[BiPolar_Nut]

I had my first Stars timeout yesterday. I always convert my PT databases to PostGRE right away, and use a different db for each limit. I just changed the limit I play, so it's guaranteed it's not a db size issue at least in my case (<2k hands). I'd blame stars, although your internet connection could suck as well.

Weather DSL or Cable is better depends on your specific circuit. In some places DSL is better, faster, and/or more reliable; 2 miles down the road cable could be better, faster, and more reliable. 6 months from now either could oversell the circuit you're on and become worse than the other. There are no service guarantees for residential broadband connections for the most part, so if it's an internet connectivity problem, you either need to suck it up and stay w/ what you've got, go through the hassle of changing ISP's, or spend 3-10 times as much for a commercial grade connection w/ uptime and bandwidth guarantees, be it SDSL, T1 or fractional T1, etc. I've had both SDSL and T1's at my house before. Service was outstanding, but the bill was $300+/mo for less downstream bandwidth than a $40 ADSL consumer-grade connection. I'm currently on a residential, generic, cheap ADSL line and it burps every couple weeks. My Stars timeout last night was not a result of a ADSL line problem.