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Why 128kbps ADSL downloads only at 15kbps?

I am using Nepal Telecom's ADSL internet for the last few months. I have subscribed 128kbps as data flow speed. But when I am downloading something, I get a window saying about 15KB/sec (+/- few KBs sometime) as download rate. Technically is it right data rate or I should get 128KB/sec as download rate? Please let me know whether I am getting very slow connection or technically 128kbps means about 15kbps of download.
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FUNNYCREEP said…
Actually 128kbps means 128 Kilobits per second so while converting it into kilobytes(most of us assume it to be same as kbps)it becomes 128/8(8bits=1byte)it becomes 16kilobytes i.e. what u r thinking as ur INTERNET speed (and about 1 kilobyte is lost due to distance and other problems) so what u r getting is what it should be,hope it clears ur confusion. Dhanyabad
November 22, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Saggyani said…
Dhanyabad Funnycreep. I was really thinking that 128kbps is same as 128KB/sec as both have same abbreviation, written same (kbps) and sounds same. Now I am clear and what I am getting is of good connection speed. Again, thank you very much.
November 23, 2009 at 7:44 AM
Arc said…
i dont agree with funny creep if you have taken 128 kbps, download rate should be around 103 or 105 kb/sec.
August 26, 2013 at 3:42 AM
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