How does the BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway and ADSL compare to existing cable modem services?
A. Unlike cable modem service, which relies on a network shared by all cable subscribers, the MultiMedia Gateway and ADSL provide a dedicated connection between your home and BC TEL’s secure network. Your BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway connection also provides you with your own, dedicated bandwidth. This means that throughput and performance are not degraded during busy periods, when the network is heavily used. In contrast, cable modem networks are configured as a contention networks, which means each users’ data must compete for upstream and downstream bandwidth. BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway service also does not require you to subscribe to cable.
