ADSL Versus Cable Modem Service
Generally, cable modem service is somewhat faster and not more expensive than ADSL service
- However, price and performance ranges overlap
- And performance is increasing rapidly
In cable modem service, all subscribers in a neighborhood must share the speed
- However, cable modem speed to the neighborhood is very high, so cable modem subscribers usually still get higher-than-ADSL speeds
- And other subscribers cannot read a subscriber’s transmissions, which are encrypted