RE: RE: ADSL contention rates

["Jon Whiten" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For work, I looked at 20:1 512 vs. 50:1 1Mb and went with the 1Mb service.
So far, I have yet to notice any "contention" so get pretty much
the full
1Mb connection ;)

Just tested at adslguide.org and got:

Direction	Actual Speed		True Speed (estimated)

Downstream	919 Kbps (114.9 KB/sec)	992 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream	236 Kbps (29.5 KB/sec)	254 Kbps (inc. overheads)


Regards

Jon Whiten
http://www.whiten.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 9:08 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] RE: ADSL contention rates

Resending as the first message never got there....

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All

With all this talk of fast(er) broadband, I've been thinking again about
upgrading my connection to the dizzy heights of 1Mb.  What's the consensus
on the best solution, assuming both are similarly priced - a 20:1 0.5Mb
connection, or a 50:1 1Mb connection?  Most of my access is during the day,
and I've never noticed any contention on my existing connection.  I also
live in a relatively small village, so if contention is caused by local
users, I wouldn't expect that to be a huge problem round my way....

Thanks

Pete White


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