So you’re ready to upgrade from dial-up to high-speed Internet. Or, you’re considering ditching your DSL for another service provider. Read on to get the facts concerning the Internet technologies available today.
The Facts
Cox offers faster speeds than DSL hands-down. Many homes can't get the higher speed DSL because they are located too far from the telephone company’s network equipment. DSL circuits cannot maintain high-bandwidth connections past relatively short distances (such as 18,000 feet). In contrast, cable technology provides customers equal high speed access to all homes that it services.
The Facts
Due to the same distance limitations noted in Myth #1 above, it's not an easy task for phone companies to raise the speed of DSL service. This leaves most customers stuck with slower effective speeds each year as they connect additional devices such as tablet PCs, smartphones, and gaming consoles to their same-old slow DSL Internet connection.
At Cox we want you to have the best online experience possible, that’s why we have increased our Internet speeds for the last 7 years running. You can count on Cox to keep you connected as you add more devices and do more speed-consuming online activities such as video, gaming and web conferencing.
The Facts
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