[plug] modems

[Bret Busby]

alan howard wrote:
> 
> I recently changed from a 33k modem to a 56k modem and hardly noticed a speed
> increase ( possibly up to 5% faster). is the speed of downloads determined by
> the speed of your connection with your ISP or the speed your ISP connects to
> the www , or  the speed of the server you are connecting to on the other side
> of the world.?

My understanding, is that the maximum speed, in a route, is the speed of
the slowest link; if your ISP is congested, and allowing only 8 bytes
per second, that is all you will get. If it is occurring at the website
that you are accessing, likewise.

And, yes, I have had download speeds of 8 bytes per second, with my
33600 modem, and iinet's 56k modems. It is the same as driving a car;
just because you are driving a million dollar lamborgini, doesn't mean
that you can drive any faster than five kilometres an hour, if you drive
over the narrows bridge in peak traffic.

> 
> on the subject of external modem power packs, they all have to contain a
> thermal fuse, which prevents them from catching on fire. ( which is the prime
> reason they stop working also).
> 
> alan howard


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Bret Busby

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