It really depends on where you live. I use to have cable, and I was pinging around 120 all the time... Now on DSL i ping around 110 (not much of a difference) but the DSL service I have is capped, so surfing the net, and downloading stuff has been a real challenge with DSL for me. Just make sure you read all the find print before swtching, I had no clue my DSL line was going to be capped, until i made the switch. Now I wish I still had cable.