Slow radio downloads - a bit off topic

[Alan Milewczyk]

On 18/11/2014 15:29, Simon Morgan wrote:
>> -----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
>
>
In that case, I'd better not mention the 156Mbps downloads and 11.6Mbps 
uploads I get from Virgin here in Greater Manchester. But I'm not going 
to crow too loudly as when I move to the Philippines I'll be lucky to 
get 2Mbps, that's when there is a useable service!