Hi Manual,
You get the varied results in speeds more from the load on the server you
are contacting that your connection. DSL is a constant connection speed
to the central office. the speed can dip for all users of the internet
during peak times no matter what your connection speed.
example if you goto a website that downloads a page in 3 seconds on 28k
modem and you go to the same site on a DSL or T1 it will still take
approx. 3 seconds to download.
I always look at it like a Pipe and water, where the size of the pipe is
looked at based on its limit more its capability.
so the only time the bandwidth becomes an issue is when trafic become
greater than the bandwidth.
Ok, this is an over simplification
factors that affect the bandwidth.
1. Number of people trying to access same server at the same time
2. the demand or the big point of presence routers and the route you got.
(exampe. do a tracert to the same address and you will most likely never
see the same path)
3. the demand on you computer to render the data return
so when someone says you have 640k of bandwidth, thats ceiling. If you
are close to the ceiling all the time your are very lucky.
Ben Johansen
-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel de Aguiar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 15:08:57 -0700
Subject: Re: Tango through SDSL? Tango + LAN?
> Humm..... It could be that the T1 salesperson was selling me a bill of
> goods
> BUT when I check my DSL connection speed and I am the only user in my
> office
> I get varian results depending on the time of day I do the checking.
>
> Here is a couple of resources on checking your connection speed:
>
> http://www.aspergantis.com/adsl/performance.htm
>
> These links are informational resources:
>
> http://www.cnet.com/internetservices/g/bm/msn/0001.html
> http://www.dslreports.com/
>
> I have SDSL and the bandwidth I have represent the MAXIMUM bandwidth
> they
> will provide my connection. It does not mean that I will have this
> bandwidth
> all the time. It depends on the traffic in my area. I do not have a
> DSL
> Modem I have a SDSL router. DSL Modem is a very different technology
> that
> SDSL. Those of you that have a fiberoptic connection such as T1 will
> enjoy
> your connection speed all the time.
> If your customer already have a contract with a DSL provider they are
> bound
> by that contract. You have nothing to loose by trying it. If it
> proves to
> be too slow and you are already at the maximum bandwidth for DSL you
> can
> always shell out the bucks and go T1.
> Manuel
>
>
>
> Lawrence Lustig wrote:
>
> > >Remember that with DSL everyone on the line
> > > share access and the speed is relative to how many person are
> connected
> > and
> > > what they are doing at any one time. If your customer gets 1.5Mb
> speed
> > > they will share that with other users in the area and with their
> own
> > > internal workstation.
> >
> > DSL is not shared with other users. That is, the bandwidth you have
> is
> > dedicated to your phone line. Of course, the users _within_ your
> > organization share the bandwidth on the line.
> >
> > Cable modems do provide bandwidth that is shared with other users in
> your
> > neighborhood.
> > --
> > Larry
> >
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