2007-03-28 22:00:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The faster the speed the quicker u can download. For example broadband is much faster than dial up. My connection speed is only 56k.
2007-03-28 22:07:33 · answer #1 · answered by thfcsydney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ISPs measure connection speed in terms of Mb which is mega bits. A mega bit is 1024 kilo bits.
When you download something your program that is downloading is more likely to show you the download speed in either MB which is megabytes or KB which is kilobytes. A byte is equal to 8 bits. So if your ISP says your connection is 2Mb (megabits) then you divide this by 8 to get your connection in MB (megabytes) which in this case would be 250MB.
ps. the above figures are not precise as to save confusion. In computers everything is done in binary so 2Mb is actually 2048 bits and not 2000.
2007-03-28 22:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by carbonize 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ain't. Download speed depends on the seeds available. The actual speed varies from time to time.
2007-03-28 22:16:59 · answer #3 · answered by Hellboy nik 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - however to download a file of a given file take a lot longer - this is due to overheads - files are sent as packets of data each of wich has additional header info. also there is a lot of handshaking involved where additional data is sent - such as the receiving server confirming they have successfully get the packet or requestion a resend etc.
2007-03-28 22:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by cool321steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exatly yes that number you see on the connection icon for example 50.6 for dial up connection or 100 for dsl connection is your bandwith and the download speed is your send and receve rate
2007-03-28 22:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by shahryiarhott 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.calcuttatelephones.com/bandwidthmeter/meter.php?kbps=26214.4
2007-03-28 22:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by essbebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋