We have cable in the states too! I just scanned a piece of mail the other day saying that dsl is finally available here, too late, got cable already, heard it's better almost in any part of the world than dsl, since it uses those old out of date lines that have carried the phone service before we were all born. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Abandon." <text.tools@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:51 AM Subject: Re: NTL Broadband and Linux > <<Just curious, is ntl cable or dsl?>> > > NTL provides cable TV, so if their BB service is anything less than > cable 512Mbps, it's robbery. Anyone considering should ask the speed > and that will answer the question, DSL through a phone line like with > BT and other providers that in any case have to negotiate with BT; all > run at 128Mbps. Since these BB service cost more or less the same, > but you're not comparing like with like, the cable service are better > by a factor of 4! > > GA! > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list