welcome back aisha in the world of internet! hope your days have been going grate, and i'd like to wish you belated a very happy new year on behalf of accessindia.
getting back on to the point, i'll try and explain what i know, and i'll be glad if other members have any corrections, additions, and updations to make. " First: >From advotisements to campaigns and holders to general communications people can be heard talking about something call bandwidth. Well I know that's related to internet speed, but still confused about it's proper connotation in actual means. Could anyone explain it for me in simple words as I got bamboozled while reading it's definition on internet pages." in very simple words, your bandwidth is the net and the actual speed your internet service provider ( BSNL, for example is providing you). note that bandwidth is dependent on digitel signals, hence is never constant. and most of the time, is comparatively lesser then actual bandwidth promised by your provider. so, if you hear " bandwidth 256 kbps, you are nearly going to actually get the net bandwidth anywhere from 200 to 240 kbps ( kilo bits per second ) further more, your bandwidth, can be logically divided in 2 main streems namely, upStreem, and downStreem. upstreem: the upstreem is that part of your bandwidth, which determines at what speed you can upload/send the data from your computer to other computers/servers. think it as, the part of your bandwidth used when you upload files, send emails,, fill up online forums, and any outbound traffic you can think of. downStreem: this determines your download/inbound strength of your connection. it is used when you open webpages( as the server sends page to your browser ), download files, etc. generally, your uploads/upStreem, and downloads/Downstreem, is specified in terms of kilo bites ( not bits) a hundred million $ question, what is the difference between a kilo bit, and a kilo bite? a bit is the smallest chunk of binary data, say, either 0, or 1, in binary language. for an example, "00100" this instruction is of 5 bits. bites, on the other hand, is equal to 8 bits. 8 bits = 1 bite. keeping this concept under consideration, your download speeds, or your upload speeds, are 1 8th time of your total bandwidth. example, if you have total bandwidth of 256 kbps,( kilo bits per second), your downloads will range almost near to 30/32 Kbps( kilo bites) further more, your service provider may have adjusted both streems as they see fit. they can make downStreem very fast, and upstreem very slow, or vice-versa this is the answers to questions like, my webpage opens very fast, or, i can send files very fast, but my download is very slow, y? or, " i have faster downloads then my browsing speed, my web pages opens very slow, y? generally, the service providers doesn't tempers much with this, and your up and downstreem is equal. note also, with the limited data plan, such as BSNL's 500 rs plan which gives you data transfers of 1 gb, both your upStreem, and your downStreem is calculated in that 1 gb. so, even if a user never downloads any songs etc, but still opens hundreds of websites in a day, they will likely to get a pretty hefty billing amount since they are using their upStreem. rest, if i'm missing on something, accessindians can further enlighten you in this matter. Second: how to join a incoming call in the already going conference? now that's easy. whenever you are talking to some1, and another call comes and you want to join that call to the current call, just hit alt. arrow right to call menu, and arrow down till you here, " accept this call and join to current conference " or something similar to this. hit enter, and there you are, talking in a call conference. if you have any further queries, feel free to ask. with warm regards, ruchir -- As long as forever, I will stay by your side, I'll be your companion, Your friend and your guide!!! www.ruchir89.wordpress.com To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
