Here is a related question:
We just upgraded to a DSL service giving us a measured 10 Meg down and 700k up, as fast as we can get on a "normal" line. We do very little uploading, almost all downloading. The service rep wanted us to buy a symmetrical 4 line service that was 1 down and 1 up guaranteed, and kept trying to tell us it would be a much faster service in the end. It was about $300/month. Now, I have an insatiable greed for speed, but even a degraded 10 Meg service ought to beat a dedicated 1 meg service for downloads in my thinking, and it is a whole lot cheaper, but the rep was really insistent. What do you gurus know about this?
You are *probably* better off with what you have for now. My guess is that the most substantial files you are pushing (uploading) are Updox files and backups.
On the Enterprise side, having done work for both national telcos and cable companies, from an infrastructure standpoint you are better with a cable modem over DSL because of the difference in the technology, and that is what limits the performance.
A while back, we needed better service in a location, and we got the cable company to extend their line because we could demonstrate enough new users for them to pull a line out and get "pole access" from the power company. The alternative was a DS3 since the fiber plant didn't extend in our direction.
The tech behind DSL is inferior, and more prone to congestion and signal loss.
