2007-05-20 23:33:00 · 8 answers · asked by BB 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
That speed is what you get with dial up. If you're getting it through the phone line into a modem, have to login and make those noisy sounds then you're on dial-up. If you're sure it's plugged into a DSL modem or you're on cable then perhaps you have an "ultra-lite" type service like Rogers does in Canada which goes through the cable line but is effectively just dial-up speed (a big joke).
If you recently upgraded to DSL from dial-up be sure to use the new DSL modem that should have been provided. Some DSL providers give you dial-up service still (for free or cheap) if you upgrade.
Broadband is at least 1.5mbits (~180kbytes) usually.
Make sure you read all the instructions and if everything is correct contact your service provider.
2007-05-20 23:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not broadband, that's dial-up. Maybe you think you are using broadband but it sure doesn't sound like it.
My cable modem lets me upload and download stuff about 200 times faster than the old dial-up. What used to take 10 minutes now takes about 10 seconds.
2007-05-21 06:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
broad band is a loose term that defines fater than modem connection speeds, practically thats anything above 120..250Kbs (I used to get 100..120Kbs connection speeds on a dialup line)
broadband in the UK is usually used when referring to ADSL.... where the upload speed is approximately 10% of the download speed.
but it only refers to the connection speed.. that isnt the same as the throughput.. that is dependnt on the speed of all the computer connections between you and the source file(s), and perhaps more importantly the amount fo bandwidth those intermediate computers allow you to use. some sites only allow a very small amount of bandwidth for file downloads. some ISP's limit the bandwidth to certain actions.. so they may have say 5mbs of capacity allocated to file transfer, and divide that capacity by those wanting to download files.. if theres only 2 users that may equate to around 2Mbs per second, if they have hundreds it may be significantly less than that.
some ISP's may limit the capacity available in another way, say by only giving so many slices of data in rotation..... so the download may well be at broadband rates, but you are not using the full theoretical capacity available
in both these connections the download connection speed will remain the same, ie the conversation will be at say 2mb per second, but there will be long gaps between bursts of data meaning the effedctive downlaod speed is significantly lower
some ISP's use an adaptive rate (ie the allocate a certain amount of bandwidth per block or bulking connection.. so f you are in an area with many mnay ADSL users all suing it at the same time you may not be gettign a huge amount of service frorm the ISP (their cionnection to the bulking up point runs at amximum capcity and they then split that capacity out based on the number fo actaul users connected at anyone time... this often happens with so called adpative ADSl.. the ones that offerr 'upto' n mbs
if you are only getting a 56K connection on broadband then either you have a fault, or you may not be using a braod nacd connection. there is a test you can do to find out what speeds you are actually connected to
2007-05-21 06:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mark J 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you bought a "Broadband Speed" dial-up connection, means you bought into marketing. "Broadband Speed" dial-up caches pages you view on your computer so when you goto view them they'll load very quickly, this is not true broadband and you are just on 56k. Sorry =(
2007-05-21 07:13:44 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its the fault of your isp the node that you are on has lots of users a 2 meg broadbang conection should allow data downloads of at least 120k use bt. they limit the numders on each node to no more than 20.
2007-05-21 06:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by Harvey A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mayble other things are downloading in the background that is using the bandwidth so you only have 56k bandwidth left otherwise you are on dial-up like me!
2007-05-21 06:58:07 · answer #6 · answered by Darian 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you can only download at that speed then something is wrong with your broadband.
2007-05-21 06:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by Bert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your on dial up ! check out your setting's ? broadband is quicker but can be more expensive if you don't use it much
2007-05-21 06:42:48 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋