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My friend has a theory about the new 3.5mbit/128kbit plans from
Telecom.

He thinks that because of the way TCP/IP works, you can only only
recieve (download) return packets as fast as you can send them
(upload).

So you got 128k/bits up, so you send as many packets as you can - but
you can only theoretically recieve as many packets back.

So therefore the plans aren't faster at all!?

Is this correct?

hamstar wrote:
> My friend has a theory about the new 3.5mbit/128kbit plans from
> Telecom.
>
> He thinks that because of the way TCP/IP works, you can only only
> recieve (download) return packets as fast as you can send them
> (upload).
>
> So you got 128k/bits up, so you send as many packets as you can - but
> you can only theoretically recieve as many packets back.
>
> So therefore the plans aren't faster at all!?
>
> Is this correct?
>

Google this group - it's been discussed here recently.

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EMB

hamstar wrote:

> My friend has a theory about the new 3.5mbit/128kbit plans from
> Telecom.
>
> He thinks that because of the way TCP/IP works, you can only only
> recieve (download) return packets as fast as you can send them
> (upload).
>
> So you got 128k/bits up, so you send as many packets as you can - but
> you can only theoretically recieve as many packets back.
>
> So therefore the plans aren't faster at all!?
>
> Is this correct?

Upload bandwidth will effect download bandwidth, but it's not a 1 to 1
ratio.

Regards,
Allistar.

The return packet doesn't need to contain data just an acknowledgement.


"hamstar" <> wrote in message
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> My friend has a theory about the new 3.5mbit/128kbit plans from
> Telecom.
>
> He thinks that because of the way TCP/IP works, you can only only
> recieve (download) return packets as fast as you can send them
> (upload).
>
> So you got 128k/bits up, so you send as many packets as you can - but
> you can only theoretically recieve as many packets back.
>
> So therefore the plans aren't faster at all!?
>
> Is this correct?
>