I'm getting 1.5 mb speed dsl is it good?

Question

i mean fast and download

so what will be the download speed

Answer 1

That should be great, unless you have more then 3 computers trying to download large files at the same time.

Answer 2

as usual, everyone thinks that the higher the number, the better it is. technically true, but that figure is only achievable under the best of circumstances, which is unlikely.

1.5Mbps is good, but when you get down to it, its average for the average user as well. bear with me for some calculation. 1.5Mbps relates to 1500kbps. and since its a small b, its known in the computing world as bits. 8 bits equates to 1 byte. and from a byte will build a megabyte (MB). there is a difference between MB and Mb. the first being MegaByte, the second being MegaBit. Mb will be less than MB in terms of size.

ok, now the groundwork is set up, i can proceed to explain. 1500kbps equates to a theoretical maximum download speed of 187.5KBytes/s. thats great, and that figure would generally be used with a pinch of salt. that figure has to be cut down some, because it is not possible to use ALL the available bandwidth granted to you. the market value is that you can use around 80% of that 1500 that they grant you. so, 80% of 187.5KBytes/s is 150KBytes/s. that is roughly your maximun achievable download speed in reality. don't expect anything more than 165KBytes though.

now for the biggest whopper. if you happen to surf sites located in Japan, you may not be able to download at 150KBytes like i said. why? that is because downloading is determined by server load, pipe load, local load, and many other factors. the biggest factor is that you are not surfing a local website, thus the lowered speed. a local site will run faster as it is located near you, possibly at the maximum of 150KBytes/s. but for a site located far away from you, it takes more time for the data to transmit back and forth and thus the longer wait and slower download.

and the other part is determined by you, the user. if you run on a network, the amount of computers on your network is inversely proportional to speed. the more computers using the net at the same time, the slower your download. the reverse is true less computers and the speed jacks up. if you run a network and have more than one user at any one time, consider a higher speed plan, somewhere like 5mbps. if you are the only person using the net, then 1.5mbps should do fine unless you want to download movies and game online at the same time with music streaming from an online radio service.

Answer 3

My local cable company offers only 500 K and 1000 K. The DSL services I have experienced offer about 1500K (1.5M) Since 500 is satisfactory for my needs, I wouldn't pay more for the higher speed. However, if you are getting 1.5M for about the same cost, good deal.

Answer 4

Average for home based DSL less than 2 miles from the Central Office

Answer 5

If that's upload speed, it's fast. If it's download speed, I'd say it's average for DSL.

Answer 6

If your doing any gaming or watch allot of videos 3mb download speed might work better for you, other than that your speed is fine.....

Answer 7

compared to what? mine is 50/5 Mbps, so yours is slower. you're waiting to acquire at 15 megabits in step with 2d and to upload at a million.2 megabits in step with 2d. it really is like asking how briskly is 35 miles in step with hour...

Answer 8

thats excellent speed thats like a T1 line what service you got I should switch companys

Answer 9

ya its ok I get 10.0 MPPS wich is high speed so yours is about the same as mine

Answer 10

good for dsl. i have roadrunner and it screams.