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Honestly, I'd have to say that as far as the Cable/DSL debate goes, it depends entirely on who's got what in your area, and how reliable their service is. If you have a stellar DSL provider in your area, but only so-so cable service, then you're probably going to have better luck with the DSL as far as reliability is concerened.
In the San Francisco bay area, we have umpteen billion DSL providers, and in my particular area, about 3 cable providers. RCN, AT&T and just recently Comcast have cable lines in the area, and the major DSL provider is SBC. Considering SBC Pacific Bell's history, I decided to go with AT&T, as we already had their cable television service. I never had a problem with the cable service from AT&T, that is until I moved across town. After a lengthy issue with latency, them not knowing what was wrong with what, I cancelled their service, and switched to RCN. I haven't had a problem since, and it's been about a year.
Also, if you intend on hosting a server, you are pretty much out of luck with cable, as some people have already pointed out. Uploads are capped at comparatively meager speeds, and most cable providers actually have strict policies regarding the hosting of web servers on their service. More specifically, they don't let you. Another forum I frequent has been moved to 3 different services, the first because their first DSL ISP went flaky, the second was cable, and they didn't like having a webserver on their residential service, and the third is working like a charm.
It all depends on the needs of the user, and the quality of service in your area.
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