Telkom DSL 192 - not broadband !!

[R4tt3xx]

In the ICASA ADSL report it mentions that ICASA adopts the definition of broadband as having a transmit rate of 1.5 megabits per second (192kb/s) or higher. DSL 192 only has a transmit speed of 64kb/s or 0.5 megabits per second. Here goes another false adverstising claim to the ASA.

 

[LethalChicken]

it's "broaderthan56kband"

 

[Vio]

In the ICASA ADSL report it mentions that ICASA adopts the definition of broadband as having a transmit rate of 1.5 megabits per second (192kb/s) or higher. DSL 192 only has a transmit speed of 64kb/s or 0.5 megabits per second. Here goes another false adverstising claim to the ASA.

:/ DSL 192 is 192 Kilo bits not bytes . 8 bits make 1 byte. The transmission rate of DSL 192 is 64Kilobits or 0.0625 megabits(1024 kilo's in 1 mega).

 

[nGAGEd55]

DSL 192 only has a transmit speed of 64kb/s or 0.5 megabits per second

its not 0.5 megabits, DSL 512 is 0.5, DSL 192 would be 0.1875 megabits. So not even DSL 1024 can really be considered broadband.

 

[nGAGEd55]

The transmission rate of DSL 192 is 64Kilobits or 0.0625 megabits(1024 kilo's in 1 mega).

now im confused, souldnt your 0.0625 be megabytes per second? or 0.1875 megabits per second?

 

[R4tt3xx]

Eish darn I am tired. Needs more coffee and its bloody well way too hot. I am trying not to be an idiot.

 

[nGAGEd55]

Eish darn I am tired. Needs more coffee and its bloody well way too hot. I am trying not to be an idiot.

have a redbull or two

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Ok DSL 192 = 192 kilobits max in theory
= 192/8 = 24 kilobytes/s (The thing u see when downloading a file) in theory

similarly DSL 384 = 384 kilobits = 48 kilobytes per second

DSL 512 = 512 kilobits per second = 64 kilobytes per second

DSL 1024 = 1024 kilobits per second = 128 kilobytes per second.

But I must clarify that these speeds are the max theoretical speeds and u will never get the max speed maybe 80%-90% of the max theoretical speed.

 

[R4tt3xx]

Cool so none of Telkom's DSL offerings are broadband. LEKKER !!!!

 

[Scooby_Doo]

the americans classify broadband as always on and able to transfer 256 killbits per second. Some were on this website there is a link. It differs from country to country.

 

[nGAGEd55]

Cool so none of Telkom's DSL offerings are broadband. LEKKER !!!!

/me wonders what teklom's response to that would be?

the americans classify broadband as always on and able to transfer 256 killbits per second. Some were on this website there is a link. It differs from country to country.

Well if ICASA says it isnt broadband then Telkom cant really argue,

 

[Toxin]

But they will argue, ICASA will do nothing and Telkom will continue being what it is.

ICASA or ECASA what the %&*$ ever they want to call or not call themselves, are useless. End of story.

 

[Vio]

now im confused, souldnt your 0.0625 be megabytes per second? or 0.1875 megabits per second?

Remember they said transmition rate IE upload rate. The 192 package has a upload rate of 64 kilobits which=8 kilobytes/second theres 1024 kilobytes in 1 megabyte so if you do the math you end up with 0.0078125 megabytes / second

If we talking about download rate then multiply all the numbers by 3 except the amount of kilobytes in 1 megabyte

 

[bekdik]

/me wonders what teklom's response to that would be?

They would deny it. Telkom denies everything.