't be without
one channel -- CNBC.

There was some talk about filters in this thread -- I have no idea
what that's about but I will find out. I just want to hook the DSL
modem up to my wireless router and have everything work just like it
does now with cable.

I'll post about how it goes.

You'll likely get a few plugs with the modem. The filter will have a
short telephone cable with a plug at its end which just gets plugged
into the telephone jack and the phone gets plugged into the filter
(plastic box). If you use the filters for anything else besides
phones, just be sure the filter is put in the proper direction
(apparatus plugs into filter and filter plugs into the telephone jack
in wall). FWIW, I seem to recall the tech told me (???) you really
don't need it for fax machines but I have one put on mine anyway. It
doesn't do any harm to do so apparently.

IMPORTANT-- do not use a DSL filter for the DSL modem !!!

(I happen to use a splitter in one room where I use a phone and the
DSL modem in it. Where the phone goes, it plugs into the filter and
that plugs into one side of the splitter. On the other side of the
splitter, the DSL modem plugs directly into the splitter. Of course
the splitter plugs into the wall. Works fine and I had a tech check
it and he said I did it correctly)

Thanks RnR for all the informatoin. It's over my head but I haven't
done any Googling on the filters.

I'm sure it will be OK, although none of my phone lines are
conveniently located so I'll have to run a wire across a door. Or
more likely, I'll try tor run it across the ceiling.

I didn't understand 1080p and all tha stuff until I got involved with
it, same will be for DSL. I can always go back to charter if I change
my mind.


No problem Journey.
If you only have phones to deal with, I'm confident the moment you see
the filters, it will be a piece of cake for you because it will be
fairly obvious what to do. Just remember do NOT filter the dsl
modem... that just plugs straight into the telephone jack.
.

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