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Urban Weigl · 22-09-2001, 23:41

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Originally posted by Balfa
all these superbroadband speeds are just a potential limit. the companies can advertise these speeds because, theoretically, that's what they do. But actually achieving these speeds while there are other people in the neighbourhood using the service is virtually impossible

That depends entirely on your provider. Some cable companies, I think excite@home included, tend to stick dozens of users on each node, resulting in download speeds plummeting to a measly 100k/second or less at peak times (again, this depends on your location, as one of the admins on my server has such a connection and always gets in excess of 500k/sec downloads, and as high as 800k/sec). Others, on the other hand, don't. The chap in Chicago for example says his download speeds never drop to below 150k/second no matter what time of day or week (as long as the server at the other end can keep up).

My point being: it depends on your ISP/cable company, and how they set things up. So although you're correct in many cases, not every provider oversells to the extent where you notice a slowdown in speed.

Using ADSL in Germany for example, no matter what time of day or week I tried, I never noticed the speed varying -- always a solid 90-100K/sec.

SkepticOne · 22-09-2001, 23:50

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Originally posted by Urban Weigl
Using ADSL in Germany for example, no matter what time of day or week I tried, I never noticed the speed varying -- always a solid 90-100K/sec.

90-100 kilobytes per second?

chernobyl · 22-09-2001, 23:55

well if its bits, then id say that you have a new steriod modem and not even crap DSL.
it is for sure bytes.

SkepticOne · 23-09-2001, 01:46

OK. I'll have that then. Eircom, please give us that.

R. Daneel Olivaw · 23-09-2001, 02:13

That 90-100KB/sec would be expected from a 1Mbit downstream connection wouldn't it? I would expect around 40-50KB/sec from the 512Kbit line we will be able to get (at some stage).

Assuming of course there isn't 200 people sharing that connection and I have to get my 1400 baud USR out to whup some ass.

Hecate · 23-09-2001, 09:18

yeah the 512/128k connection gets you on average 35-40k/sec from the majority of sites, any drop is speed is usually the fault of where your downloading from. The highest speed I got was about 100k/sec.

Urban Weigl · 23-09-2001, 09:45

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Originally posted by SkepticOne

90-100 kilobytes per second?

Yes, kilobytes. Here in Ireland on the other hand, I always get a solid 2-3. That needs to change.

PS: Hecate, I don't think 100k/sec is possible on a 512kbps connection...

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22-09-2001, 23:55	#18
chernobyl Banned Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670 Adverts \| Friends	well if its bits, then id say that you have a new steriod modem and not even crap DSL. it is for sure bytes.

23-09-2001, 01:46	#19
SkepticOne Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,693 Adverts \| Friends	OK. I'll have that then. Eircom, please give us that.

23-09-2001, 02:13	#20
R. Daneel Olivaw Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 186 Adverts \| Friends	That 90-100KB/sec would be expected from a 1Mbit downstream connection wouldn't it? I would expect around 40-50KB/sec from the 512Kbit line we will be able to get (at some stage). Assuming of course there isn't 200 people sharing that connection and I have to get my 1400 baud USR out to whup some ass.

23-09-2001, 09:18	#21
Hecate Registered User Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Side 6 Colony Posts: 2,513 Adverts \| Friends	yeah the 512/128k connection gets you on average 35-40k/sec from the majority of sites, any drop is speed is usually the fault of where your downloading from. The highest speed I got was about 100k/sec.