New ADSL problems

[LiquidN30]

Hey everyone... i got a question ...
see i got dsl from mci and they tell me that its 1.5mbit...
i try to dl something and it goes like 100kb/s so i was like wtf...
and then i tried dling 2 things at once...
the one dl went 100kb/s the other at 60kb/s
and i tried like every site imaginable... every fast ftp that i know can dl at over 300 k/s
and i still only get 100k/s per dl...

whats wrong with me???
oh yea im using a linksys dsl/cable router...
and a fresh win2k install

problems with mtu settings in linksys maybe???
plz help!!!
thank you

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can Help.

Link to: Measuring the "Speed" of Internet Connection.

Take into considerations that the DSL providers usually promise the?Speed? at the "Feed" (the DSLAM in the Telco. building). Depending on your distance from the ?Feed?, and the condition of the Copper Lines you usually see less than promised.

 

[foshizzle]

my guess is that yuo don't know the difference between a bit and a byte.
1 byte = 8 bits

 

[LiquidN30]

no i know the diff between byte and bit...

mci sais 1.5mbit so i should be getting 187kbyte....

 

[PCHPlayer]

With TCP/IP overhead you should be getting about 150KB. Compression may get you back to around 180KB. Remember that DSL and cable are a best effort level of service. That means you are paying for a possibilty of 1.5Mb, not a guarantee.

 

[BoomAM]

Also take in to consideration, that not all DLs will run at the 187Kb/s you can do.
For example. My connection does 62Kb/s, but only does that speed on certain DL sites. Most transfer at <50Kb/s.
It depends on the server that you DLing from(its connections speeds), and how loaded it is.