so what do you get

[Kungfu]

Download Speed: 568 kbps (71 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 800 kbps (100 KB/sec transfer rate)

Of course that is with 8 applications open 2 of which take ALOT of Ram to run...One is FlightTrac and the other is TRAX, SABRE doe snot take so much to run...

 

[Tim]

Re: RE: so what do you get

Download Speed: 568 kbps (71 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 800 kbps (100 KB/sec transfer rate)

Of course that is with 8 applications open 2 of which take ALOT of Ram to run...One is FlightTrac and the other is TRAX, SABRE doe snot take so much to run...

Applications running on your computer doesn't affect your DL or UL speeds.

I'm at work right now, so I'll check it when I get home

 

[Kungfu]

Well explain this then, I had all my apps closed yesterday and did it and the DL and UL were at least 3 times higher...

I will help ya out...It does effect your DL and UL if the Apps I am running are ran directly off a server and mainframe (centralized location of data storage)and not the desktop computer which means I am constantly downloading and uploading data thru the Apps...this means that if I have 3 apps open that require a real time connection to this server and mainframe like the ones I use, then it will slow the download and upload speeds.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I'll be getting Verizon FIOS tomorrow, we'll see what kinda d/l and u/l speeds I get on that. :jig

 

[lemon]

Re: RE: so what do you get

Download Speed: 568 kbps (71 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 800 kbps (100 KB/sec transfer rate)

Of course that is with 8 applications open 2 of which take ALOT of Ram to run...One is FlightTrac and the other is TRAX, SABRE doe snot take so much to run...

Applications running on your computer doesn't affect your DL or UL speeds.

I'm at work right now, so I'll check it when I get home

actually, it does. the sending server needs info that the receiving computer has gotten the info. and that takes time on the cpu. and if he has 8 apps open, they are all vying to get cpu time. so the cpu might not respond in a timely manner, so the speeds are affected. in a sense. the lines' speed arent, they just arent being used as much. :dunno

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Re: RE: so what do you get

4926 kbps download, 347 upload.

and I'm on my laptop (wireless). :banana

5019kbps download, 1445 kbps upload


bwhahahahahaha!!!

I think I beat everyone here USING A PERSONAL OR WORK connection, not a school/government connection. :jig

Verizons FIOS rocks.

 

[OUZBnd]

Re: RE: so what do you get

4926 kbps download, 347 upload.

and I'm on my laptop (wireless). :banana

5019kbps download, 1445 kbps upload


bwhahahahahaha!!!

I think I beat everyone here USING A PERSONAL OR WORK connection, not a school/government connection. :jig

Verizons FIOS rocks.

haha, how are you gonna classify personal and work in the same category but not school?

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Because you would pay for your personal, and your work is usually a faster speed due to businesses getting different packages than your home.

Actually... now that I think about it, Do you pay anything for your internet on campus, Kevin?

 

[hhayes]

Last Result:
Download Speed: 1138 kbps (142.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 209 kbps (26.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

this is my personal computer(laptop) :woohoo

 

[Haus]

what im wondering is what the hell does the 2nd part mean. the KB transfer rate. is that the number we look for.

 

[Legoman]

Here's what I got:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 6135 kbps (766.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 358 kbps (44.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

This was done on my Fujitsu Lifebook (laptop) so the upload rate is pretty crappy. Plus, it's done through wireless so that brings it down a few margins. Still, quick downloading though!

EDIT: Oh and Haus, the second number is in KB (Kilobytes). I think they might have made a mistake on the first one - it should be "bps" which is "bytes per second" instead of "kbps". You basically divide 6135 by 8.

 

[Haus]

yeah that is pretty good. what kind of service do you have.

 

[PhillyBlunt474]

Last Result:
Download Speed: 2524 kbps (315.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 238 kbps (29.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Re: RE: so what do you get

4926 kbps download, 347 upload.

and I'm on my laptop (wireless). :banana

5019kbps download, 1445 kbps upload


bwhahahahahaha!!!

I think I beat everyone here USING A PERSONAL OR WORK connection, not a school/government connection. :jig

Verizons FIOS rocks.

4905 d/l, 1509 u/l on my laptop ^ those were on my desktop

 

[lemon]

Re: RE: so what do you get

what im wondering is what the hell does the 2nd part mean. the KB transfer rate. is that the number we look for.

the second part is where your computer sends out info

 

[Haus]

huh? can you explain a bit more.

so the number im really looking for is the first one

 

[lemon]

ok. you want to visit our favorite site here, otz.

you open your web browser, whether it be firefox, opera, ie, et cetera.
you type in the address bar of where you want to go, or select one of your favorites.

what happens next is the 2 numbers. the second measures how much information can, but not necessarily does, go out per second. the initial out information, is the browser trying to connect to the website.

that is a part of the second number, the number that shows how much goes out. or upload. ( uploading to a server, for example, in a p2p software program like ares )

now, the next thing that happens is the server that holds information about otz.com ( basically the host server ) sends information to your computer. this is the downloading part. your computer downloads information to your computer based on what the server sends it.

and you upload information when you click a section title, like the general discussion title. and about every other click is data sent to the server, or uploading.

uploading, while it may seem important, and it is, but it is not as important as the download speed.

 

[Haus]

oh ok. makes sense but what about the red part. what exactly does this mean. here is my speeds i just got.


Last Result:
Download Speed: 6151 kbps (768.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 350 kbps (43.8 KB/sec transfer rate)


why does it show the 6151 kbps DL speed and the 350 kbps UL speed and then next to it in parenthesese (sp) it says the KB sec transfer rate.

 

[Legoman]

Lol, it's a mistake - trust me. The first number is supposed to be just in bytes, the second in kilobytes. All the byte/kilobyte/megabyte crap is scaled on 8s, which means you have to divide and multiply to get it to different sizes. So the first number was just divided by 8 so you know how fast you download since downloading is done in kilobyes per second and not bytes per second.

 

[lemon]

those two numbers, lol, ok:

lego, its not a mistake. its how they measure and charge you fer interweb service

lets go with the 6151kbps | 768.9 kb/s set of numbers:

the 6151kbps is the streamed data. or string, for a better visual. the string is only wide enough for 1 bit at a time. and for every second that goes by, 6151000 bits have passed through that string.

but the issue is where the string of data meets the processor. the processor handles information a byte at a time, at the smallest data level. a byte is 8 bits. well, the processor crunches 8 bits at a time, whereas the stream from the internet is only 1 bit at a time. so the cable modem, or telephone modem, or whatever modem, translates the internet stream from the interweb, into data 8 bits wide for the computer to understand.

hence the 768.9 kb/s value. this is the 6151 kilobits per second into the 768.9 bytes per second.

and to get the 768.9 from the 6151 ... like legoman said, just divide by 8. the 8 bits of a byte.