Anyone knows what's the difference?
And which one better? Adsl or typical better?

you mean cable internet?
if it's cable internet, the upload to download ratio will be lower than ADSL but download speed is better..

This post has been edited by amadeo: Dec 20 2005, 12:39 AM

speed i think is about the same .. not much different

Cable is being shared. So if in your neighbourhood has 10 BT leechers , 15 IRC leechers and 50 mega uploaders, that will make your internet connection slow. Since the "bandwidth" is being shared and its not dedicated. So if nobody using the connection, your speed will be superb , but if too many people are using the connection in that area , your speed might drop. So its a 50/50

ADSL is on the hand , will be much more better (I'm assuming you're just going to compare in simple terms) But again each has its own pros and cons

then everyone use BT ... then mar no need use the internet In terms of stability .. which 1 is more stable ???

It depends , I have seen my Friends in Sweden , that their ADSL connection could be connect for several months (not joking , it does not even disconnect by itself in the first place). The last uptime my friend had was 65 days , if I am not mistaken. Their ISPs over at Sweden are pretty good. But again in terms of stability , cable might be a better choice (but it depends on the factor too)

wow he connect so long no dc also!

Typically, cable modem users tends to have faster download speed than adsl because they have more bandwidth per head-end.

There was a myth that cable modem are slower because of the network 'sharing' among the neighbourhood but today, in terms of actual usage, they're about the same because it all depends on the service provider oversubscription ratio.

For example:
Provider A, an ADSL provider, sells standard package for 1Mbps/512k upload.

Provider B, a cable modem provider, sells standard package for 3Mbps/256k upload.

On Day 1, both provider A and B, each has 500 users per head-end on its trunk port (say the trunk port is about 100Mbps). All else being equal, users on provider B can download faster than provider A.

As the day goes on, both provider A and B sign up more customers, and they continue to use the same single 100Mbps trunk port up to support up to 1000 users per trunk. By 30th day, say provider A has 700 users, and provider B has 900 users. Trunk port on provider A is at 80% utilization, and trunk port on provider B is at 95% utilization, users on provider B will experience slower access than provider A.

But, say on one typical day, the trunk port on provider B drops to 60% but trunk port at provider A remains high at 80% utilization. Now, users on provider B will have much faster access than users on provider A.

You all see now? It all depends on the providers, how they 'engineer' the bandwidth to end users.