What are some of the considerations when deciding between cable Internet and DSL? Describe two.

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Both cable Internet and DSL can sometimes be purchased on a sliding scale, depending on the bandwidth you want to buy. Subscriptions offer residential and the more expensive business plans. Business plans are likely to have increased bandwidth and better support when problems arise. With cable Internet, you share the TV cable infrastructure with your neighbors, which can result in service becoming degraded if many people in your neighborhood are using cable Internet at the same time. With DSL, you're using a dedicated phone line, so your neighbors' surfing habits are not important. With DSL, static over phone lines in your house can be a problem. The DSL company provides filters to install at each phone jack, but still the problem might not be fully solved. Also, your phone line must qualify for DSL; some lines are too dirty (too much static or noise) to support DSL. Setup of cable and DSL works about the same way, using either a cable modem or a DSL modem for the interface between the broadband jack (TV jack or phone jack) and the computer. In most cases, cable Internet and DSL use a network port or a USB port on the computer to connect to the cable modem or DSL modem. Alternately, you can use a small router between the modem and the LAN.