Broadband Comparison
I’m currently a subscriber of AT&T DSL. But because they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, I’ve now subscribed to Comcast High Speed Internet (HSI). Since I have both pipes currently coming into my house, I figured I’d give them a whirl and see who’s faster, and whether or not cable is really 10 times faster as they claim. I’ll give you the results and let you be the judge.
Here’s the results from my AT&T DSL speed test at speedtest.net:
And here’s the results from Comcast:
I got similar outcomes from Speakeasy (no fancy graphics here):
AT&T DSL:
Download: 5170 kbps
Upload: 657 kbps
Comcast:
Download: 15875 kbps
Upload: 4451 kbps
That looks pretty fast to me. It’s hard to tell to what extent Comcast’s results are affected by their supposedly “secret sauce” Powerboost technology rather than simply better overall speeds, but it’s hard to argue the results. Say goodbye, DSL.