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Originally posted by RickyC31:
What is 16/2 18/2

The number/number is your download/upload capacity. 16/2 would be 16Mbps (which is pretty stinkin' fast) worth of download pipeline, with your return pipe able to handle 2 Mbps. Mbps stands for megabits per second, which will likely mean little to anyone who didn't already know that.

But Nash is correct: with cable, you're on a shared pipeline, and the more people who are connected in your area (node), the slower you're going to be. If you're the only one on your node at any given moment, you have the full potential of that 16Mbps pipeline all to yourself. If 20 other people are on at the same time as you, your speed will slow significantly. DSL, on the other hand, doesn't offer quite the same potential speed as cable, but you're getting a dedicated line - no sharing bandwidth with your neighbors.

5/15/0811:22 PM

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