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Thoran · 07-29-2004, 08:25 AM

Out of the typical home services (not including leased lines and such) Dialup is slowest but cheap, Satellite is next fastest and most expensive of the lot, DSL is third, and cable is the fastest (by far in my experience).

We've currently got DSL but are going to go back to cable soon... DSL is just too slow. As far as gaming, satellite will be unsuitable for gaming due to the long delays (lag). It's ok for browsing because once the transfer starts it goes quick, but getting that first packet takes too long for realtime gaming.

The last time I looked satellite was US$100 per month for the first year then about US$60 per month after that. We're paying $50 per month for DSL, and when we had Cable (before we moved) it was $45 per month.

07-29-2004, 08:25 AM	#4
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	Out of the typical home services (not including leased lines and such) Dialup is slowest but cheap, Satellite is next fastest and most expensive of the lot, DSL is third, and cable is the fastest (by far in my experience). We've currently got DSL but are going to go back to cable soon... DSL is just too slow. As far as gaming, satellite will be unsuitable for gaming due to the long delays (lag). It's ok for browsing because once the transfer starts it goes quick, but getting that first packet takes too long for realtime gaming. The last time I looked satellite was US$100 per month for the first year then about US$60 per month after that. We're paying $50 per month for DSL, and when we had Cable (before we moved) it was $45 per month.