well from what was explained to me about DSL ... u pay for a certain amount of usage ... like if u want 500 kbps u pay for it to consistantly be that. The cable in my experiance is definatly the way to go ( in my area ) i live in a retirees town and most ppl are only here half the year. Which also means that most ppl here are not really into pcs. which could explain my faster than normal speeds. but i had no idea that it could rate right off the chart they have at times... thats what is confussing to me.