Download speed confusion!

[Guest]

Hi,
Im using windows xp pro. I have a cable broadband connection that is
currently rated at 750k, with a 128 upload speed. (it will be upgraded to
2000k and 200k upload later this month by my ISP for free, how nice!!)

This is my trouble, im not sure i have a setting right within the pc. Even
though my connection is 750k, if i ever try to download a programme,
software, music files, music videos, movie trailers etc etc, a window always
pops up showing the download progress. And no matter where or what i
download, the speed is always around 90kbps. Surely, if i download say a
3000k file, it should take no longer than 3 seconds, not 30? Have I got a
setting wrong on explorer or elsewhere?

Please help, this is frustrating, i want the most from my service!
J

 

[Ron Lowe]

Hi,
Im using windows xp pro. I have a cable broadband connection that is
currently rated at 750k, with a 128 upload speed. (it will be upgraded to
2000k and 200k upload later this month by my ISP for free, how nice!!)

This is my trouble, im not sure i have a setting right within the pc. Even
though my connection is 750k, if i ever try to download a programme,
software, music files, music videos, movie trailers etc etc, a window
always
pops up showing the download progress. And no matter where or what i
download, the speed is always around 90kbps. Surely, if i download say a
3000k file, it should take no longer than 3 seconds, not 30? Have I got a
setting wrong on explorer or elsewhere?

Please help, this is frustrating, i want the most from my service!
J

Modem speeds are in BITS per second. ( bps, Kbps )
Your download speed indicator is showing BYTES per second. ( Bps, KBps )

A BYTE is 8 BITS.

750k bits per second is roughly:
750 * 1024 / 8 = 96K BYTES /sec

Subtracting out the various overheads, then I'd say 80 to 90 KBytes / sec is
normal.

A 3 meg file in 30 seconds is ballpark correct for your connection.

 

[Bob Willard]

Modem speeds are in BITS per second. ( bps, Kbps )
Your download speed indicator is showing BYTES per second. ( Bps, KBps )

A BYTE is 8 BITS.

750k bits per second is roughly:
750 * 1024 / 8 = 96K BYTES /sec

Subtracting out the various overheads, then I'd say 80 to 90 KBytes / sec is
normal.

A 3 meg file in 30 seconds is ballpark correct for your connection.

Just a nit, but the K in bandwidth is 1000, not 1024. The only place where
everybody agrees that K = 1024 is RAM size; the K in HD size is either 1024
or 1000 depending on who you ask; for all other uses, K is 1000 -- just
as the SI standards define.

750 * 1000 / 8 ~= 94 B/s. Not that it changes the correctness of
your comment by enough to care about.

 

[Guest]

thanks, at least that clears that up. i guess on dial up at 56 speed, it
would be alot lot slower! guess il wait till the free 2mb upgrade for MORE
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