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Cable Connection Speeds

How does DSL compare to cable access?  Compare the speeds below with what is available to you.  To calculate the time it take to download a file at different speeds, click here.
Company Connection Type Download Speed Upload Speed
    Kbits/sec Kbytes/sec Kbits/sec Kbytes/sec
@home Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
128Kbits Up		 500.15 62.52 120.69 15.09
@home Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 498.83 62.35 238.76 29.84
Adelphia Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 287.37 35.92 105.44 13.18
Adelphia Cable Modem Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 480.03 60.00 106.28 13.29
AT&T @Home Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
128Kbits Up		 532.44 66.55 112.64 14.08
Cablevision Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 464.71 58.09 159.98 20.00
Cox Communications Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 377.78 47.22 127.41 15.93
Road Runner Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 510.84 63.85 175.03 21.88
RoadRunner Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 510.73 63.84 155.42 19.43
Starband Satellite + Phone
500Kbits Down
150Kbits Up		 330.93 41.37 28.48 3.56
Starband Fast Ethernet
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 410.60 51.32 32.73 4.09
Time Warner Roadrunner Cable
Uncapped Kbits Down
Uncapped Kbits Up		 615.95 76.99 171.42 21.43