Incognitas opened this issue on Apr 11, 2006 ยท 61 posts
svdl posted Sat, 15 April 2006 at 9:41 PM
512 up, 3.3 down, not bad at all. I have 640 up (max) and 6.0 down (max).
Very, very few sites can keep up with a 6 Mbit downstream line. It's more than fast enough for me, especially since I don't download movies and the like.
I would like a higher upstream speed though. My home server is used as a freebie repository, and my upstream traffic greatly exceeds my downstream traffic.
By the way, T1 is 1544 Kbit up and down, guaranteed. And a T1 connection comes with a Service Level Agreement: you are assured of service, and if service breaks down, the provider MUST restore service within a limited time (how limited depends on the terms of the SLA) or pay a hefty fine to the customer. This insurance is why T1 lines are that expensive - and why they are practical for business applications.
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter