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DSL or Cable Modem?
You be the judge
"...DSL has a distinct advantage that makes it one of the most viable options for the delivery of high-speed data services. Unlike competing technologies, DSL eliminates the need
for extensive and expensive infrastructure upgrades...That's one of DSL technology's chief advantages - the ability to transform the nearly 700 million phone lines installed worldwide into multimegabit data
pipes capable of speeding digital video and data to homes and businesses."
- TeleChoice (market research firm)
"Cable modems restrict connections to a single computer...As more households get high-speed Internet access, home networking products will enable family members and people with home offices
to connect multiple PCs to the Internet simultaneously and also to swap files between PCs, enjoy multi-player games and share printers, fax machines and scanners."
- DSL Prime
"I've been using ordinary DSL for a few months now, and it definitely does a dance around remote dial up to a corporate network...Having dedicated access via DSL has literally changed the way
I work."
- Beth Schultz, Network World editorial staff
"For the capacity they provide, DSL services will be quite cost-effective for telecommuters, remote offices and consumers."
- PC Week
"The three things that differentiate DSL...are: 1) High speed 2) Long reach 3) Cost-effective In traditional models, these are mutually exclusive. Traditional high-speed solutions either
require expensive infrastructure investment...or would only operate over very limited distances. Solutions which operate over extended distances have typically run at less than desirable speeds. DSL offers the
best solution, high speeds and long distances cost-effectively - all over existing copper infrastructure."
- The DSL Sourcebook, 2nd Edition
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