I had Bell Atlantic/DSL in Astoria for about 5 months before I got fed up and got Roadrunner. DSL was always going down, slower than my cable is now. Cable is SOLID, also you can get a package to go with your cable TV (if you already have it) and it can be set up FAST.... I called up Time Warner and went and picked up my cable modem to hook it up myself within hours. I waited a month to get DSL, don't know what the case is with that wait now though. DSL is very risky/hit or miss... depends on the quality of your particular phone lines, distance from the central station, etc. again cable is more solid when it comes to this, even though your sharing access over a network, it's nowhere near being congested.