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download speed .....??????

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/download-speed.93629/

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Dushy_smartguy Original post #1
Jul 21, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Guys help plz....i have a 256kbps connection and i got it connected two months back..for the first fifteen days i got download speed of 26-30kbps then for next 25 days for 40-90 kbps and now it has again come down to 26-30.....but when i run DSLREPORTS.COM speedtest my download speed it shows 75kbps and upload 114kbps.....i'm confused and all i know is i want the maximum.....HELPPP.??
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pimpom #2
Jul 21, 2008 at 5:22 PM
From theory and from what I know about the experience of 256 Kbps users, 26-30 KB/s is very good. Those tests couild be misleading.

For comparison, I use a 2 Mbs connection that should give me a theoretical maximum sustained speed of about 250 KB/s. In practice, I get 200-250 on a good day, and upto 300 in bursts.
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Jul 21, 2008 at 9:54 PM
You are writing kbps; it should have been KBps
confused!!
Jul 21, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Dude u are getting good speeds for a 256 kbps connection..i remember getting 18KBps on a 256 kbps connection from my previous ISP
ashu888ashu888
Jul 22, 2008 at 12:00 AM
26-30 KBps is really good for a 256 kbps connection... remember.. 8bits=1byte therefore 256 kbps connection =256/8=32KBps (kilo bytes)

and d/load speed of 26 to 30 KBps is = (26 x 8 ) = 208kbps to (30 x 8 ) = 240 kbps...

Cheers n e-peace...
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Jul 23, 2008 at 2:57 AM
Thanx guys ......understood the funda 256/8=32 and 56/8=8(old modems)......i got it ....but i wonder why i was getting speed like 53to 70 in utorrent for around 26 odd days, i guess i'm back to norma speed
ashu888ashu888
Jul 23, 2008 at 10:55 AM
^^

phewwww.... lol.. thank god...:D
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c2tarun #8
Jul 23, 2008 at 9:45 PM
hi buddy
downloading speed depends a lot on the server from which u are downloading the data.
like if i download something from torrent with good number of seeds i use to get downloading speed of around 150-190 KBps.. i downloaded wimbledon final from its site and i got the speed of around 214 kbps. with the same 256 Kbps...
so always try to download from good servers....
i also own a connection of 256 kbps only
bbye
ashu888ashu888
Jul 23, 2008 at 9:57 PM
^^

yes, agree to it... also d/load speeds vary from area to area on ur same ISP..