On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 21:35:40 +0800, eman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, I meant 150 kiloBYTES per second. BitTorrent doesn't publish > > download rates in bits per second, no ordinary program does, they always > > use bytes per second. Speeds well in excess of this are common using > > BitTorrent, and even occasionally on FTP and HTTP downloads as well, for > > well-connected sites. Our speed record is something like 250 kilobytes > > per second, yes 2 megabits per second more or less. > > huh? On a 256kbps connection? How is that so? Are you absolutely sure > about this? > Sorry, i just had to ask.
Don't doubt it. It just means that his ISP isn't strictly enforcing download speed limits. I'm guessing it's because they have lots of bandwidth to spare. Theoretical ADSL downstream speed is around 8 Mbits/s, I think. Back when we first had PLDT DSL installed at home in 2001 when residential DSL was just starting, I remember downloading at speeds of almost 2 Mbits/s. I was able to download RH7.2 ISOs from ftp.mozcom.com at a rate of 50 minutes per ISO file. My supposed bandwidth from PLDT was only 128 kbits/s. =) -bodgie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
