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patrickp · 06-01-2006, 23:02

I quite agree, XFS03, the confusion between bits and bytes causes a great deal of confusion, in this forum and elsewhere, and you're quite right to point it out.

bobna, I'd also say that accusing a fellow forum member of making a post just to bump his post count is shabby, particularly when his point is as appropriate as it is.

---------- Post added at 00:02 ---------- Previous post was yesterday at 23:53 ----------

McDave, what you're experiencing is the fact that broadband connections are usually asymmetric (the A in ADSL). In fact, although on the 1Mb, 2Mb and 3Mb tiers the upload speeds are 100Kbps, 200Kbps and 300Kbps respectively, the 10Mb service is only 512Kbps - proportionately about half that of the lower speeds.

You'll find that ADSL over a 'phone line as offered by non-cable ISPs is similarly limited.

06-01-2006, 23:02	#7
patrickp Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: in the groove Posts: 897	Re: Is my upload really that bad? I quite agree, XFS03, the confusion between bits and bytes causes a great deal of confusion, in this forum and elsewhere, and you're quite right to point it out. bobna, I'd also say that accusing a fellow forum member of making a post just to bump his post count is shabby, particularly when his point is as appropriate as it is. ---------- Post added at 00:02 ---------- Previous post was yesterday at 23:53 ---------- McDave, what you're experiencing is the fact that broadband connections are usually asymmetric (the A in ADSL). In fact, although on the 1Mb, 2Mb and 3Mb tiers the upload speeds are 100Kbps, 200Kbps and 300Kbps respectively, the 10Mb service is only 512Kbps - proportionately about half that of the lower speeds. You'll find that ADSL over a 'phone line as offered by non-cable ISPs is similarly limited.