Internet Service Update

CNET has a write-up that I haven't read yet that discusses the differences between cable and DSL. Here's what it boils down to from my perspective.

DSL is reasonably fast provided that you are close to the phone company's central office where your phone line terminates into their network. When I lived in downtown Baltimore, I had a great 3 Mbps line that was $30 a month. When I moved out into the 'burbs, my speed was cut into half because of the distance between my house and the CO. That was adequate until I discovered that cable had made some significant improvements to their network and speeds.

So when my promotional $30 per month DSL rate expired earlier this year, I signed up for cable Internet service for just a couple dollars more a month, I have a significantly faster connection. Is it all that it's cracked up to be? Yes and no... For my needs, however, the need for speed was enough to pull me back over to the dark side and, yes, I've even cancelled my "backup" DSL line to save that $40 per month.