# DSL vs POWERLINK **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 8, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156 "2005-09-08T10:45:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/81 "2005-11-04T02:55:08Z")
> [@tour](#): > > I have a question, im not really sure what naked dsl is. From what I understand it could be one of tow things. Dsl on a phone line from a different carrier, or dsl on a line that has no phone at all, jsut dsl? > > which is it? dsl, without a landline phone 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Diesel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/diesel/32/7313_2.png) [@Diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Diesel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/82 "2005-11-04T12:49:59Z")
I’m getting a little confused from this thread. I just moved into a place in West Seneca that is near a hub for DSL at Southgate Plaza. I want to be able to download some stuff but mostly will be using it to play WoW and CS. I will also have to get cable anyways. Plus my roommate will want a connection also. What should I get for these needs powerlink or DSL? And are the costs closely related? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/83 "2005-11-04T12:52:41Z")
DSL is cheaper, cable is faster. your choice ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/84 "2005-11-04T14:21:45Z")
werd… dsl is cheeper, cable = faster all depends on what you want to do. I have the faster DSL connection only because I run 2 computers at the moment. If I only had one, I’d honestly get the slower one as it fit my needs just fine. I can get a movie d/led in around an hour. Then again, I’m used to dial up so my views are gonne be different from someone who uses cable. Then again, MOST websites I d/l from never give me d/l speeds over 150kbps anyway soooooo… BTW, slow DSL 100kbps is 15.00 a month… the faster one (200K) is 30.00 m/o ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/85 "2005-11-04T14:57:34Z")
Got powerlink in lancaster here, no problems so far. Btw, adelphia has a low-end “basic” 24.95 plan for 256k dn & up if all they do is surf/use mail. ---
**Author:** ![95AccordVtec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95accordvtec/32/7239_2.png) [@95AccordVtec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95AccordVtec)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/86 "2005-11-04T15:28:20Z")
I’ve had both powerlink and dsl. i had powerlink, then went to dsl to try it out, didn’t like it, now I’m back with powerlink. I wish Time Warner would take over Adelphia so that we could get Roadrunner! My aunt and uncle have RR in Rochester and pay a little less than we do for Powerlink and there internet is faster … ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/87 "2005-11-04T15:32:43Z")
> [@95AccordVtec](#): > > I wish Time Warner would take over Adelphia so that we could get Roadrunner! What a concidence. ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156/88 "2005-11-04T16:22:37Z")
> [@95AccordVtec](#): > > I wish Time Warner would take over Adelphia so that we could get Roadrunner! My aunt and uncle have RR in Rochester and pay a little less than we do for Powerlink and there internet is faster … I don’t see prices dropping 1 cent when the name finally changes. It’s been said before, it’s going to be strictly a name change… and who knows… probably higher prices. I used to have Powerlink in NT… never had a huge problem with it. Went down a few times but it was usually storming out. Once it wasn’t but there was problems somewhere that was related to my connection… no problem… they credited my account. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dsl-vs-powerlink/2156.md?page=4)