A few things -

They will be offering 128k up, 128k down. Ultimately the performance you
will get is determined by your ISP and the available bandwidth.

128k = 128kbits aprox = 128000/8 = 16kbytes max.

IE, a 56k connection is 56kbits, not 56kbytes, so your speed is slightly
more then double (ignoring compression)

The biggest thing (imho) is the latency. A modem can either send or
receive, but not both at the same time - at least not at 56k. This is
a contributing factor to the latency. You would expect the ping time
to drop quite a bit (nominally by half). This gives a much faster
sensation when surfing the 'net and online games, although won't do much
for you with file transfers.

128k of bandwidth sells (wholesale) for between $900 and $1200 - very
roughly. If clients are paying $30, no ISP in there right mind will
provide a guaranteed 128k bandwidth.

Cheers,
David Gottschalk
Web Internet Ltd

On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Andrew Hooper wrote:

> Ok heres another question, are they proposing a 128k link for the DSL or
> are they talking about 128k of avalible bandwith?
>
> Not sure if thats the correct way to put it, but using a 56k modem you
> dont get 56k, your lucky to get 5 to 6k, yea i realise that this all depends
> on the remote connection but will this 128k link allow me to download
> or upload at a max rate of 128k?.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards
> Andrew
>
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