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DSL speeds "similar" to 50mpbs? How similar? The fastest AT&T offers DSL is 6mbps (it's my only option). I thought that was a hard limit on the technology, but
by ohitsdom 12y ago
DSL speeds "similar" to 50mpbs? How similar? The fastest AT&T offers DSL is 6mbps (it's my only option). I thought that was a hard limit on the technology, but googling it produces varying results.
- tormeh 12y agoNah, there's no real limit. It all depends on the longest distance between a sender and a receiver (there might be more than one on your last-mile) the quality of the cable and output power on the sending end. European cities seem to have settled one 15mbps as both standard and max, American ones seem to have settled on lower. The phoneline infrastructure was probably not as good.
- greggyb 12y agoI do not feel dishonest calling 40Mbps similar to 50Mbps[0]. This is limited based on proximity to the provider. I live in Minneapolis proper, so this is an option for me. DSL can scale up to 1Gbps[1]. [0]http://www.centurylink.com/home/internetonly/ http://www.centurylink.com/home/internetonly/ [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line