Had DSL before and Know a few who still have it...most problems with dsl belong to how far you are from the actual dsl switch....When i had dsl...384 down was max advertised...i was 14000 feet away from switch with 130 down...my brother in law was 7000 and had max. I haven't dsl for awhile but I hear that most phone companies are putting in repeaters to try to compete with cable. I actual had an offer for DSL my my local phone comany for 9.95 per month....50 times slower than cable....lol