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Thread ID: 20633	2002-06-09 05:37:00	Internet utlilisation @ 20%?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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53374	2002-06-09 05:37:00	Why can't I get high utilisation of my dial up, XP shows % utilised. I understand that speed is related to what your talking on(modem), thru(lines) & what they have got(server/modems). WHy can't I download lots of things from different servers and use the full 53.2k bandwidth or at least 80% of it?	Guest (0)
53375	2002-06-09 05:49:00	...what download speed are you getting? 53.2k(bits) = 6.65kBytes with overheads of stop/start and error correction about 5kB should be seen, for 100%. May get slightly higher due to compression on some files, unsure how that reported in download speeds. Just remember your connect speed is in kilobits, your download speed is kiloBytes tj	Guest (0)
53376	2002-06-09 06:38:00	That's very interesting, how do you work that out ( formulae?). I do download at max 7 kbytes not to know that it was 54kbits? Cheers	Guest (0)
53377	2002-06-09 09:47:00	Then why do sometimes do i get 13KBps on my 56k dial up? Brendon	Guest (0)
53378	2002-06-09 10:04:00	1) If your are downloading a highly compressable file, you can get download rates well in excess of your 'calculated max'. 2) Often at the begining of a download, part of a file has been brought down before the size/time calculation starts, resulting in a high initial figure that drops away as time goes on.	Guest (0)
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