I was going to buy one but I read the details and it said by law lap tops can only download 56kbps and thats garbage azz dial up I have 10mb on my pc and was this just some bull I read wrong
2007-11-07 14:52:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Yeah, it was some bull you read wrong. If you are using a dial-up modem connected to a phone line then you would be stuck at 56kbps. However, if you are connected to a cable/dsl line with an ethernet cable then you can download what your ISP says. In your case, up to 10Mbps. You can also hook laptops up wirelessly if you have a wireless router.
2007-11-07 14:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by cscpianoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your download is only as good as the weakest link in the chain...in other words...you could have a super fast router.. hooked up directly to the router with Cat cable (Not Wireless), but your download can still suffer if you ISP has a saturated line.
I doubt I have ever hit the point were I was suffering from collisions and such on my home network....and I only have a small G router....with all 8 ports used up, and at least 5 active on the internet at all times.
I would think that the issue might be more the ISP saturation of the line then anything else...unless you are on dialup...which is really garbage....But most laptops sold today have wireless g cards...so 100mps is fast enough.
2007-11-07 15:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by StopPanda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haa it totally depends on your ISP , if its dialup u will get dial up speeds, if ur connected to DSL good speeds are going to be there, so its basically crap that you heard that lappy do only upto 56Kpbs download
2007-11-07 14:56:15 · answer #3 · answered by Yahoo cool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much you want to spend on your lab-top..if you want quality probable around 8-10 grand on a good one but a desecnt around 30 second downloads is about 2-3 grand
2007-11-07 15:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by nateizzle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. The limit you quote is for phone line data transmission only. If you use an NIC the speed will only be limited by your system.
2007-11-07 14:59:07 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on what network card you have. if you have a line card (a card that connects to a modem box using a wire), then you're using the same internet you have on your desktop. if you use the built in wireless (probably wireless-g), then you can get pretty decent speed. if you have a broadband network card, it all depends on the provider(Verizon, ATandT, etc.).
2007-11-07 14:58:30 · answer #6 · answered by bobafett892 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends...they are all different. mine downloads super fast, it has 1 gb of ram and it has wireless.
2007-11-07 14:55:11 · answer #7 · answered by Hall + Oates 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that will depend on your processor on how fast it can process and also it will depend on your ISP connection on how fast it can deliver your needed information.
2007-11-07 15:03:43 · answer #8 · answered by Rico A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only very old computers cant use the full speed of your internet...anyone you buy will be ok..
2007-11-07 15:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by Adnan C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋