What's the deal with x mbps connections?

[Spartan]

I just got a 512/512 connection, and I can't even get 50% of the bandwidth that I supposedly have. Same thing with my previous connection. So I'm wondering... why do people even bother with 2 or 4 mbps connections (or faster)? It's like driving a Ferrari with the speed reduced by 75%.

 

[StinkyMojo]

ya good point. I have 512/256 but i really get about 405

 

[Spartan]

405? I get 50 on average.

 

[DJ_Cheeba]

It has to do with your internet provider, because when I had 2mbps DSL, I tested out at just that. If you are running DSL that uses PPOE, then that is the reason for the fractional bandwidth. The overhead of the PPOE is bottleneching your computer. Try asking if they have a STATIC IP option and do so even if its cable/ satelite etc. Then get a decent router and set it up through that. I am on a college lan right now and I get 12.5 mbps, so for the next 8 months I will be a happy camper. After that I will go back to bitching about our lame ass options here for DSL/Cable. Hope that helps :thumbs:

 

[Asus]

405? I get 50 on average.

They are not in the same format.

The bandwidth for the connection is measured in bits per second. (Mbps/Kbps)
Generally download speeds are measured in bytes per second (MBps/KBps), except for Steam.
8 bits = 1 Byte

 

[Revisedsoul]

also depends on where you getting the data from and which routes it is taking

 

[Spartan]

They are not in the same format.

The bandwidth for the connection is measured in bits per second. (Mbps/Kbps)
Generally download speeds are measured in bytes per second (MBps/KBps), except for Steam.
8 bits = 1 Byte

How can you tell if 405 and 50 are the same format or not?

 

[Spartan]

It has to do with your internet provider, because when I had 2mbps DSL, I tested out at just that. If you are running DSL that uses PPOE, then that is the reason for the fractional bandwidth. The overhead of the PPOE is bottleneching your computer. Try asking if they have a STATIC IP option and do so even if its cable/ satelite etc. Then get a decent router and set it up through that. I am on a college lan right now and I get 12.5 mbps, so for the next 8 months I will be a happy camper. After that I will go back to bitching about our lame ass options here for DSL/Cable. Hope that helps :thumbs:

I can't even imagine 12.5 mbps. The fastest I have ever seen in my life is 300 kbps.

I'm probably not getting a static ip because it's too much of a security risk. And it costs more money.

 

[StinkyMojo]

no no no guys, I didnt mean my transfer rate when i said 405.. i meant my downstream speed... My transfer rate is about 50. They are different things.

 

[Spartan]

At the end of the day, old analogue modems are more reliable and (relatively) faster than current DSL connections. It's really pathetic. The connection is supposedly 512/512, yet it can't reach even half of that. And just now, I noticed that I'm getting 2-9 packetloss in CSS and a pretty mediocre latency. The amount of money I'm paying for this bullshit is much too high, and this is as cheap as it gets in this country.

Internet connections have only gone downhill. Maybe I just have really bad luck or something, but I've never in my life had a connection like most people seem to have. I mean, people are downloading multi-gigabyte movies from the net like there's no tomorrow. Everytime I've tried that, download speeds have been 10 kbps AT MOST. Usually 1 kbps or less.

So how the **** are people downloading this stuff? Does everyone have a dedicated T1-line?

 

[poseyjmac]

heres a little secret spartan, not everyone lives where you do! the DSL services in california for instance are insanely good, fast cheap and reliable, i get 6000mbits downstream 600kbits up stream for $40 a month, no packet loss and hardly +-5 flux usually. its very simple, good DSL connections are out there, but they may not be where you live. if you aren't happy with the broadband options you have, you have 2 options, either wait, or move.

 

[cswilson1976]

Wow were do you live that that is all they offer?

I have Sympatico DSL in North Bay ontario, I get 3200kbps down(350+Kps) and 860kbps up(96+Kps) at home and 1Gbps symetrical at work.

 

[Asus]

Most cable companies have also raised their speeds from 1Mbps/128Kbps to 3Mbps/256Kbps. I pay about 40$ for Cable TV and internet.

 

[SidewinderX]

I have 4Mbs/512Kbs on my cable.

This usally means uploading around 30-60Kbs and downloading anywhere from 100Kbs-700Kbs, depending on the source...

 

[Maxi]

From the 1st of december i'll be getting around 12 tv channels via my DSL, and i'll have 8/1mbps ADSL2 Yay for finnish technoligy!

 

[Gunner]

Errr it really depends on your ISP, I have a 6mbps suscription (which is going to be upgraded to 16mbps soon hehe) and I get around 500-600 KB/s download rates depending on the website of course, Fileplanet servers for example are capped and give me only 100KB/s but otherwise I'm satisfied