Choosing a ISP /Help

I live in canada, bc, delta. In delta there are only 2 isp .
Delta Cable and telus. Telus uses regular telephone wire currently for the 1.3 mbps which i am on now. Delta cable uses coxial. I am sick of 1.3 mbps so i want to upgrade so my 2 options are.
Telus 3 mbps dl 1 up . $30 - free modem
Delta cable - 5 dl 1 up $35 - $60 modem without modem $40
Now it seems pretty obvious to go with delta cable since $5 + 40 gets your more 5 mbps instead 3 but i want to know what company will provide lower latency. Routing is a huge thing for me because i do alot of competitive gaming and i like my ping low as possible. So how can figure out what company will give a lower latency?

Edit:
is it even possible to find out ?
Could i ask for routing table from the company and check how many hops it takes to go to the servers i like to game in ?

-Thanks

 

I don't understand your question, if delta is faster, then is lower latency, both ISP share the same www network.

 

Not true. The local network plays a part in the latency. Also, Maximum speed does not mean low latency. Cable usually is better than dsl.

 

Cable connects with the local network.

 

Sorta. Calbe connects with the cable companies network, which is faster than the dsl companies network. its inherent to the way cable and dsl works. Some really good dsl can get the same latency as cable, but it is rare. 9why do I know all this?)

 

As internet is concerned, cable is the last mile only, it will connect to the data network and to the internet backhaul the same way than the fix (PSTN)network does as they deploy DSL.

Having said that, it would seem that cable would not allow to ping other computers while playing games, causing some latency, however people are still playing using cable so I don't know if this is true.

 

I use DCCnet (delta cable ...) but on the sunshine coast when Im in Canada. Theyre speeds are slower then advertised but maintain a better speed then telus (I have expierence with both in several locations)

 

Well since telus is a bigger company i think there routing could be better i have noticed my ping my being lower then my friends and he is on cable. We live in the same neighborhood. I think i am going to do trail with cable since the speeds are better then telus for the price.

 

I get what your saying. Both dsl and cable goes to the same Internets, they just get their differently. Due to the nature of cable (It carries both tv and internet), its backbones and infrastructure is much better than that of dsl's.

 

DSL depends highly on where you are located. If you are over ~4KM for the CO, you're screwed up. Cable where I am is perfect on latency (~22ms to their server, usually ~65 in mmos)

Teksavvy is available in BC over Telus' wires. In BC it's $30 for 3.0 and $36 for 6.0. I don't know if they use the chatham, ON central for the west like with ON/QC though. If the central is in OC, the latency probably will be high

 

@jcms: I agree 100%.

@halfhalo: Not really. Cable has for the most part satellite infrastrucutre to distribute the TV signal, so at the AP there will be the satellite receiving equipment but also the data network interface, completely separated from one each other. Voice will be obtained through a connection with the PSTN, once again another independant connection. Then at the AP you will have the final multiplexing/mixing equipment adding all the services together to the home (last mile connection).

The only reason for potential latency has to do with the cable service policies regarding gaming interaction among computers, probaly is a Session (OSI layer) or Data Link layer thing that's has nothing to do with the infrastructure, which regards the data backbone is very much the same that DSL, just the last mile changes depending on the technology.

With regards the infrastructure I know that, that's my expertise!