Which connection is faster, dial up 0r cable?

[NoTaGeEk]

Hey

Can Ne 1 give me info- on Internet connection and speed, which one is faster, Cable or a dial up?!...

Thnx

Mike

[soybean]

Cable is many times faster than dialup.  And, usually costs more.

[Dilbert]

which one is faster, Cable or a dial up?!...

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[patio]

Can anyone reads better.
It also depends on where you live...in the U.K. some DSL Telcos are offering speeds as fast and faster than cable.

[unlovedwarrior]

dail up comes threw you phone line. and if you would look at the size of your phone line and compare it to the size of your cable, then you would be able to tell that much more info can come threw the cable and greater speeds then dail up,

but like patio said it depends on where you live and what is offfered.

[soybean]

Well, looks can be deceiving.  L0L.  If you cut a cable line and look at it, you see one strand of metal wire in the center, surrounded by insulation and sheilding layers.  A telephone line has more strands of metal wire but less thickness of surrounding material.  

And, keep in mind that DSL looks like, indeed is, normal telephone line, at least from the main box outside a building to the phone line in the building, yet provides much faster data transfer than DSL.  I'm on DSL.  I needed no installation of additional lines inside my residence to use DSL; it uses the regular telephone wiring.

[patio]

dail up comes threw you phone line. and if you would look at the size of your phone line and compare it to the size of your cable, then you would be able to tell that much more info can come threw the cable and greater speeds then dail up,

but like patio said it depends on where you live and what is offfered.

This would be true in plumbing only...remember looks can be decieving.

[rlprlp]

Okay, a joke, really... but most will see the grain of truth... The more it costs, the faster it goes!  Good luck in your search.  

[Zylstra]

A note about purchasing DSL vs Cable vs Satellite

DSL is probably the most affordable High Speed Internet (HSI) connection that you can get. It can run at many megabytes per a second, (Though average seems to be around 728KBS - 1MBPS) , and is capable of loading web pages fast.
Cable is best for businesses, simply because it does run fast and can provide content on demand when you want it. Not only that, but it sends and receives fast. (As Patio said, DSL can be faster than Cable)
Satellite has a few problems, but is a great solution for anyone who lives out in the middle of nowhere without DSL.
The only problem is that Satellite is not great for servers or for sending large amounts of data because it sends slower then it receives. (Normally sends half the speed it receives. )


Cable is best when it comes to speed (unless you are near your DSL provider and can obtain even higher speeds) and is probably a more practical option for servers and businesses.

DSL is great for the average home user, its fast, and browses the web fast.

Satellite is best for people who don't live in an area providing DSL or Cable.

Another note: Although in many cases, Cable is faster than DSL, (but sometimes its slower than DSL), you will not notice it when browsing the web. Servers are to blame for the non-noticed increase in Internet speed. When downloading files, you will definitely notice a difference.

How satellite Internet works:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question606.htm

Why the difference in my Cable Modem speed?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question589.htm

Hope that helps. I know my writings are somewhat tedious to read...