So what can you do on a 383k broadband line

So have been at my parents house for the last few days, where they have 5 phones and a lot of "internal wiring". The alarm company looks to have pooched the line, which I have not had time to fix.

The download speed is 383K and the upload is 799K on an adsl2+? line.

so what can you do on a 383K download line.

* Post on thinkbroadband.com for one
* Look at normal web sites like msn.com, but a bit slow, if some video on the page
* Access web email and internet banking services
* Run an intelligent printer and print to it via email.
* Connect onto the work's VPN service and download emails etc.
* Use the work VPN to then run internal Lync voice and screen share calls. One or 2 glitches when new email comes in.
* Just about watch Netflix. For a 40-50min series episode, you get several(about 3) 2-3min stutters while Netflix buffers the video. Impressed with Netflix on such a low bandwidth line.
* Only have one user using the internet for video, as this takes up the whole 383k

Just need to take some time to fix the wiring when I am there next, or call in a plumber. I want my 5860K download back!!!!!!

It just goes to show that most people probably don't need "superfast" and up.

Edited by Deadbeat (Thu 25-Feb-16 21:02:32)

Well, most live off their phone contracts do they not?

Do they?

Presume the attenuation suggests that much higher speeds are possible

In reply to a post by iand:

* Just about watch Netflix. For a 40-50min series episode, you get several(about 3) 2-3min stutters while Netflix buffers the video. Impressed with Netflix on such a low bandwidth line.
* Only have one user using the internet for video, as this takes up the whole 383k

When I had a 1.2Mb adsl connection Netflix advised me they would not accept a subscription as the line was too slow,also couldn't watch iPlayer without buffering and most times it refused to work on a smart tv, so would download programs to watch later. Only now with a 3.2Mb FTTC connection can I reliably stream one SD program.

A lot depends on the client and server software, some streams are delivered in a much more rate adaptive manner, others have a fixed bit rate.

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

Do they?

They don't? I'm not talking of the hardcore internet people. Your average joe are happy with 3G/4G everywhere.

Edited by Danh_Gbwe (Fri 26-Feb-16 14:37:30)

In reply to a post by burble:

In reply to a post by iand:

* Just about watch Netflix. For a 40-50min series episode, you get several(about 3) 2-3min stutters while Netflix buffers the video. Impressed with Netflix on such a low bandwidth line.
* Only have one user using the internet for video, as this takes up the whole 383k

When I had a 1.2Mb adsl connection Netflix advised me they would not accept a subscription as the line was too slow,also couldn't watch iPlayer without buffering and most times it refused to work on a smart tv, so would download programs to watch later. Only now with a 3.2Mb FTTC connection can I reliably stream one SD program.

So get Sky

In reply to a post by Andrue:

In reply to a post by burble:

In reply to a post by iand:

* Just about watch Netflix. For a 40-50min series episode, you get several(about 3) 2-3min stutters while Netflix buffers the video. Impressed with Netflix on such a low bandwidth line.
* Only have one user using the internet for video, as this takes up the whole 383k

When I had a 1.2Mb adsl connection Netflix advised me they would not accept a subscription as the line was too slow,also couldn't watch iPlayer without buffering and most times it refused to work on a smart tv, so would download programs to watch later. Only now with a 3.2Mb FTTC connection can I reliably stream one SD program.

So get Sky

The only person I knew that my ex boss 'captain bob' was wary off, was Murdock (some might say he should have been more wary of Mossad) so I'm [censored] if I'll have much to do with him or his companies.

That line is probably being banded.

In reply to a post by burble:

The only person I knew that my ex boss 'captain bob' was wary off

You ex boss was no saint, he had stolen hundreds of millions of pounds from his own companies' pension funds. I don't think he's someone whose opinion should be relied upon.

most people probably don't need "superfast" and up.

I certainly couldn't manage without it now. In the good old days (with BT) we used to get by with 10gb a month, fibre arrived, and well, it's currently averaging well over 250gb a month (not gaming either and only 2 using it). Thanks Plusnet. I no longer feel constrained by petty limits. Nowadays, If it's there to be clicked on, it is.

My phone might be fine, speed wise but peering at a small screen to watch a movie etc. Sorry but someone is having a laugh, you just miss the bigger, much detailed, picture. I can't wait for my superfast to go even faster.

In reply to a post by iand:

so what can you do on a 383K download line.

More than you could on a 1200 baud dialup which I used to have in 1990 for email! No web pages in those days...

In reply to a post by 69bertie:

My phone might be fine, speed wise but peering at a small screen to watch a movie etc. Sorry but someone is having a laugh, you just miss the bigger, much detailed, picture. I can't wait for my superfast to go even faster.

Sadly most people are happy with that. More so the younger ones.

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Sadly most people are happy with that. More so the younger ones.

�I am not young enough to know everything.� (Oscar Wilde.)