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Hello,
I've subscribed to a 512k ADSL service and its contention ratio is 50:1, but what I want to know is does this mean I'm sharing 512k with 49 other people?! And if that's so then I guess there's a big downside to ADSL. I mean, I could be connected to the net at only 92k or something at peak times even though the connection icon in the taskbar says 512k. Is Windows misleading in this way?
I've subscribed to a 512k ADSL service and its contention ratio is 50:1, but what I want to know is does this mean I'm sharing 512k with 49 other people?! And if that's so then I guess there's a big downside to ADSL. I mean, I could be connected to the net at only 92k or something at peak times even though the connection icon in the taskbar says 512k. Is Windows misleading in this way?
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Lol, thanks for that.
I'm with Plusnet by the way, and they're selling another package with a lower contention of 20:1, so I think they might really be using the contention ratio to the full. But I'm not sure.
I'm with Plusnet by the way, and they're selling another package with a lower contention of 20:1, so I think they might really be using the contention ratio to the full. But I'm not sure.
adrian wrote:
> 8mb ADSL.
*Drools*
> 8mb ADSL.
*Drools*
Yes in the worst case scenario you could be left with just 10k instead of 512k as it is 50:1. But at the moment BT arent contending anyone really as theres enough bandwidth. Also it can be up to the individual ISP on whether what they contend. So a cheap ISP may implement the 50:1 where as the top ISPs like BT, Freeserve, AOL, Pipex, Nildram etc are still selling 50:1 service but its actually being implemented as 1:1. In time then you may start to see contention come into it especially as we move into high speed connections like 8mb ADSL.
Hello,
I've subscribed to a 512k ADSL service and its contention ratio is 50:1, but what I want to know is does this mean I'm sharing 512k with 49 other people?! And if that's so then I guess there's a big downside to ADSL. I mean, I could be connected to the net at only 92k or something at peak times even though the connection icon in the taskbar says 512k. Is Windows misleading in this way?
I've subscribed to a 512k ADSL service and its contention ratio is 50:1, but what I want to know is does this mean I'm sharing 512k with 49 other people?! And if that's so then I guess there's a big downside to ADSL. I mean, I could be connected to the net at only 92k or something at peak times even though the connection icon in the taskbar says 512k. Is Windows misleading in this way?
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