Rob, I am not a cable access expert since I use DSL. However, one of the things I do know is that many US cable ISPs put you on a proxy (similar to what squid does) to reduce traffic since everyone in your area shares the same bandwidth. To me, this is totally unacceptable and is one of the reasons I use DSL. I will bet you are having trouble posting due to their selfish proxy horse sh*t. I access this BBS from my DSL line and a T1 primarily and have never had a problem sending a post.

I'm not saying DSL is perfect... don't get me wrong. However, given the choice between the two, DSL is the winner for me.