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Uploading Speed
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:32 pm
by MP79
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?
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:25 pm
by smb
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:32 pm
by 123cool
correct me if im wrong but when talking bout internet speed dont you normally get your rated, so at 2mB you get 200kb.
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:28 pm
by MegaVectra
384 kilobits = 48 kilobytes
1 kilobit = 0.125 kilobytes
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:02 pm
by FlyingPenguin
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:29 pm
by NubyCanuby_OFC
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:03 pm
by MegaVectra
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:02 pm
by NubyCanuby_OFC
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?
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:46 pm
by FlyingPenguin
You will absolutely see no difference for gaming UNLESS you want to host a dedicated server.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:59 pm
by NubyCanuby_OFC
Thanks for saving me $10 a month FP.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:13 am
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:24 am
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
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
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:41 pm
by NubyCanuby_OFC
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:54 pm
by Pugsley
but a 400 HP car could pull alot more then the 200 HP could ever do. thats if your into bulk packet transfer.
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:44 pm
by NubyCanuby_OFC
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.