>I have a 256k DSL connection. With the routes as they are, I can
>basically have one stream of Hi-Fi MP3s coming down to my computers
>without skippage. That's the 128-bit version. If I run two at once,
>then it's too much bandwidth and everything starts skipping.
>
>However, I realized that I could upload my mp3s to myplay.com and
>it didn't seem to have any effect on my downloads.
>
>Shouldn't an upload's bandwidth take away from the available
>download bandwidth? Or are they actually separate?
Your (and my) DSL are 256K both ways. Other DSL might be 128 upstream, and
2 megs downstream, etc... Cable is often set that also.
