let say i am sending someone a 50 meg file..and it takes 20 minutes...will it take exactly twice as long to send (2) 50 meg files if they are being sent simultaneous.
what if in the above situation, the file(s) were being downloaded from a website, as opposed to me having to upload them first.
Please only answer if you have a reference...please don't just answer Yes, or no...please have a legit website to attach
2006-10-08 10:45:20 · 4 answers · asked by redims81 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
If everything is constant and nothing else uses any of your bandwith during sending the files, then yes, it will take twice as long. Both files should technically use the same amount of bandwith, meaning each individual file takes twice as long as if it was being uploaded on its own. However, things rarely stay consant where the internet is concerned.
If the files were being downloaded directly from the web then it would most likely be quicker. This is because upload speeds are often slower than download speeds. Many ISPs advertise just the download speed... such as 2mb... but the upload speed is in fact much lower... such as 256kb.
No reference other than my own experience. If you need a website to explain the same thing, search for it with Google.
2006-10-08 10:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by Goffik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download speed is set by the type of internet connection that you have. If you only have a dial up connection, things take a long time to download. If you have broadband, they download much quicker. Back in April, I had to take my computer back to factory settings which meant that I then had to download the three years worth of Windows updates I lost. On dial up, it took 15 HOURS to download all of the updates. In September, I had to again take the computer back to factory settings (one of these days I'll learn not to load a lot of things just to see how they work). This time, I have broadband. I had five additional months of updates to download, but all of it was accomplished in about 2-1/2 hours.
Uploading takes a lot longer than downloading no matter what your connection speed. Most e-mail programs won't allow you to download/upload more then one file at a time....and they can get downright cranky if you try. Also a lot of e-mail programs have a limit to how big a file can be. Most of their limits are under 20 megs, so you may have to break up the file in order to be able to send it.
Also, check with the person to whom you are sending large files, because their ISP may have a limit on how big a file received can be. If you go over their limit, they won't be able to get the file.
I don't have a website to attach...actually you would attach the URL not the site itself :-) ...but I did answer more than just "yes" or "no." I do post on Smart Computing's Q&A Board, if that counts.
2006-10-08 11:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that you will have a longer wait to upload than to download. You speed would be 3 or 4 times (atleast) as fast downloading as uploading. Never uploaded Two at a time, always make it into one file. Downloading I download two at a time and that (I think) is faster than one at a time. I have DSL Express
750KB upload, 1.5 to 3 MKB download. Never have come close to the max download speed.
Walrus
2006-10-08 10:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by Walrus44 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
attempt this: turn off your router thoroughly, look ahead to 20 seconds, turn it on returned. the reason being, once you spend somewhat some time with the comparable IP your internet providor places you "on the backside of the line". by restarting the router you get on acceptable returned and the cost would be returned quickly. that's took place to me various cases. sturdy luck.
2016-12-26 12:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋