Gary H wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:03:12 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:



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In my area internet with Comcast is $87 a month, AT&T DSL Lite is $20
a month. DSL gives you a private connection, cable internet is shared
with everyone in your neighborhood.

DSL is shared with everyone in the neighborhood (Telco CO or RT) as
well. Cable is normally considerably higher data rate than DSL as well.

That's what you hear in DSL ads. It's true, but incomplete. The
internet itself is shared.

You seem to be replying to the wrong person, and your information is
inaccurate as well.

For a cable modem, your connection is shared with the other houses (with
cable modem service) in your local "node", typically 250-500 potential
homes.

For DSL, your connection is shared with other houses (with DSL service)
in your local Telco central office for older areas, or the Telco's
remote terminal (a.k.a. RT equivalent to a cable "node") servicing your
neighborhood.

So, cable or DSL are both connections where the bandwidth is shared with
others in your neighborhood. Of course all Internet traffic is on shared
circuits ultimately anyway.