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    Upload speed's effect on browsing?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Hungry Man, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Hungry Man

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    I'm wondering if upload speed will have any effect on normal browsing. I know when you click a link you make a page request to a server, so technically that page request could be bottlenecked by your upload speed.

    My upload is 50KB/s. Would upgrading to 700KB/s change anything?
     
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    Upload speed does effect browsing just as it affects any form of downloading.
    If you upload at full speed your internet will become basically unusable- you need to limit the speed a bit. Limiting upload by some 10-15KB/s will do in most cases.
     
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    Upload speed effects downloading?... How so? Unless you mean torrents or something.
     
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    Launch some kind of software that monitors download/upload speeds.
    I have a download running now @500KB/s (via Firefox not a torrent or anything) and while having no upload of my own running I still upload @10-11KB/s. That's how much it's needed to sustain the download.
    If you use up all the upload bandwidth your download speed will suffer.
     
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    I see. Good to know.
     
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