On 25/2/02 7:16 PM, "C. Brett Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am on the ellenbrook cable and after numerous messages to iinet, i have > reached exasperation point. > > I have been trying to ascertain the download speed i should normally expect. > I currently get between 1 to 12 kps and my lady friend who has adsl gets > between 20 to 50 kps. Now, considering that I have a 256k modem, what > should I receive? Theoretically, you take the kilobits per seconds and divide by 8. That should give you the approximate kilobytes. So, 256 divided by 8 gives you approximately 32 kilobytes per second. Though, real world use should max you out around 22 to 28KB/sec. Regards Matthew Healey -- Matthew Healey Information Systems Western Orthopaedic Clinic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 (08) 9489 8700 Fax: +61 (08) 9381 8300 Suite 213 25 McCourt Street Subiaco 6006 Western Australia
