I am not sure if this venue is appropriate for my question on DSL versus
cable, but I am looking for advice and/or recommendations.  Currently I use
Comcast cable at a total cost of about $46 per month for the connection and
modem rental.  I like the cable speed (is there a way to check download
speed?) and the connection has been very reliable.  Because I have two
computers connected thru a router and use two IP addresses, Comcast is going
to start charging me about $7 per month more.  I don't need 2 IP's, but
don't know how to connect both computers using only one IP address.  DSL is
now being offered in my area by SBC and I can get service for about $27 per
month.  There will be some startup cost, but only about $100 I think because
of promotional offers; also I will get 2 months free service.

Now for my question:  Is cable more reliable and enough faster to justify
this cost disparity which will be on the order of $26 per month?  For
information I have one Northgate desktop computer (Windows XP pro) and one
HP laptop (Win XP home) computer connected.  The SBC rep told me that a
firewall and spam protection are provided, but these may be what many ISP's
provide.

Thanks for any assistance provided.

Mike Williams

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