Cable Internet Service?

[Drunk Bob]

I recently moved back home to help deal with my elderly parents health problems( 83 and 84}.

Where I used to live only dial-up was available.

[SackUp]

You might want to consider DSL if it is available. SBC is dirt cheap (26.95) and runs faster than most of the options you listed.

[MelchyBeau]

what are you using the connection for?

if you are only playing poker on it and nothing else, the top end speed might not be worth it for you

Melch

[TobDog]

Pay the higher price, you can brag to your friends how quickly you can download illegal stuff like porn, music and movies.

[emonrad87]

If his parents are 83 and 85, im guessing he's way beyond that stage in his life.

[mosta]

cable sucks for poker. it may be faster than dsl (or maybe not), but it tends to get congested and so can be very prone to brief interruptions--timing you out of hands. specifically, Cox HSI where I am and in many other places is crapola.

[Yobz]

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cable sucks for poker. it may be faster than dsl (or maybe not), but it tends to get congested and so can be very prone to brief interruptions--timing you out of hands. specifically, Cox HSI where I am and in many other places is crapola.

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I'm on cable here at college and at home and have never had these issues (Optonline and RoadRunner)

[Starrkitty]

I love my cable modem. I have Charter and besides some brief downtimes for repairs or upgrades late late at night I've never had a problem. Very fast and have only been disconnected from a table ever once in a blue moon. I can run three or four tables with no problem.

[holeplug]

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cable sucks for poker. it may be faster than dsl (or maybe not), but it tends to get congested and so can be very prone to brief interruptions--timing you out of hands. specifically, Cox HSI where I am and in many other places is crapola.

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I'm on cable here at college and at home and have never had these issues (Optonline and RoadRunner)

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Cable and DSL quality all depends on the ISP. Both are fine to use though.

[WLVRYN]

FWIW, I have DSL (SBC) and would prefer cable myself. Cable here is priced ridiculously without a cable package. I had cable in my old place, but the wiring in my new place was so messed up that the DSL was almost unusuable for a month until I rewired all the connections. I still have problems sometimes when people are on the phone, which is annoying as hell. I'm not sure how old your parents place is, but if its old or has an alarm, you might be better off with another option.