[PLUG] dsl speeds

[Brian Poole]

On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Jason Dubrow wrote:

> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:22:14 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jason Dubrow <doobie@doobie.org>
> To: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
> Cc: plug@csociety.purdue.edu
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] dsl speeds
> 
> 
> Yeah, 98KB including all the fun network overhead....that is what I
> figured...  I think I'll have to investigate why I am only getting
> 49KB/s on average.  Maybe I should upgrade my router to a 486

Possible causes off the top of my head:

The DSLAM at GTE has too many connections into it.
Poor connection to GTE.
Your ISP has crappy bandwidth to the Net and/or is overutilizing it.
Your ISP has crappy bandwidth to GTE and/or is overutilizing it.

You weren't getting 140k/s off a 768kbit downstream, it's just not going
to happen. Maybe off your ethernet.

Pretty much out of your hands. Whine, bitch, moan a few thousand times and
maybe you will see a difference, but it's not too likely. What ISP are you
using by the way? What service plan?


-b

> <grins>....sings....its been a good life 386....get the hell outta here!
> Wait a minute, I was getting 140KB/s+ in the dorms with the same setup!
> Anyone have suggestions?  DSL company overhead?  Distance to their end?
> 
> ah well, guess its better than my 56k modem...hehe
> 
> Jason
> 
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Will Andrews wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 03:41:28PM -0500, Jason Dubrow wrote:
> > > i hate doing the math....   784Kbps means I should be able to get 98KB/s
> > > right?
> > 
> > No.  It means you'll get 98KB/s including overhead.  Realistic download
> > speed would be somewhere around 70-80KB/s.  In some cases, you might get
> > as high as 90KB/s.
> > 
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