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InsaneNutter · 15-06-2006, 11:31

When we got 512k broadband from NTL in December 2001 we could download at about 65kb-70kb yet upload at about 15kb.
Then we have had several speed upgrades since then to 600k - 750k and 900k (I think not sure about that 1) then finally 2mb last year.
But yet in them 4 and a half years my upload speed has increased a whole 7kb to about 22kb a sec, just wondering why its always been so slow really.

My mate who's had ADSL for about 4 years has always had 30kb upload now its doubled to 50 or 60 and most ntl users haven’t even got 30kb unless there on 10mb.

It don’t usually bother me but when your uploading 100mb+ of digicam photos or some video clips your start to notice how slow it is, im glad we get 400k upload when we get upgraded to 4mb but that’s still really slow compared to your download speed it would be nice if you could upload the same as your download speed or at least at a nice speed like 100kb or something!

So does anyone know why upload speeds so much slower than your download speed?

15-06-2006, 11:31	#1
InsaneNutter cf.addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Yorkshire, UK Services: Virgin 200mbit / Superhub 3 Modem / pfSense Firewall Posts: 101	Upload Speeds When we got 512k broadband from NTL in December 2001 we could download at about 65kb-70kb yet upload at about 15kb. Then we have had several speed upgrades since then to 600k - 750k and 900k (I think not sure about that 1) then finally 2mb last year. But yet in them 4 and a half years my upload speed has increased a whole 7kb to about 22kb a sec, just wondering why its always been so slow really. My mate who's had ADSL for about 4 years has always had 30kb upload now its doubled to 50 or 60 and most ntl users haven’t even got 30kb unless there on 10mb. It don’t usually bother me but when your uploading 100mb+ of digicam photos or some video clips your start to notice how slow it is, im glad we get 400k upload when we get upgraded to 4mb but that’s still really slow compared to your download speed it would be nice if you could upload the same as your download speed or at least at a nice speed like 100kb or something! So does anyone know why upload speeds so much slower than your download speed?