-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Question
- From: "Ann Roberts" <annrob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:18:40 -0500
Thank you for your answer. I did not get Kevin's email but appreciate the
reply.
If I were to up my speed to 3mps, would that make me get faster
downloads...for some odd reason they are not encouraging me to do this.
All they would say was I could try it but they didn't know if that would
increase my dl speed...
And the tech was a woman. I asked her to ask one of the men and she said
they didn't know either...
I feel much better about it now that it has been explained to me...
Ann
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:13 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Question
> Hi Ann,
> Keven hit just about all of the high points in his reply, but there
are
> two things I'd like to clarify a little.
>
> What you're seeing in the download box is represented in kB/s (spoken
as
> kilobytes per second). On the other hand, your ISP is describing your
> connection speed to them in Mbps, Mb/s, Mbit/s or Megabits per second (all
> mean the same thing).
>
> Since 8 bits = 1 byte, you're total speed of 1.5Mbps (Megabits per
> second) can also be expressed as 1,500,000/8 = 187.5kB/s (kilobytes per
> second). Your download window is reporting in this seemingly lower
figure.
> If you're seeing speeds that are beyond 187.5kB/s, you're actually getting
> more than the rated speed of your connection.
>
> Kevin mentioned this next one, but I don't think he was loud enough
> about it. The top speed ability of your connection to the network is
shown
> as 100Mbit/s (Megabits per second). Your ISP connection is rated at
> 1.5Mbit/s (Megabits per second). There is no way that your internet
> connection will saturate your network card's abilities since it's only
1.5%
> of the total speed the network can handle. It would take 67 internet
> connections at that speed (1.5Mbit/s) to do so. :O)
>
> And I agree that the tech you spoke with should seriously consider
> getting out of the business before he does harm to someone's computer. It
> may already be too late. lol
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ann Roberts" <annrob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 8:10 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Question
>
>
> >I have a connection that clocks at 1.5 mps. Yet when I download I never
> >ever get over 200 mps. I am going through a router that shows in the
> >taskbar as a 100mps connection. Would going through the router slow the
> >speed down. If I were to bypass the router and go direct when I want to
> >download large files pick my speed up? These speeds are with nothing
else
> >running on the connection. I am on the ethernet connection. And does
the
> >speed of my computer have anything to do with my download speed? I
called
> >tech yesterday and they told me frankly they didn't know the answer to
any
> >of these questions...help appreciated.
> > Ann
>
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