How fast is your download speeds

**GTA** · November 14th, 2002, 06:01 PM

I'm stuck with 56k. My mom(I'm not old enough to move out!SO STOP LAUGHING) won't upgrade becouse "its not worth it". I want to upgrade to something I don't care what! I can't stand 56k. So i'm going to try to prove to her its worth it! So tell me how long does it take for you to download a Average song.

**jay17** · November 14th, 2002, 06:11 PM

It takes me like 2 min to download a song i have high speed cable internet

**SnakeAnarchy** · November 14th, 2002, 06:27 PM

i got 5-6kbps tops.... 56k

**jolton** · November 14th, 2002, 06:35 PM

i have cable and for an average 5-7 min. song it takes about 10 to 20 seconds....

i just downloaded the star wars aotc and it took about and hour for two 700mb files,

i think though that speeds also depend on who you're downloadin from.

**hedgedog** · November 14th, 2002, 06:41 PM

I have cable and download full length movies in hours, shows in an hour, and a song in about one minute, usualy less. Another factor is how many people you are downloading from (p2p progs).

**Caitlyn Marble** · November 14th, 2002, 06:46 PM

fast.......GTA, who is your ISP? If its MSN or AOL tell your mom that they sell personal info and track your surfing habits (and sell them)

even if they don't she'll belive you, its the *big bad corporation* thing people belive in so much

**phalkon30** · November 14th, 2002, 07:31 PM

If i get a decent connection or just download from a high quality server, i get about 100k a sec

for popular songs i can usually get them in about 30 sec or less

also mention that broadband leaves an open phone line

**«°¤§téålth§t®îké¤°»** · November 14th, 2002, 09:47 PM

I have 3mb(down) 500k-1.5mb(up) ADSL.

It takes 1 FULL ALBUM to be downloaded in 10 mins.

1 DVD RIP takes about 1hr.

2 Part Can Rip takes 30 mins.

But ofcourse it depends where you are, who your ISP is and who you download from.

But tell your mom, that it's totally worth it, she can make calls while you download. And that you can spend less time at the computer because everything is so much faster!
(that kinda helped me get my ADSL, but mostly because it's cheaper to get ADSL where i am)

**Sockfulloflove** · November 14th, 2002, 09:53 PM

i'm on a 56k. thats all i need to say. but we're finally going to upgrade to a faster internet connection soon! sorry i'm excited. i believe were getting RCN DSL/Cable. i've never tried it, if you have, give me your opinions, thnx.

**MonkeyMadness** · December 1st, 2002, 01:37 PM

I'm on DSL (512k down, 128k up) and it takes me a couple of minutes to download a typical mp3, assuming a good connection. I'm old enough to remember the bad old days, my first modem was 300 baud, advertised as "high speed" because it was faster than 110 baud :P

**klimt da man** · December 1st, 2002, 01:47 PM

I'm LAN connected on our local resnet. DL speeds vary wildly. It can trickle along at 0.50-1 kbs, or it can rip along at 200+ (best I've seen yet was 262kbs -- from one source, yet). 10-40 seems to be my usual range.

and now I insert the bouncing frog :fire

**canrocks** · December 1st, 2002, 02:09 PM

I am extremely ashamed to say that I can get a maximum of 33.6kbps only because of where I live which is in the middle of a farmer's field. Welcome to my hell. I suppose I could get Expressvu(sattelite internet) but I'm not because I'm poor. I really look forward to the day when I move to downtown toronto for university and broadband is 15$ a month. Because that's the only time I'll get it .

**maartendc** · December 1st, 2002, 02:24 PM

mHOEHAHAHhahaahahahHAha...

I'm at Adsl and my maximum so far was 116kbyte/s. I have an average of about 40. I regularly get 80 or more, but sometimes I'm downloading from 56k users at 0.06kbyte/s... That sucks dude!

**12345678910** · December 1st, 2002, 02:30 PM

Ok. Currently, I have 56k, but my parents make the final decision on whether we jump to cable or not. If or when we do, I will be able to pull in 768 Kpbs downstream & 384 Kpbs upstream. I think that averages to about 96Kpbs when I am downloading. In the mean time....my dad has a T1 @ work....I think I might go "chill" @ his work some day.....

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**Stownplayer** · December 26th, 2003, 03:29 PM

I have charter cable and i'll tell you i download normal mp3's in minutes. Also tell your mom that if she upgrades to cable internet she might not have to pay for cable tv. I pay 39 a month for 2mb cable and i can recieve about 75 analog channels for free. Technology is cool!!