6mbps line does not use full downstream.

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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 03:03PM:
6mbps line does not use full downstream.

I got Uverse a few months ago and have loved it since. I have the 6mbps line. It has never really given me any major issues except the download speed never really seems go pass 700kB/s. Shouldn't I be getting speeds near 768kB/s?
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gdm @ 4th Nov 03:15PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Your confusing your bits and bytes. Where are you getting that figure from?

If you use a speed test you should get results like this

Download Speed: 17123 kbps (2140.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1482 kbps (185.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

For a 6meg line 700KB/sec is correct.
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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 04:28PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

I'm just converting using the google calculator.

1 megabit= 128 kilobytes. Is this incorrect?

Edit: I just did a speed test. I don't believe these are true speeds since I was downloading some files via usenet @ 700kB/s.

Speed Test #81235401 by dslreports.com
Run: 2009-11-04 16:32:09 EST
Download: 4665 (Kbps)
Upload: 945 (Kbps)
In kilobytes per second: 569.5 down 115.4 up
Tested by server: 54 java
User: 1626029 @ dslreports.com
User's DNS: sbcglobal.net
Compared to the average of 889 tests from sbcglobal.net:
* download is 49% better, upload is 42% better
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Hookem99 @ 4th Nov 04:43PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Try www.speedtest.net this is what my 6/1 connection looks like.

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mmay149q @ 4th Nov 04:44PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Hello, this is Matt with U-Verse Tier II Technical Support. I want to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. Please send your account information to uversecare@att.com I'd like to get your issue resolved immediately. From here it looks like everything appears normal, it could be the server and not the service, but if you want to send me the info I'd be more than happy to look over the physical plant and make sure it's not something on our end.

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Hookem99 @ 4th Nov 04:47PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Matt is correct, that it could be a server issue. Austin is 20 miles away from me, while Dallas is 190. Here is my test on the Dallas server.

Also, Matt is the man! If it's an AT&T issue he WILL get it taken care of, as I speak from experience!

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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 04:54PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Here are my new stats from speedtest. It appears I'm running close to 6/1mbps.

Also I stumbled upon this
From reading this, 6mbps=6000kbps=700kB/s. Is this correct?

mmay149q @ 4th Nov 05:00PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

said by rpk1974 :

Here are my new stats from speedtest. It appears I'm running close to 6/1mbps.

Also I stumbled upon this
From reading this, 6mbps=6000kbps=700kB/s. Is this correct?

Looking at this it shows me that your speeds are pretty good, have you tried speak easy? Or anything that might be a state away from you?

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gdm @ 4th Nov 05:05PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Yes that is correct as I stated 700 KB/sec is what you should get roughly on a 6 meg line. For speedtests 5.8 is right on target as well.
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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 05:05PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Here are my results from speakeasy. I connected to a Dallas server.

Download Speed: 4979 kbps (622.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 947 kbps (118.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

I just want to know if I'm suppose to get speeds up to 768kB/s or if my max is 700kB.
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gdm @ 4th Nov 05:07PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

No you won't get 768 and where are you getting that number from?
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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 05:09PM:
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Well I'm using binary conversion so I guess that's where the confusion stemmed from.
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gdm @ 4th Nov 05:11PM:
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You overly complicating it. You are hitting the numbers you should be and on downloads 700KB/sec is your max +/-
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mmay149q @ 4th Nov 05:17PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

said by gdm :

You are hitting the numbers you should be and on downloads 700KB/sec is your max +/-

And not only that, but the further the distance is you will see some drops in your maximum speed as you are hitting more hops along the way. In addition you are probably using about 98 - 99% of the total bandwidth we allocate for your Internet usage, (of course the 2% is for overhead) So you are getting the most/best you're going to get, not only that but your ping times look really good as well. I would say you have a good line!

Thanks, Matt

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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 05:20PM:
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Awesome! All this time I assumed I was suppose to be getting 768kB/s. Thanks for the help!
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sickwillie @ 4th Nov 05:42PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

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For a 6meg line 700KB/sec is correct.

No, 6 Mb/s would be 700 kB/s.
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rpk1974 @ 4th Nov 06:24PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

Can you elaborate on this?

What's the difference between KB and kB? The k=kilo, b=bit, B=byte.

So essentially KB is kB.
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sickwillie @ 4th Nov 06:47PM:
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»lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/correct.htm (bottom of the page)

»englishplus.com/grammar/00000058.htm (metric abbreviations)

k is the abbreviation of kilo, K stands for Kelvin. Nitpicking, I know. :)
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gdm @ 4th Nov 07:02PM:
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Actually it's KB/sec look any speedtest and when you download via a browser it's KB not kB.
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sickwillie @ 4th Nov 07:18PM:
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Speedtest.net does it in Mbps. Firefox downloads shows the file size incorrectly by abbreviating it KB.

However, if you read the first link I linked to, it shows the correct (and incorrect) abbreviation. K == Kelvin, k == kilo.

So, I'm sorry, it's wrong. I won't belabor the point and bore everyone here by arguing with you about it, but the abbreviation is kB. :)
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gdm @ 4th Nov 07:27PM:
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That's fine but most sites and browsers report as KB. Also just because you read it in one place doesn't mean its correct. Also I stand by that's it's KB looking at a grammar page means nothing since alot of tech stuff isn't listed on those kinds of pages.

Search some of the FAQ's here and see how it's reported. Speakeasy shows speeds in megs and kb. Also AT&T servers shows both as well.

»techallica.com/kilo-bytes-per-se···vs-kbps/

»www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/k···tes.html
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sickwillie @ 4th Nov 09:01PM:
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It's not that I read it in one place - in fact, I cited two. Back in '87 when I got a BS degree in EET, kilo was a lowercase k and it hasn't changed. Capital k is not an abbreviation for kilo no matter how many times it's misused on the Internet.

The first link is not a grammar page, btw.

Odd how your last post keeps getting longer. The first time I read it, it was a concession; now it's a challenge.

I didn't point it out because you misused it, because if I did that every time someone did, I wouldn't get anything else done. I pointed it out because you misused it and emphatically stated that the misuse was the correct usage.

To the OP, I'm sorry for hijacking your thread - and am now giving it back. :)
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MSeng @ 4th Nov 09:55PM:
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To the OP -- a true 6Mb connection would, in fact, be a 768Kb/sec throughput; not 700Kbps that others are suggesting.

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That said, unless you are sitting on top of the VRAD, the fact is you will always get less than the full connection speed.
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Crysin @ 4th Nov 10:16PM:
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So how many bits go into a Kelvin? I always though that referred only to scientific temperature. I don't see the point in complaining about a abbreviation like Kelvin when your talking about computers, the Kelvin measuring doesn't even exist.
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MSeng @ 4th Nov 11:02PM:
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I'm sorry -- but I have NO idea where you got Kelvin from the post.
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Crysin @ 4th Nov 11:10PM:
Re: 6mbps line does not use full downstream.

said by sickwillie k is the abbreviation of kilo, K stands for Kelvin. Nitpicking, I know.

sickwillie @ 4th Nov 11:39PM:
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said by Crysin :

So how many bits go into a Kelvin? I always though that referred only to scientific temperature. I don't see the point in complaining about a abbreviation like Kelvin when your talking about computers, the Kelvin measuring doesn't even exist.

...never mind, this is too facetious to honor with a serious response... :uhh:
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Crysin @ 5th Nov 12:44AM:
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Sorry, i just thought it funny that you'd mock someone KB or kB, in all honesty there may be a difference but there isn't one if your purely refering to speeds at which data can transfer.
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djrobx @ 5th Nov 01:09AM:
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said by rpk1974 :

I got Uverse a few months ago and have loved it since. I have the 6mbps line. It has never really given me any major issues except the download speed never really seems go pass 700kB/s. Shouldn't I be getting speeds near 768kB/s?

Part of the problem is that modem speed rates are generally calculated in actual kilobits per second, not "KiBs" (powers of 2) common with memory calculations. Your "6mbps" line is probably provisioned at 6,000,000bps, not 6,291,456 (6 * 1024 * 1024)

6mbps = 6,000,000bps / 8 = 750000Bps

Now, ethernet has some overhead to it. For every 1500 bytes, at least 78 are lost to headers. Best case, 94.9285% throughput. So we have:

750,000 * .949285 = 711,963Bps.

So, your top speed is 711KB/sec. 700KB/sec is not too far from ideal.

Be thankful you're not on ADSL with the 15% ATM penalty. That's why 6mbps ADSL users see about 630KB/sec.
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sickwillie @ 5th Nov 08:15AM:
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said by Crysin :

Sorry, i just thought it funny that you'd mock someone KB or kB, in all honesty there may be a difference but there isn't one if your purely refering to speeds at which data can transfer.

I wasn't mocking anyone. Unless mock now means the same thing as point out a common (de facto) error. And, I did so purely for the reason later stated.
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n4bkn @ 7th Nov 02:50PM:
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said by djrobx :
Part of the problem is that modem speed rates are generally calculated in actual kilobits per second, not "KiBs" (powers of 2) common with memory calculations. Your "6mbps" line is probably provisioned at 6,000,000bps, not 6,291,456 (6 * 1024 * 1024)

6mbps = 6,000,000bps / 8 = 750000Bps

I really don't think you meant milli-bits per second, more likely 6 Mega-bits per seconds? Case matters--I back sickwillie on standards for Kelvin and kilo, also.
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anon @ 12th Nov 09:49PM:
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This is what I am downloading from UVERSE 6mbit
wish I had faster with out paying more money

I am in Los Angeles
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