2006-11-08 17:32:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Part of the problem is the upload speed on the other end, and the available bandwidth through the network.
Say you're using Limewire, while your download speed is fairly high, (DSL or cable), the upload speed on the other end might be limited. Your maximum download speed will be the sum of the speeds of the number of hosts from which you're uploading.
Almost all services have asymetrical service meaning that upload speed is lower than download speed.
2006-11-08 17:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your ISP, if it's cable you're sharing a cable node with no telling how many users, could be hundreds, that's why the speed will depend on the time of day, really late at night when most people are in bed you'll have the best speeds, also you have to take into consideration ICMP packets, SYN packets, and other network overhead that's sent aside from the actual data, if you're getting 430kbits which is a little more than 40kbyte/s that's not bad. If you're wanting faster speeds you'd have to upgrade to a faster package if available.
2006-11-09 01:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read your contract. It doesn't guarantee this bandwidth. It just has peaks of these. Also you have to have available bandwidth all the way between you and the remote host. Usually you have to pay much more for your Internet if you want these kinds of speeds guaranteed. If you have a OC line directly connected to the backbone you'll probably have better results.
Keep in mind that a lot of servers limit the bandwidth that each user may use.
ISPs make a living on overselling their internet bandwidth.
2006-11-09 01:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bandwidth that your ISP refers to, such as 512K, 1MBPs, etc., is a different measurement than download speed. Your connection speed is measured in KiloBITS, while your download speeds (as reported by Internet Explorer or Firefox) are measured in KiloBYTES. A bit is one single unit of data, having a value of either 0 or 1. A byte, on the other hand, is 8 bits. So if you have a connection speed of 512 kilobits per second, divide by 8 and the result in bytes should be your maximum download speed. A useful site to measure your connection and download speeds is: http://www.dslreports.com/stest
2006-11-09 01:42:05 · answer #4 · answered by Snowbourne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all broadband companies, offer the download speed but the upload speed always is lower that that....because the basic characteristic of the asyncronous service. if you need same download speed as upload speed, then you need to swap to HDSL that is a dedicated circute between you are the ISP that will ensure that you will have 2 channels for your own.
2006-11-09 02:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by jarzs2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋