BT upload rates

snap · 9th April 2005

hi newbie here (so apologies for any repeats/stupidity :P) like many others my BT package has just been upgraded to a 2.2 Mbs connection, i've been told that upload rates are capped at 30kbs, is this a) true? and b) true for 512+ connections?

thanks

WebMate · 9th April 2005

I think you should ask that to BT. The "Asymmetric" in ADSL is what providers use to limit upstream speed. 3K upstream might be a bit too low, but wouldn't surprise me.

jswf · 9th April 2005

Can't you tell by looking at your line status in your router control panel or on the little link monitor on your system tray?

Cranky · 9th April 2005

For standard BT (any ISP) ADSL in the UK uploads are limited to 256kbps (regardless of the download speed you're allocated), your ISP may limit this further, but I've not seen that happen.

chrisbyrd · 9th April 2005

dont forget that there's a difference between kilobits and kilobytes

1 kilobyte = 8 kilobits

256k(bits) upstream (as with almost all ADSL), actually equates to 32K(bytes)

othellotech · 10th April 2005

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Originally Posted by snap

hi newbie here (so apologies for any repeats/stupidity :P) like many others my BT package has just been upgraded to a 2.2 Mbs connection, i've been told that upload rates are capped at 30kbs, is this a) true? and b) true for 512+ connections?

thanks

a - yes
b - yes

its nothing to do with the bits-2-bytes calculation - 32KB upload speed - i.e. 256 Kb (bits vs bytes) - the upload on home connections is being limited to 30Kb/s - 1/8th of the ctual possible throughput

chrisbyrd · 10th April 2005

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Originally Posted by othellotech

the upload on home connections is being limited to 30Kb/s - 1/8th of the ctual possible throughput

oh right.... thats a bit cheeky :s

i used to get better than that on my analog modem!

Cranky · 10th April 2005

Has it always been like that with BT Retail?

Trax · 10th April 2005

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Originally Posted by Cranky

Has it always been like that with BT Retail?

Yes for as long as I can remember, they used to have better upload than cable to, alot of cable companies only had 128 upload.

vmhost · 7th September 2005

Blueyonder (cable) have got upload speeds of 384k for their top package of 4Meg (very soon to be 10Meg)

OliverMargetts · 10th September 2005

MaxDSL will have 448kbps on IPStream Home Max and 832kbps on IPStream Office Max, if it ever gets released, plus it's dependant on line quality (obviously).