on 7/13/01 7:59 PM, Greg Merritt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>
>>> They offer static IP addresses for $5/month. A 128k/s ISDN is going to
>>
>> You'll end up around 15k per second real-world throughput most likely.
>
>
> I suspect you're mixing kilobytes and kilobits? Eight bits per
> byte, or
>
> 15kilobytes/sec = 120kilobits/sec
>
> Many applications report transfer speeds in kilobytes/second. Connectivity
> speeds are most often quoted in kilobits/second.
>
> -Greg
>
>
No Greg, I wasn't - you got the math perfect above. You outsmarted yourself!
<Grin>
A 128kiloBIT ISDN line will move data at an average speed of around
15kiloBYTES per second. Just like a 56k modem moves around 4-5k per second.
Brian
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