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  • From: James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] broken windows needs replacing
  • Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:54:02 -0500 (CDT)

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, sindi keesan wrote:

Is my download speed typical for a 56K modem? I think my 'free ISP' (local community college) may be worth about what it costs. Web pages are loaded at up to 5K but downloads rarely reach 3.2K.

It's been awhile since I was on a dialup connection, but I recall getting 4-5K/sec on downloads at times. With applications that show real connection speed, I found myself often needing to diconnect when I got a slow connection (less than 45000) and immediately reconnecting to try and get a faster one. This often worked. I suppose it depends how many modems/modem banks your ISP has and whether they're using newer hardware.

James




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