On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Joel Foner<[email protected]> wrote: >> That said, an awful lot of people crank the bandwidth up to 1.5mbps >> because they figure they have a 1.5mbit connection or better. That's >> often a mistake. Most ISPs overstate the capacity their networks by a >> good margin, and it's very unlikely that even a 3 mbit DSL connection >> provides highly reliable 1.5mbit downstream. > > But for most on cable or fiber it's only a part of what's available :) Is > there a reason it's capped at 1.5Mbps? > For what it's worth, an easy place to check your actual bandwidth is here > http://www.speedtest.net/. > Joel
I noticed in Snowglobe the cap is much higher (6 mbps, IIRC). I have heard some people saying that lowering your bandwidth helps with "rubber-banding", which I think makes more sense. If your bandwidth is too high, it might overload your own internet connection, causing latency problems. Colin _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
