Uploading Speed

MP79 · Post by **MP79** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:32 pm

My uploading speed for my internet is supposed to be 384 kb/s, but when I use bitornado and limewire the most I can upload is 46 kb/s combined. Is there something wrong?

smb · Post by **smb** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:25 pm

it really depends on a few things.

Did you specify upload settings for each connection ? How many people are downloading simultaneously ?

your upload speed is "suppose to be" 384, but it doesn't mean you will get 384. depends on network traffic. just like the highway you can't always drive 70 mph because of other traffic.

123cool · Post by **123cool** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:32 pm

correct me if im wrong but when talking bout internet speed dont you normally get your rated, so at 2mB you get 200kb.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:28 pm

384 kilobits = 48 kilobytes

1 kilobit = 0.125 kilobytes

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:02 pm

As Mega said, you're getting the bandwidth you're paying for. Most apps use KiloBytes/sec not KiloBits/sec measurements, so you're actually okay.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:29 pm

Since we're on the topic of upload speeds:
For $10 a month more I can go from 500 kb/sec uploads and 5000 kb/sec downloads to
1000 kb/sec uploads and 7000 kb/sec downloads. Would this make much of a difference for online gaming? I'm beginning to suspect it's the upload speed that really counts for gaming.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:03 pm

500 kb/sec upload is plenty fast for gaming, you may just be getting some packet loss. Your PING is the deciding factor in online gaming. I had a 128 kb/s upload for a long time with zero problems while gaming.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:02 pm

We play on Call of Duty on servers in the southeast with our friend from Mississippi with pings around 100 which is fine. I was just wondering what the pings would be at 1000 mb/s upload. 80? 50?

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:46 pm

You will absolutely see no difference for gaming UNLESS you want to host a dedicated server.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:59 pm

Thanks for saving me $10 a month FP.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:13 am

My ISP is giving me a 30 day free trial of their extreme speed.
My uploads have gone from 64 kB/sec to 128 kB/sec.
My downloads have gone from 625 kB/sec to 880 kB/sec.
My pings have only dropped by 10 in COD and COD 2.
Not a noticeable difference for gaming as FP said.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:24 am

Originally posted by NubyCanuby_OFC
My ISP is giving me a 30 day free trial of their extreme speed.
My uploads have gone from 64 kB/sec to 128 kB/sec.
My downloads have gone from 625 kB/sec to 880 kB/sec.
My pings have only dropped by 10 in COD and COD 2.
Not a noticeable difference for gaming as FP said.

heh no offense, but I couldn't help laughing at your ISP.. Calling those "extreme speeds" is just absurd lol.. My "standard" connection is 6mb down and 384kb up.. But, that's still way better than dial up

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:41 pm

No offense taken eGoCeNTRoNiX, since 128 kB/sec = 1000 kb up and
880 kB/sec = 7000 kb (7 mb) down.
I wouldn't laugh so hard, since this makes the upload speed 2.6 times faster then yours
and the download speeds 1.17 times faster.
I knew somebody would get their kbs and kBs confused.

I was still surprised the pings only dropped from 90 to 80 from Vancouver to Texas.
Those Oregon pings of 20 are nice though.
I guess it's like a 200 horsepower car can go 150 miles per hour but a
400 horsepower car can't go 300 miles per hour.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:54 pm

but a 400 HP car could pull alot more then the 200 HP could ever do. thats if your into bulk packet transfer.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:44 pm

That doesn't work either Pugsley. A 400 horsepower Pontiac GTO is rated at 1000 lbs. towing capacity and a 200 horsepower Camry is rated at 2000 lbs. towing capacity. Just goes to show how complicated things are.