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Hi Tony,

I have cable in Alberta with Shaw @ Home.  The webpage services are slow
(ask anyone who reads my GPL page), but I would not trade it for a 56k
link.  Only ADSL would be faster, but 24hrs a day service is over $1500
a year where cable is $468.  The news server does not hold many R.A.S
entries so you will have to look elsewhere for a good newserver.

From my cable installer I heard they are adding 10,000's of user more
than they anticipated with the move from $60/ month to $39/month.  This
could be the cause the of slow web and news servers, but the ping in GPL
is awesome.  I get 59ms or less to other @home suscribers.  I get
30-60kb/s upload speeds.  With my P2/333 I can handle 10 drivers, but I
think the limit due to my PC -- the start is bad with more than 10
drivers on the grid, but during practice I can handle up to 12-14
drivers.

Overall, get cable.  You won't want to go back to a slow connection.

Jason.

Tony Kloosterman wrote:

> Can anyone using Cable in Canada tell me how it responds to
> GPL and hosting. I am seriously considering going with WAVE
> a division of Cogeco and wonder about your experiences.
>
> Any info appreciated.
>
> Tony

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Jason Monds
"My other car is a Ferrari"
http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake
setups
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