hey how many of you buys useing DSL?
I am useing Comcast CAble right now but it's damn slow now.
I'll moving this week so I am planning to get a SBC DSL, but I dont want use thier modem.....
so what DSL modem is good?

 

Now I've been out of the tech biz for a couple of years now so I may be wrong here but I don't think the modem will slow you down any. If you want your connection to be fast and you are using multiple computers it may be worthwhile to invest in a router. You can setup a makeshift router by using a computer with multiple network cards but this is quite a bit slower than having a stand-alone router that is made specifically for this use. A router will also be great for security if you have good documentation or know how. Maybe someone else has had bad experiences with the standard dsl modems that come from the phone company but I've never heard of aftermarket modems being any faster or more reliable.

skitz

 

Usually they(SBC around here) provides the modem so you don't have to deal with that... another thing you can do if you have the skills and you find that you still need a performance boost after switching to DSL is possibly set up a caching box. a little linux something or other should do you fine.. usually they are used by big companies to cache commonly viewed pages... maybe you can get some use out of it.. not sure if it's worth the effort though.

 

I would just use the modem provided by SBC. There's no performance advantage to using your own DSL modem.

I've tried SBC DSL, Comcast cable, and Sprint Wireless DSL over the last few years, and have found the average download speeds and reliability for all three to be very comparable.

 

I'm moving to SF in a week and will be looking at DSL providers in San Francisco area, when i was living there previously for one year i ordered dsl from Cybertech.. and it was horrible with MAC... if anyone could add any input also for which DSL provider to get for a MAC... thanks

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by chicopaparazzi
I'm moving to SF in a week and will be looking at DSL providers in San Francisco area, when i was living there previously for one year i ordered dsl from Cybertech.. and it was horrible with MAC...

 

http://dslreports.com

Stick with whatever termination device they give you. We could argue all day whether they are routers or modems. Whatever. In reality both are used in various scenarios.

With a few exceptions, the line runs to a home DSL "router" first. So what you have behind it is of no importance. Some providers, QWEST for instance will try to pawn a DSL "modem" off on you, somthing like a Cisco 605. You can refuse this and request a real standalone 675.

Regardless, do yourself a favor and buy a 5 or so port 10/100 router / firewall. Linksys, Netgear etc. They are all about 60-100 local and will afford you some added protection -- and if your cable is PPOE will keep your line connected automatically.

 

gave up on dsl in our office...
now on a t1 line- incredible upload speed!

 

DSL is not Mac or PC specific. The connection through the codec [modem] is made with an ordinary network connection (10/100baseT). From the standpoint of a computer, there is no difference in accessing a destination via DSL, Cable, T1 or a LAN.

Both DSL and Cable depend on aggregated bandwidth...both can slow down if too many users are using it at the same time.

Before giving up on Comcast, invest in some a current anti-virus software package and download some anti-spyware software like AdAware. It's entirely possible that your connection is just fine, and you have something on your local machine that is slowing you down.

 

Not quite true. Some vendors use PCI DSL "modems." The Cisco 605 is known to be buggy with most Mac OS's.

Anti-spyware good. Antivirus, look out. Nearly all of them cause their own issues down the road.