what does the 'bandwidth' number on kazaa mean? - GoFuckYourself.com

BVF · 04-19-2003, 02:33 PM

Some of these videos are taking a shitload of time to download even with cable. Some videos come real quick but some of them take hours to download only a half hour. I'm thinking that the 'bandwidth' number has something to do with it.

does the bandwidth number mean how slow/fast your download will be?

If the file holder is on 56k and I'm on cable, will that affect my download speed?

Planet Bob · 04-19-2003, 02:41 PM

IntenseCash · 04-19-2003, 02:43 PM

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[i]If the file holder is on 56k and I'm on cable, will that affect my download speed? [/B]

Yes of course...

I am not sure what that number means though... When I have a slow connection with someone, I just do a download from multiple sources.

BVF · 04-19-2003, 02:44 PM

ok so i'm an idiot...shoot me...

should I be looking for the highest or lowest bandwidth numbers

SilverTab · 04-19-2003, 02:47 PM

The higher the better....still wondering if you are kidding tough...

BVF · 04-19-2003, 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by SilverTab
The higher the better....still wondering if you are kidding tough...

seriously, I don't know....

I know when I'm playing online games, the higher your "ping" was, the slower your shooting would be...if your ping was too high, you would start to lag...

So that's why I didn't know about the bandwidth number...thanks for telling me...

galleryseek · 04-19-2003, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by BVF

seriously, I don't know....

I know when I'm playing online games, the higher your "ping" was, the slower your shooting would be...if your ping was too high, you would start to lag...

So that's why I didn't know about the bandwidth number...thanks for telling me...

heres an analogy

think of a 56k modem as a pipeline of only .5 inches in diameter.

think of a cable modem as a pipeline of about 3 feet in diameter (i dont know if those proportions are correct)

if you try to shoot water from the .5 pipeline for 5 mins at a "maximum" pressure
and then shoot water at the same pressure from the 3 foot diameter pipeline, you'll find you'll get a LOT more water transfered.. . (that was kind of a shitty analogy, LOL o well)

but thats how it works with internet connections.

standard 56k will only give you about tops 7kbps download / upload speed.

and your lag time is determined by the connection speed of you, to any particular host. say if you have a 30 ping in an online game, thats quite fast... 30 ping means 30 milliseconds of delay from you, to the server.

so if you were to play on a 56k (the smaller pipeline, less transfer speed), you'll usually get no less than a 170 ping.

MattO · 04-19-2003, 03:20 PM

It shows the amount of spyware programs that will load up when you click on that file.

SilverTab · 04-19-2003, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by MattO
It shows the amount of spyware programs that will load up when you click on that file.

Kazaa Lite...

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