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ADSL 384 to 512?
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kiepie
Executive Member
The downloading you depending on doing??
384 to 512
Saying I need to download my 30meg screencard driver or gamedemo's from Gamespot.com etc/...??
Saying I need to download my 30meg screencard driver or gamedemo's from Gamespot.com etc/...??
kiepie
Executive Member
Oh, by the way if you needed to use the newsserver , rather stay at 384kb/s.
Downloading drivers or an mp3 ect? Well with 512kb you get an max speed of 64kb/s downloading. And with 384kb downloading will be around 48kb/s.
Not a huge difference.
Downloading a 5 meg file:
384kb line - 106 seconds
512kb line - 80 seconds
An extra R117 for that little difference, nah.
I won't, but that only my opinion.
Downloading drivers or an mp3 ect? Well with 512kb you get an max speed of 64kb/s downloading. And with 384kb downloading will be around 48kb/s.
Not a huge difference.
Downloading a 5 meg file:
384kb line - 106 seconds
512kb line - 80 seconds
An extra R117 for that little difference, nah.
I won't, but that only my opinion.
Reptile2025
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you should gain bout 16KB/s more or less, correct my if i'm wrong anyone...
it helps, shaves a few min/hours of your downloads, but as kiepie said, not worth it for the extra bucks
it helps, shaves a few min/hours of your downloads, but as kiepie said, not worth it for the extra bucks
384K vs 512K difference is around 10-15kb per sec.
Depends on your situation really.. If your using the line to share the connection its worth it yes. Meaning one ISP account of say Openweb 30gig local only. And 2 pc's are using it at the same time. yes then its worth it.
*reasoning is this, 384K ADSL shared between 2 ppl who download is a little tight*
If its only for you, and u would rather have more cap vs Faster downloads. Rather get another 30gig local only account :>>
Depends on your situation really.. If your using the line to share the connection its worth it yes. Meaning one ISP account of say Openweb 30gig local only. And 2 pc's are using it at the same time. yes then its worth it.
*reasoning is this, 384K ADSL shared between 2 ppl who download is a little tight*
If its only for you, and u would rather have more cap vs Faster downloads. Rather get another 30gig local only account :>>
general_koffi
Expert Member
Not a huge difference. 384k gets 40KB/s max off a good download source. 512KB should get about 55KB/s.
So, let's take a 1GB download - assuming that it goes at max speed the whole time. (Has to be a very good source, in other words.) On a 384k line, it will take roughly seven and a half hours to download. On a 512k line, it will take roughly five and a half. (Assuming my maths is correct.)
So unless you're sharing the line with someone else, I'd recommend sticking with 384k.
So, let's take a 1GB download - assuming that it goes at max speed the whole time. (Has to be a very good source, in other words.) On a 384k line, it will take roughly seven and a half hours to download. On a 512k line, it will take roughly five and a half. (Assuming my maths is correct.)
So unless you're sharing the line with someone else, I'd recommend sticking with 384k.
I agree with what everyone has said here!
I made the mistake of upgrading to a 1Mb line assuming it would help on the local IS news servers (before doing my homework) and was REALLY dissapointed that they (IS) throttle you at 20kb/s...
Therefore I'm downgrading my line again to 512k (sharing 2 pc's on the connection)
I made the mistake of upgrading to a 1Mb line assuming it would help on the local IS news servers (before doing my homework) and was REALLY dissapointed that they (IS) throttle you at 20kb/s...
Therefore I'm downgrading my line again to 512k (sharing 2 pc's on the connection)
pope24
Expert Member
If you wanted to got to 512 I would wait until they start moving the 512 subscribers to 1Mbps. Which they said was their intention. Otherwise there really isn't too much of a difference. I would love a faster connection but for me money is an issue and if they offered me a price drop or a faster connection I would take the price drop in a second.
Maybe one day Telkom Internet will actually drop their prices as well, or at least give up an uncapped service at a reasonable price (I should really cut down on the hallucinogenic drugs)
Maybe one day Telkom Internet will actually drop their prices as well, or at least give up an uncapped service at a reasonable price (I should really cut down on the hallucinogenic drugs)