From: jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca   
      
   Doug Mitton wrote:   
      
   > access to and record the results.  On the test I am actually getting   
   > 7.08 Meg download and 800 K upload speeds.   
      
   It is phyiscally impossible for you to get 7mbps on a 7mbps ADSL1 or   
   ADLS2 line.   
      
   Here is the breakdown:   
      
   1452	1452	data   
   1492	40	IP and TCP  header   
   1500	8	PPPoE header   
   1518	18	Etherhet Packet Header   
      
   Carrying 1518 bytes in ATM involves 32 packets totalling 53 bytes each.   
   (48 bytes of payload, 5 bytes of header, last packet padded to 48 bytes)   
      
   So, to send 1452 bytes of data, you end up sending 32*53 = 1696   
      
   This means 244 bytes of overhead for 1452 of data or 16% overhead.   
      
   So you need to reduce your carrier speed by 16% to get the maximum data   
   throughput.   
      
   >   
   > Its not surprising that the specs don't look good.  I have had this   
   > basic (legacy) DSL account for 12 years now and my performance   
      
   Is your modem 12 years old too ?   
      
   While you have had this for 12 years, it does not mean that during this   
   time, Bell hasn't done work on the lines or broght DSLAMs closer to your   
   home.   
      
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