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09-12-2003, 11:17 PM
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Foldin' For PCMech!
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connection/download speed
i'm on a dial-up internet connection. normally i average 31.2kbps. if i'm connected this fast, why can't i download that fast?? i normally download at about 2-3kbps! whats the point of being connected at 31.2 if i can't use it?
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09-13-2003, 08:24 AM
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Download speed is governed by slowest point. The site could be your hold up. Also time of day and network traffic affect speed.
I notice my download speeds are much better at 4AM than 3PM and a lot better early Sunday morning than Mondays. Chas
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09-13-2003, 10:26 AM
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ok, then does that mean that if the site anetwork are all working in your favor and your connected at 31.2 you could download at that speed?
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09-13-2003, 12:57 PM
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as far as i know you will never be able to download at that speed. It's not 31.2 KILOBYTES/SEC (aka 31,200 bps). IT IS 31.2 KILOBITS/SEC.
If you're connected at 31,200, then you're max download would be 3.12. I remember when i was in 56k, i though that i should be getting 56 kilobytes on my downloads but that wasn't the case. I was really getting 5.6 kilobytes max download speed. |
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09-13-2003, 01:02 PM
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Actually it's a factor of 8, not 10.......max theoretical on a 31.2 is 3.9 KB/s but real world will be closer to 3.12.
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09-13-2003, 01:03 PM
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Actually i have friends that download at 7kb on 56k. A kilobit is an 8th of a kilobyte so just divide the numbers. I found out that 7kb is the most you could download on 56k.
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09-13-2003, 01:13 PM
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imbest,
even if you see them download at that speed, they are not actually downloading at that speed, because of the FCC 56K block they put out a while ago. |
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09-13-2003, 01:43 PM
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iTroll
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Oh ok tnx for the info. but why would they do something like that?
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09-14-2003, 12:45 AM
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Foldin' For PCMech!
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o ok, i understand now. but yeah, why would they put a block out??
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09-14-2003, 01:00 AM
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Probably for the same reason that TELCO's still consider 14,400 as good connection speed for dialup. The short answer is I don't know!
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09-14-2003, 08:40 AM
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The 53k restriction has something to do with the maximum amount of power allowable over an analog phone line - the faster you push it, the more power it requires.
You CAN see 7K or even higher if the files you are transferring are compressible - analog modems are capable of data compression to increase the efficiency. The only way to get a TRUE reading of your download speed is by downloading a fully compressed file (such as a .zip or a .rar, etc) with a FTP client, not a browser, from a FTP server - and then do the math for the whole download - bytes/time. |
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