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What connection speeds are available and how do they compare?

April 26, 2017compare connection speeds

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What connection speeds are available and how do they compare?

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The AlphaDSL broadband service is available in three speed combinations. •256k Download / 64k Upload •512k Download / 128k Upload •1500k Download/256k upload By comparison, a standard dial-up modem can download at a maximum of 56k and upload at a maximum of 33.6k. Eg: Downloading an 8 Megabyte file on a 56k dial-up connection will take at least 20 minutes. With a 256k connection the same download will take around 5 minutes. A 512k connection will take as little as 2 minutes and with a 1500k service it will download the file in less than a minute. The speed of your ADSL connection can also be affected by how far away you are from your telephone exchange. The further away you are the lower maximum access speed you will experience. However, the speed loss is usually very minor.