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"Real World" Speeds
Test File (a film). Size of 900MB located in Tokoroa on SWN
Dial-up Modem ex Tokoroa ('56k' maximum connection) 87 Hours
ADSL 'Home User' based in Auckland (128k maximum) 24 hours
South Waikato Networks ex Tokoroa (64K MINIMUM) 38 Minutes

Note: 1K (big K's) = 8k (small k's), i.e. 1 byte = 8 bits

 

In this random "real world" test standard SWN (64K) is:

  • 38 times faster than ADSL home user service (128k)
  • 137 times faster than Dial-up Internet Service (56k)