using a modem...

Joakim Agren · #11 July 22nd, 2002

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Originally posted by Unregistered
I am in Heaven!!!! Limewire running off of Windows 2000 and a new v.92 modem enabeled me to download 120 megabyte program!!! This just was not possible for me before using a 56k connection. I had do do it over night but hey who cares...it was there waiting for me when I woke up the next morning. YAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Lloyd

Hello!

A v92 modem is still a 56K connection!But remember that for modems the upload speed is not greater then 33Kbits/sec.And also the Upload and Download data transfer speed is counted together this means that if someone is uploading from you at a speed of 33Kbits/sec then you can only download at a speed of maximum 23Kbits/sec buts that is under optimal conditions.Most likely you will not get better download speeds then maximum 15Kbits/sec when someone/someone's is uploading from you.

Joakim Agren · #12 July 22nd, 2002

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Originally posted by igalan

Here with 512/128 Kbps ADSL seldom do I reach 40 KB/s in one download... The maximum speed is 60 KB/s (512 Kbps / 8b = 64 KB/s), not 150 KBps (the speed is in bits per second, not Bytes!).
Also 128 Kbps for the uplink is very low, this is a maximum of 16 KB/s. It's better a cable with symmetric channels .

Hello!

I have a ADSL connection with the following official speed :512Kbits/sec downstream and 400Kbits/sec Upstream.However Since the software used on my ISP's Proxy Server to restrict bandwith for private individuals does not work effectivly against Mac Users I am able to get even better speeds up to 800Kbits/sec both Up and Down.

People are able to get up to 760Kbits/sec when downloading(Uploading from my side) from me (I use LimeWire 2.4.4).And I have under optimal conditions been able to download at a speed of 650Kbits/sec.

One of the advantages using a broadband connection is that the Upload and the Download speed is separated this mean that if someone is downloading from you it does not affect your own download speed.

The way you count the Byte size is incorrect.

Sure on storage mediums like HD'sa and CD's 1Byte=8bits but when counting Bytes from bits over network transmissions 1Byte=10bits

This is because data is sent as packages and each package is assigned an extra double bit so 1Byte becomes 10bits.This means that 128Kbits=12.8KB/sec

igalan · #13 July 23rd, 2002

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Originally posted by Joakim Agren
And also the Upload and Download data transfer speed is counted together this means that if someone is uploading from you at a speed of 33Kbits/sec then you can only download at a speed of maximum 23Kbits/sec buts that is under optimal conditions.Most likely you will not get better download speeds then maximum 15Kbits/sec when someone/someone's is uploading from you.

No, they aren't! You have 56 Kbps for the downlink and 33Kbps for the uplink, the channels are full duplex. You can have a download at 5 KB/s and a upload at 3 KB/s at the same time

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#14 July 27th, 2002

So much misinformation, so little time.

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