JWColby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue Feb 13 13:24:43 CST 2007
Uhhh... Yep. As Arthur noted, many ISPs will happily sell you more bandwidth. In my particular case the ISP (the cable company) sells "tiers", 3 mbit down/256 kbit up, 5 mbit down / 512 kbit up and 10 mbit down / 1 mbit up. In all cases for MY ISP it is asymetrical. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:12 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question OK. So it's just an artificial restriction. Not some hardware thing. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Because you are purchasing asymmetrical bandwidth. Which means that uploads are given less bandwidth (by the ISP) than downloads. In the US, virtually all Cable and DSL is asymmetrical. If you purchase a T1 or something like that you would likely be purchasing symmetrical bandwidth. The ISP does this for the simple reasons that: 1) Total bandwidth over a given medium is fixed. 2) Downloads are more used than uploads (by the ISP's users). 3) Bandwidth is the commodity sold. Thus limiting the upload speed frees up bandwidth which can be allocated to downloads and allows the ISP to make more money on a given medium, and it does this without adversely affecting most clients. It also provides the very real benefit of limiting your ability to host a web server, FTP (file sharing) site etc. but that is NOT the REASON for the limit, just a side effect. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question So on the way out the door this morning, Noah, my 10 y.o. asks "Why are uploads so much slower that downloads?" (He's been running speed tests.) Well, I never really thought about it. My answer was "I don't know".. But I'd better find out. (My rep's on the line here). So why are uploads slower than downloads? TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:10 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question There's an add-on called IE View that you may want to consider. With it installed, if you get to a page that doesn't seem to work correctly you can right click and choose "View in IE". IE then opens to that page. It saves time. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Firefox question Arthur: I use FF and have had a few little problems with it but not many. Occasionally I have to view something in IE - usually a Microsoft site. I'm not sure what you mean by resizing the viewing pane however. I assume you've maximized the window. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com