[X4U] Skype

[Paul Moortgat]

Down is 15 Mbps and up is 512 Kbps.  I'm also allowed to download 15  
GB/month and upload 3 GB/month.  But this is aside.

Paul Moortgat

On 12 Sep 2006, at 21:58, Philip J Robar wrote:

>
> 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