Is there any hope?

[tsakani]

I have just used up my ADSL 2gig cap for the month of August. Over the weekend I was trying to download a movie on Home DSL 192. The speeds ranged at about 40kbps. What I want to know is there hope to be upgraded to HomeDSL 384 before the end of this year.

 

[Franna]

You are already downloading at 384K ADSL speeds. 192K will give you maximum download speeds of 18-24 KB/s, while the maximum for 384K is 40-44 KB/s.

 

[bwana]

Sounds like you have been upgraded - thats the sort of speed you can expect on a 384 afaik.

@franna - Snap.

 

[tsakani]

What happens to the rest of the bandwidth?

 

[bwana]

Rest of what bandwidth?

 

[tsakani]

What I am trying to ask is that if it is advertised to be a 192 downlink. Then why can you not reach speeds of maximum 192kbps.

 

[bwana]

What I am trying to ask is that if it is advertised to be a 192 downlink. Then why can you not reach speeds of maximum 192kbps.

Telkom doesnt sell a 192 any longer.

Anyone who had one was supposed to have been upgraded up to a maximum of 384 by now depending on the quality of your line.

I think you might be confusing the units - a 192 kilobit per second line transfers at roughly 19 kilobytes per second with overhead (there being 8 bits in a byte). So you are getting the right speeds.

You'll get a better idea from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kbit/s

 

[Franna]

The line speed is measured in Kilobits per second (eg 56Kbps, 192Kbps, 384Kbps) while the download speed is measured in KiloBytes per second (eg 7KB/s, 24KB/s, 48KB/s). As there is 8 bits in a byte you have to divide the line speed by 8 to give you download speed.

 

[tsakani]

Okay thanks for clarifying this. In other words a 192 line will transmit 192/8 making it about 24Kilobits per second

 

[bwana]

Okay thanks for clarifying this. In other words a 192 line will transmit 192/8 making it about 24Kilobits per second

24 kilobytes per second. Might be better to divide by 10 instead of 8 to take into account any overheads.

 

[tsakani]

This bit, byte stuff is now confusing me. 1byte = 8 bits. Line speed is in kilobits and transmission speed is in kilobytes. If I read you correctly

 

[MaD]

8 bits in a byte. 24 kilobytes therefore in 192 kilobits.

Try a Telkom speed test to see what your HTTP download speed is, as torrents and P2P won't give you a nearly accurate figure. You should reach around 40 kilobytes/sec with a 384k line, unless the line is terrible or someone at Telkom forgot to upgrade you

 

[Vio]

This bit, byte stuff is now confusing me. 1byte = 8 bits. Line speed is in kilobits and transmission speed is in kilobytes. If I read you correctly

There is also a bit of protocol overhead so you get a bit less than that.

 

[tsakani]

That's about right. 40Kbps I was using Flashget download manager which is reliable in displaying maximum speeds. So this means I have been upgraded. You guys are very knowleageable with this ADSL stuff. Thanks for your help

 

[bwana]

That's about right. 40Kbps I was using Flashget download manager which is reliable in displaying maximum speeds. So this means I have been upgraded. You guys are very knowleageable with this ADSL stuff. Thanks for your help

We probably also confused at one time or another

 

[Vio]

now if only telscum can get their a$$ on the gass and gimmi my 4mbit already.