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To: Ralph Jacobi who wrote (3320)	4/6/1999 5:47:00 PM
From: lml	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Good point, Ralph. While DirecPC is not necessarily what I would call "top-of-the-line" broadband, sometimes it is the best that is available. One thing, I wanted to ask re: DirecPC is the ultimate download speeds you experience. Granted, when advertised "up to 400Kbps," one doesn't expect to really experience downloads at that speed. And to compare "apples with apples," the same would apply to cable access, where real speed (or more appropriately throughput) would depend upon traffic in the shared-pipe, and to DSL where throughput will depend in many instances upon your actual loop distance from the CO. For example, even though PacBell advertises its DSL as delivering speeds of 384Kbps up to 1.5Mbps, if you're situated more than approximately 11,000 ft from the CO don't expect speeds in the neighborhood 1.5Mbps. From what I understand, once you get out about 12-13,000 ft, the throughput drops over rapidly. So, as a DirecPC user, I am curious as to the actual download speeds you experience. Would you say your downloads pretty much fall into the "200-400Kbps" range. If so, where would you put the average -- closer to 250 or 350Kbps? If you're average bandwidth is in XS of 200Kbps, then, IMHO, it is better than an ISDN or IDSL connection -- unless you're doing much upstream communication. Thanks in advance for your response. lml