ADSL speed result and query

[Abednigo]

Thanks for all the input on my last couple of questions all. We got our ADSL hookup yesterday. We're getting about 56-120 kilobytes per second. Can anyone explain to me this: Advertising on the bellsouth.net site said it'd be 1.5 megabytes per second. Now, when someone says 1.5 megabytes per second I think in my head, call me wacky, of the contents of a floppy (1.44 mb) coming at me each second. Actually, I figured we'd be getting about 1/2 that most of the time... say 760 kilobytes per second. So why the MUCH lower range?

 

[Mday]

it's 1.5 Mbps, which is 1.5 megabits per second. there are 8 bits in a byte. so the contents of a floppy would take around 8 seconds to get through

 

[ktwebb]

Like mday said, the bellsouth literature said bits, not bytes. One day maybe, but not anytime real soon, at least for residential broadband. 120KB is just about right.

 

[Abednigo]

?!@#!#@! I swear, talk about a tricky bit of symantics. Cheap trick, I'd bet 1/2 their subscribers don't know the difference between bits and bytes. Turkeys. Thanks for the enlightenment.

 

[ktwebb]

It's not BellSouth responsiblity to explain the difference between bits and bytes to you or anybody else. Did they tell you that you were getting a 1.5 MegaBYTE connection. Doubt it but if they did, you have a case. Besides that, you probably had a 56 KiloBIT connection before you got your aDSL connection, if that. What in the world are you complaing about. A freaking T1 that costs 1000 bucks a month or more in some instances and provides the same downstream 1.5 Megabits per second that you now have. Enjoy the speed you have.

 

[Abednigo]

<passes the midol>
touchy touchy.I wasn't filing suit... just griping a wee bit.

 

[ktwebb]

Yeah, I figured you would take it that way. Not intended to slam.