We were hacked. Several times over the past two weeks, in fact.
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Point #1:
Cable: Local connection is shared bandwidth.
T1: Dedicated
Point #2:
Cable: Distance from your provider may result is some degredation
T1: No degredation
Point #3:
Cable: Is asynchronous
T1: Is Synchronous
Point #4:
Cable: Unguaranteed bandwidth
T1: Guaranteed bandwidth
T-1 connects directly to an ISP POP (point of presence) and (if on a Tier I) directly to an IP backbone. A cable routes around the cable ring, to the cable office which then connects either to another cable office or to a T-1 then to an ISP POP and (if they are on a Tier I) directly to an IP backbone. (If you aren't on a Tier I for a T-1 in either application, you usually hit some sort of core router which eventually gets to another T-1 to an IP backbone, just increasing delay time). (Shared Bandwidth)
End Result: Network delay decreases performance by at least 2.5 times, making a 3 Mbps connection effectively around 1.2 compared to a 1.5 Mbps T-1.
Next, packet loss. Tier I T-1s usually loose less than 1 packet in 1000, meaning that you don't really ever resend information. Cable, subject to higher levels of electro-magnetic interference (ever have lightning affect your cable . . .) looses in some cases 5% or more of its packets, meaning you have to resend more information (thereby taking more time). Recent changes in cable tech has helped, but you normally still see a 2-3% drop-off rate as opposed to .1% on a T-1.
Substitute DSL for Cable everywhere, and you're 100% correct. Until then, you're not.
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