> > I tried it, and did see a large difference, but only when doing > certain things > such as bittorrenting or pulling a file off across multiple FTPs. > For most > applications though it was business as usual. If I'm not mistaken > they use a > super-low latency connection to ram more packets through faster. > Cable tends > to be higher latency as I understand it [and may be mistaken] > which is why > you get awesome speed but ping times can suck. Id imagine a gamer would > appreciate the service... > fROM WHAT i HAVE HEARD AND READ THE SERVICE IS MARKETED AT PEOPLE LIKE GAMERS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS. IW OULD THINK FOR BASIC STUFF LIKE EMAIL AND SUCH i WOULD BOTHER FOR THE EXTRA COST INVOLVED. i HAVE BEEN USING THE SHAW SERVICE FOR YEARS AND HAVE NO REALY COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN THE NORMAL GRIPES WHEN SERVICE GOES DOWN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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