[Chaos Prime]

Hi there, i have never used cable before. I have always used ADSL. however due to inconsistencies with the connection and speeds, im tired of poor performance.

What i would like to know is the following:

Do the same rules apply in terms of distance from exchange?

If no is replied to the above question, if i went for the 20MB connection will i actually get the 20MB (2.4MB) per sec?

Whats the net/service/performance like? By this i ask of downtime. mine goes down more than im prepared to deal with currently.

I hope thats not too much to ask

Thanks in advance
Chaos Prime