What are the primary differences between cable modems and DSL service?
There are two key issues to consider: • DSL provides a dedicated service over a single telephone line; cable modems offer a shared service over a cable network. While cable modems theoretically have greater downstream bandwidth, independent tests show that in daily use, DSL lines offer much better performance than cable. • Cable modem connections are a shared bandwidth solution and suffer from overactive neighborhood syndrome. In other words, the more people online in your local neighborhood, the slower the throughput. DSL is a dedicated line all the way back into the Internet.
