Slow radio downloads - a bit off topic

[Simon Morgan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org] On
> Behalf Of Jeremy Nicoll - ml get_iplayer
> Sent: 18 November 2014 13:47
> To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: Slow radio downloads
> 
> "Dave Liquorice" <allsorts at howhill.com> wrote:
> 
> >iPlayer is one of the few sites that can fully saturate our meagre 5
> >Mbps ADSL connection anytime of day or night. No evening slow downs
> here...
> 
> OTOH, I've hardly ever seen radio or TV data arrive at more than about
> 11
> Mbps, despite having a connection that can run at 60 Mbps.   (I have
> seen
> podcasts, not all from BBC servers, arrive at the highest speed,
> though, so the connection can run at full speed if it has the chance
> to).
> 
> --
> Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
> 

5 Mbps, 11 Mbps, 60 Mbps - these are numbers I just don't recognise -:( 
Here in rural Pembrokeshire, West Wales, I consider myself lucky if I get
the nominal 2Mbps that BT rate the line (upload about 250Kbps!!).
Fortunately Get_iPlayer trundles along quite happily and next morning I
usually have the programmes I requested. Long live GIP -:)

Simon Morgan