DSL runs off your phone line, cable runs off the cable lines...

 

One more thing, DSL speed depends on the distance from your house to the nearest repeater (DSLAM). If it's more than 1.5 mile from you, it'll be horrible slow.

 

^^^i didnt even think you could get it if you were that far away....

 

1st you have to see your needs... if you want a conn to play or to surf the web and dl stuff. if it is to play then look for dsl provider with the UPLOAD grearter or equal to the download speed. if it is to surf the web and dl stuff then of course download speed would be the thing to look for. i have cable in my house with speed of 5.0 DL and 370UL. note that the 5.0 is megabytes per second and the other number is 361kps. those are the advertised numbers but the actual numbers are are something like 4.6mbps and 362kbps right now(i ran a test just now). for anyone who wants to know their truly speed check out the site http://www.dslreports.com/stest this is the best site that gives you you actual speed. just make sure to pick a server that is as near as possible.