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To: FJB who wrote (1037644)

3/24/2018 7:37:21 PM

From: Brumar89

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Russia Today and DNC download speeds

Russia Today said the DNC download was 16GB of data and the time was 87 seconds on July 5, 2016.

" approximately 16GB of data was downloaded in two bursts, totaling 87 seconds,"

The Nation originated a story claiming:

"The metadata established several facts in this regard with granular precision: On the evening of July 5, 2016, 1,976 megabytes of data were downloaded from the DNC’s server. The operation took 87 seconds. This yields a transfer rate of 22.7 megabytes per second."

OK, the date and the download time was the same, but the amount of data is different. Now neither of these sources are reliable, so I'd throw both claims out just on that.

But is the claim this download speed is a problem correct? Searching ISP download speeds brings up this:

Broadband Technology and Speeds
Broadband TechnologyDownload Speed RangeConnection

3G	50 Kbps - 1.5 Mbps	Wireless
Cable Modem	1 Mbps - 1 Gbps	Coaxial Cable
WiMax	up to 128 Mbps	Wireless
Fiber	up to 1 Gbps	Fiber optics

So where's the problem?

Organizations like Russia Today, The Nation and the Veterans Intelligence Professionals for Sanity exist to disseminate false claims. Let's not be gullible.

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