Cable verses DSL

I am currently going through the I hate the phone companies dsl bullsh*t...........I am paying for a 6mb line on dsl and its NO WAY as fast as even my cable 3mb account..........This is disgusting.........The service cuts out all the time, and it slows to a crawl.......................At times I am sitting here looking at the lil' swirly thing spinning...................COME ON!!!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!! This is not a step backwards, but apparently it is......................welcome to the age of the internets.........bullsh*t............