(US, PacNW) I used DSL whenever available due to it's reliability compared to cable. With cable I'd have outages at least a few times a year (for up to a week)

(US, PacNW) I used DSL whenever available due to it's reliability compared to cable. With cable I'd have outages at least a few times a year (for up to a week) and with DSL I'd have outages once every few years (never more than a day). I always just figured the phone company was used to high uptime requirements (critical communications infrastructure) while cable was not (optional entertainment). When I last had DSL (2016) I had 40mbs down/5mbs up. Now I have fiber at 1gbs symmetrical for $65/mo.