Modem Speed

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David E. Ross

Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
PCI SoftV92 56 kbps modem by Conexant

No matter what I am receiving through the Internet, the modem icon in my
"tray" indicates a speed in the 40s of kbpi.

Right now, nothing is moving through my modem. It shows 46.6 kbpi.

A few minutes ago, I was listening to music via RealPlayer, which
indicated 32 kbpi The modem icon indicated 48 kbip.

When I download a large file via WS_FTP yesterday, that FTP client
indicated 52 kbip. The modem icon indicates 46 kbpi.

I ran a browser download test from Giganews. See
<http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html>. The file was 3131 kB,
which required 607.7 sec. That is 41.218 kbps. The modem icon showed a
constant 48.0 kbps.

What's going on here?

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David E. Ross

Kemco wrote [in part]:
The tray indicates your initial connection speed it does not
fluctuate the kbps during your connection as in reality your connection does
always fluctuate. It is not a real time connection monitor.
Click to expand...

Of what use is it then, especially 2-3 hours after I connect? In
Windows 98, there was at least an attempt to estimate the current
download speed.

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