RE: UKNM: Re: Modem speeds

[Sajid Mohammed]

You're right - typically users require more bandwidth downstream. Upstream

data tends to consist predominantly of piddling things like HTTP GET

requests. I believe there is a Class Action lawsuit going on in the US right

now of aggrieved consumers who claim that they would have liked to have

known that they were really buying 44.1K modems as opposed to 56K.


While were on the the subject, streaming media players like Real and Windows

Media have 'bandwidth negotiation' - a user-configurable setting that tells

the server what bandwidth connection people have.


Why did browsers never acquire such a thing? Surely it would be useful for

instances such as this? At any rate, if you can get some streaming media

stats on bandwidth it could prove interesting reading.


Sajid Mohammed

entartetekunstler


On Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:47:03 BST,

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

 wrote:


>  As far as I remember the upload speed of a 56k modem IS 33.6k simply

because

>  the overall bandwidth of the line is biased that way! That's why the

>  download speed is "biased" to 56k!! It's just a matter of which one is

more

>  important!!! Correct me if I'm wrong!

>

>

>

>From: "?" <Rich_Baileyyahoo [dot] com>

>

>Reply-To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

>

>To: <uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com>

>  >Subject: RE: UKNM: Re: Modem speeds

>  >Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:02:16 +0100

>  >

>  >56 Kbits/sec is a lab theoretically highest speed.  The modems sound

data

>  >transfer is only 33.6 and 56 is compression on top of that platform.

And

>  >therefore will not really be as fast as it says.   The really odd thing

is

>  >that if you ask around most of the users in the world a couple of years

ago

>  >were still on 28.8.  But the speed is academic anyway since most sites

>  >chock

>  >users so as to leave the way open for a greater number at a faster

speed.

>  >My geek side is growing I think.

>  >

>  >Richard Bailey

>  >

>  >

>  >

>  >-----Original Message-----

>

>From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Terry

>  >Kendrick

>  >Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 09:37

>

>To: uk-netmarketingmail [dot] chinwag [dot] com

>  >Subject: UKNM: Re: Modem speeds

>  >

>  >

>  >At 16:47 15/08/2000 +0100, you wrote:

>  > >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:32:18 +0100

>

> >From: "Holger Bollmann" <holgerwebpage-marketing [dot] com>

>  > >Subject: [none]

>  > >

>  > >Does anyone know where I can get some stats on Modem speed statistics?

>  >i.e.

>  > >How many people are using 22.8/56.6, etc....?

>  > >

>  > >Thanks

>  >

>  >............. much more to the point, what speeds are people GETTING

>  >rather than using?   I've got a 56k modem but more often than I'd like I

>  >regularly only get 14.4 in the evening out of BT internet.   Think the

most

>  >I've ever noticed is 40 something.

>  >

>  >Anything that doesn't load quick at 14.4 gets dumped in the evening.

For

>  >website market research purposes ownership of the equipment is not

>  >necessarily the important factor in decision making.  Don't know why you

>  >wanted the data Holger, but be careful with any conclusions you make!

>  >

>  >Terry

>  >

>  >**************************

>  >Terry Kendrick

>  >School of Management, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ. UK

>  >Direct line on Mondays, Fridays and Thursday morning: +44 (0)1603 593217

>  >Home office at other times:  +44 (0)1603 628818

>  >More about Terry :    http://www.terrykendrick.co.uk

>  >(updated May 2000)

>  >**************************



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