than if it were on other areas.
> system.
> The DSL companies used to use this 'shared bandwidth of cable' as a
selling
> point of DSL, but it faded out after a while when it was determined that
it
> wasn't that big of a deal.
> EVERYONE shares somewhere. Whether it's at the Gateway, backbone,
segment,
> etc... There's no escaping it, no matter what kind of connection you
have.
> Larry
> > The problem with cable is your impacted more by local users on your
node.
> > If a few people start some big downloads you will see a
> > performance/bandwidth hit. This is less likely with DSL but it seems
most
> > DSL caps the upload levels lower than cable typically.
> > You may want to look at renting a server if your trying to get some
> regular
> > racing events going, much more consistent and stable way to go IMHO.
> > > Did some speed tests linked from dslreports
> > > Download not an issue getting nearly 2MB
> > > Upload looks like its capped at 475K (maxed at 472K on 5 out of 8
> > > test).
> > > With an average of 22K per car, barely skimp buy hosting 20 cars.
> > > Realistically I think its about 15. Oh well, there is a local ADSL
> > > offering 2.5 GB down and 640K up but they have a cap on
> > > download/upload per month. Hopefully my cable company will offer a
> > > "enhanced" cable connection soon.