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All DSL speeds are "up to" best effort...
I don't think that applies to DSL speeds only, like that statement sort of suggests, but applies to cable as well. | |
|   pb5kCan't TriforcePremium
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Glendale, AZ | Re: Statement I agree, any residential broadband is considered by the provider to be "best effort", though that's not what they emphasize in their advertising. 
If there is a residential provider that guarantees a level of service, I'd like to know who they are.
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| | | | | Re: Statement I now can see that point, but not sure if it generally is seen that way. Personally that is not how I read the statement as, and I have DSL and cable service myself.
In my case, with Qwest, the qualifier webpage appears to do a fairly good job of telling you what speeds your address or phone number can qualify for. I've heard many times where the local technicians, if possible, will see that you get that speed you signed up for if it's easily within their control. | |
| |  en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
3 edits | Yup...
They have to specify
384-1500/128-384 kbps
1500-3000/384-512-384 kbps
3000-6000/512-768 kbps
Don't forget to note... at&t lines also don't include overhead, and that's actually sync rate, not user end rate.
E.g. my sync rate is 2496kbps / 512kbps, and throughput is
just over 2Mbps down, 400kbps up.
Line Status: Up Collisions: 0 Rx Pkts: 604337
Upstream Speed: 512 kbps CPU Load = 2.64%
Downstream Speed: 2496 kbps
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| | | | | Re: Statement said by en102:Don't forget to note... at&t lines also don't include overhead, and that's actually sync rate, not user end rate. That's true for the majority of the providers, DSL or cable. While DSL has a sync rate, and you can't exceed or see that speed, cable has speed caps that also mean you cannot exceed or see those speeds. Both DSL and cable have overhead, though DSL does have more.
I believe there was/is atleast one ISP that overcaps, which sets your modem's speed cap slightly higher than the advertised speed, to help compensate for overhead, thus allowing you to see more of the advertised speed. I thought it was Charter. | |
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