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| Thread ID: 27363 | 2002-11-21 00:14:00 | fast download speeds on 56k dial-up | stiven (1952) | Press F1 |
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| 100087 | 2002-11-21 00:14:00 | hey guys, now im not sure if this is normal, but im downloading of iMesh for the last hour or so, and i have been constantly achieveing download speeds of 25+ KB/sec. i was on earlier today, where i was only getting 4-5 KB/sec. this is on a cheap 56k modem from DSE, and im connected to XTRA at 40,000bps. now im not complaining or nothing, but any ideas why this is happening?? and is anyone else experiencing it or is it just me. i live in a smalltown called winton 30km north of invercargill. love to hear what u guys have to say, stiven |
stiven (1952) | ||
| 100088 | 2002-11-21 00:19:00 | sorry guys, its 48,000bps, not 40,000bps as quoted above stiven |
stiven (1952) | ||
| 100089 | 2002-11-21 00:24:00 | 1) its not reporting the speed correctly 2)you are downloading a file which is easly compressed 3)freak net conditions 4)all of the above all at the same time. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 100090 | 2002-11-21 00:25:00 | The program doing the downloading is telling you big fat lies. | gibler (49) | ||
| 100091 | 2002-11-21 00:26:00 | The speed you connect at has no bearing on the speed you download at. Your download speed depends on the condition of your phone lines as your modem will adjust the download speed to suit the conditions. Many other variables also come into it such as the number of people accessing the site you are downloading from and general congestion in the network. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 100092 | 2002-11-21 01:44:00 | My modem (actually I have 2) is a nominal 56k. Using Xtra, living near Whangaparaoa, the fastest reported connection I have ever had is 28.8, sometimes it's 26.4. One modem (Conexant) usually connects at 28.8, the other (Intel) usually connects at 26.4. These are shocking figures, the Intel tried out in Auckland city reported data transfer rate of about 40k, at home (with 30yr old phone line) 28.8 is its max. What can one do? Go to wireless I suppose. |
rugila (214) | ||
| 100093 | 2002-11-21 02:11:00 | Telecom can use a system where they digitally "split" a line to provide 2 phone connections. (called 0+2). When that happens, you will get the sort of connect speeds you are talking about. As for the 25+kB/sec that ewas the subject of the post, it could possibly occur to the "effective data" rate if the file was compressible by a factor of about 8 or so. The "raw" data rate could not possibly be that, as a standard phone line and dial-up modem will not be able to transfer that much data. The phone line is the greatest limiting factor. At (sy) 48 k/b sec, thats is 48,000 bits per second or 6,000 Bytes per second. The download speed is reported in k/Bytes (8 bits), the connect speed is reported in k/bits (1/8 Byte) That 6 k/Bytes per sec has start bits, stop bits and error correction overheads, so is closer to 5 k/Bytes a sec. If the file is able to be compressed by the modem to a mich smaller size, then expanded at the other end, the effective speed will be higher. If you can compress x 2, then you could se 10k/Bytes for instance. And don't be fooled by the fast speed on the first few seconds, its not "real" 25 k/Bytes per second is closer to a 256k ADSL or cable speed |
godfather (25) | ||
| 100094 | 2002-11-21 03:48:00 | Your an idiot stiven. he was connected AT 40,000bps not the max modem speed. Learn you facts before you try and look l33t and correct people. |
Mikee (2556) | ||
| 100095 | 2002-11-21 03:52:00 | Mikee: Personal abuse is not welcome here. You might like to have a look at the first two posts on this thread and have a little think about the content of your one. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 100096 | 2002-11-21 04:15:00 | Well said Graham. | godfather (25) | ||
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