[X4U] Skype

[Philip J Robar]

On Sep 12, 2006, at 7:40 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:

> When I send or receive a small (300K) picture in Skype, is the  
> speed around 0.3-0.5 K/s.
> I asked my provider and they told me that the cable speed is at the  
> most for me.
> Normal downloads from Apple can reach 800 K/s.  Why is Skype so slow?
> I don't have problems with video on Skype.  I've a G5/2.5 and X10.4.7.

Normal cable and DSL accounts are asymmetrical in that uploads are  
much slower than downloads, how much slower usually depends on how  
much you're willing to pay. So you are limited by the sending end's  
upload speed. I'll leave the math to you to determine whether or not  
the speed you're seeing is a reasonable approximation of what you or  
your senders ISP says the upload speed should be.

Phil