What would i set my download & upload speeds to in the option box?
 

Ok i am really fricken confused. I was told by my network provider that i have a download speed of 128 and an upload speed of 64. SO what would i set my download and upload speeds too in the option box? And is this all i have to do to get fast downloads. It's taking me forever to download. Thanks
-Lisa

The question is, are the speeds your ISP told you in kbps or KB/s? Usually ISP's will quote speeds in kbps (kilobits per second, not KiloBytes per second which is what LW uses.) If your speed is 128 kbps then you should set your connection speed to modem. This describes speed allocations: More on LW connection speeds. Remember 8 bits =1 Byte. You can double-check your speed by doing a speed test. Choose nearest location for a speed test & only have your browser open: http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/speedtest/

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ok but when i do my speed test it says 103kbps/sec which to make it into KB its 12.87 and my upload speed is 8KB and neither of those you can set cause the lowest is 6.93KB? Or do i totally have this all wrong? lol

For that speed, set the connection type to Modem. I have a 256/64 kbps connection & yes, LW's speed settings are not totally appropriate for me. That's due to the uploads limit. I have downloads set to maximum. If you set your LW to Cable type, you can set your download speed more accurately, but your uploads will be off the scale. That's where the dilemma is. I think with your speed you need to control uploads accurately so you have enough bandwidth for browsing. That's why I suggest setting it to Modem connection type. But it's your choice.

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Yeah that happens a lot an average speed for a 90min. movie can be anything from 2 hours to 2 days depending on hosts and your connection it's just something you have to accept really.

Good point, a 700 MB video even if downlding at maximum speed if lucky enough at 128 kbps will take 14 hours or so. If downlding less than 14 KB/s then obviously a lot longer. I get 27 KB/s with LW but not frequently for a single file.

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Thanks so much lord, i will give this a try and see if it works. I have a bran new computer but were i live we get free light speed internet so thats why its so slow i guess, lol. But i am going to take advantage of the free internet for as long as possible. Thanks a million.