Download Speed

[Tosh McCaber]

Can anyone tell me what would be considered a "good" download speed from the Internet, using Broadband. I'm with Pipex, and am getting an average of 11-13kbs. Is this OK- or slow?

Thanks in advance?

[Phoenix09]

I would say that it is quite slow. I am using 512 ADSL with BT Broadband.

Try the speed test at ADSL Guide which can be found here (http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp)

I have just tried it and got the following results which may be useful for you to compare against.

Downstream 458 Kbps (57.3 KB/sec) 494 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 244 Kbps (30.5 KB/sec) 263 Kbps (inc. overheads

[Naples Air Center, Inc.]

Tosh McCaber,

Broadband companies like to talk about speeds in Bits, IE and other programs download in Bytes. There are 8 Bits to a Byte. So, if you have a:

512k Cable/DSL then you download at 64kps (512/8=64)

1.5M Cable/DSL then you download at 192kps (1,536/8=192)

For uploads:

128k is 16kps

256k is 32kps

384k is 48kps

Take Care,

Richard

[Tosh McCaber]

Acording to the speed test above, my connection is capable of 35kb/sec downstream, 30kb/sec upstream- very low, according to the test criteria.

Sorry to be a bit thick, Richard, but where does that leave my download rate (see above). I was downloading a little add-on for a programme, from a manufacturer.

I've been told by a colleague that I should disable my Start up Menu Items. He said to click on start > run and then type in the box ‘msconfig’ and press Enter, to access these programmes. It doesn't work for Win 2K for me anyway. Any thoughts anyone?

[TeamTerminal]

Haven't cared to worry about it for a couple of years since using both satellite & ADSL. In the dim distant past we a had a general rule of thumb, a good connection would be BPS (Bits) divided by 10 for Bytes per sec.

8 Bits for the byte, 1 for the stop bit, & 1 K is a little over 1000. Not real accurate but you needed a bloody good line to get that ratio at or above 300bps.

Still use it as a general today. With 400KBPS if I get close to 40K (bytes) per second I am happy.

Look Ma 1200 Baud, it goes fatser than I can type, mistookes dan all (-:

TT

[seacue]

<rant ON>
Why can't "we" be sensible and use the term octet instead of byte? Then there wouldn't be the question about whether b was bit or byte. Far too late to change, I fear. The French are right about this one.
<rant OFF>

[Naples Air Center, Inc.]

Tosh McCaber,

Download:

280k Cable/DSL then you download at 35kps (280/8=35)

Upload:

256k is 32kps

I am wondering if you have more than one computer using your internet connection? (If you do, is the Cable/DSL going into one computer and then going to your computer though a network card from the other computer?)

Take Care,

Richard