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Re: Ask HN: What is your download speed?

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Post by dirktheman »

Avalaxy wrote: post #13

Down: 100 Mbps Up: 10 Mbps Location: Netherlands ISP: UPC Cable :)

Exactly the same here (NL too). Don't think I need this kind of speed, but it was included in the package... Note that this costs you about EUR 55 per month, including landline phone AND cable TV. Not too bad compared to other countries!

Re: Ask HN: What is your download speed?

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Post by bmelton »

tchadwick wrote: post #12

Down: 100 Mbps Up: 20 Mbps Location: Canada ISP: SaskTel It's a fiber connection. I'm not sure why they limit the upstream so much.

> I'm not sure why they limit the upstream so much.

So that you don't run a data center from your house, which would saturate the network, which they are likely overselling, and so you don't cannibalize from the hosting services they would also be happy to sell you ala carte.

Also, in general web usage, the UPstream data requests are usually much smaller than the DOWN. E.g., "GET http://youtube.com/video" is very small, even with headers and whatnot added in, compared to the size of the video returned. It's more like 100:1 than 100:20, so unless you're trying to run services from home, you're likely coming out ahead.

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