> 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?.

The reason you only get "5 to 6k" on a 56k modem is because you're actually
talking about two different units of measurement.

The modem speed (56k) and the DSL bandwidth (128k) are both talking about
kilobits/sec. But download speeds are usually measured in kilobytes/sec.

One byte is 8 bits, therefore:
    56 kbit/s = 56/8 kbyte/s = 7 kbyte/s
    128 kbit/s = 128/8 kbyte/s = 16 kbyte/s

Those are theoretical maximums, of course; 101 other things will affect how
fast you actually download files from a site.

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Received on Mon Dec 11 10:01:07 2000