Hi superniceguy

If you downloaded at that speed you are not on a 56k Modem
you must have a ADSL or an ISDN connection.

One other thing I have been connected every time as an Utltrapeer because I'm not on a 56k modem which It's Download speed If your lucky is 4.8 KB/s


Sgt

Sgt im not trying to prove your worng or something im just woundering why it did that and i do have dail up i know i dont have DSL/Cable if i did i would all ways have the fast DLs i get them about ever other mount other than that it 5-6KBps and about once a week i got 10-12KBps

so dont get me wrong im not trying ot prove you worng im just telling you what is happening and if i might add the file i DLed was a movie (mpg) and it didnt work and i know that i can use them because i have mpg muisc vids

Hi superniceguy

If you get the speeds you're saying and you don't have ADSL then you must have an ISDN connection which is Dialup, also ADSL is Dialup as well because it uses the same phoneline, as your phone, but the signal is split, so you could use the phone and your internet connection at the same time.


Sgt

well i cant use my phone and my internet at the same time and i have netzero (not 3G) so im not realy sure if its ADSL or what ever that other thing was but i know that i cant use both phone and internet at the same time and im not sure what ADSL is

Hi superniceguy

I Have just Checked what you are getting offered from netzero

http://www.netzero.net/

Web at dial-up speeds of up to 56 Kbps

You are on a 56k Modem, but you are Reading it wrong it's saying 56Kbps per second Not 56KB/s to get your true download speed you have to divide it by 8 then take around 5-10% of of that which would give you a speed of 6.3KB/s - 6.5KB/s download speed, in the Uk it's even more than that, we were lucky to Get 4.8Kb/s a lot of people I know were only getting 4.2KB/s



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Sgt

a question
 

hi all i am confused coz i also have a 56 kb/s connection speed and the download speed is always 7 or 6 but its always 7 . i am wondering why is it called 56 kb/s and the download speed is just 7 or 6 and isnt like 50 ? and i live in lebanon and here we do not have a connection speed more than the wireless and it costs 70 $ in month just to get this 56 kb/s speed. so i am lucky in this middle east world. i cant wait to grow up and travel to a real civilization.

a byte (B) is 8 bits (b).

So 7 KB (kiloBYTES) is 56 kb (kiloBITS), since 7*8=56.

Confusing, eh? ;)

Anyways, your modem connection is really good. Usually a person rarely gets their theoretical maximum, because of line conditions, and many other factors. Your modem connections are really good if you usually get the full 7KB.

sorry
 

i said that it is always 7 . but is is always 5.6 and like that and if i am having two downloads adding their speed doesnt equal 7 but 5 or even 4

hi all
 

hi all of you readers don't you think that a guy having a 56 Kb/s connection speed for 70 $ /month suks . i mean whan kind of idiot will accept that.

good grief. Is that a typo! Is US$70.00 per month the going rate for low quality internet connection in Lebanon? OUCH!:eek: