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What sort of bandwidth do you get with an AT&T DSL router?
Anywhere from 20G bytes for subscribers of the 768k bps (bit-per-second) tier to 150G bytes for users of the 10M bps.
Where can I find a company that has cheap high speed home internet?
If you're looking for cheap broadband, DSL offers decent speeds (768k down/128k up) for very low prices (under $20/month in many cases). AT&T and Verizon both offer this service.
How much bandwidth does Left 4 Dead 2 use?
Taken from: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5386-HMJI-5162 128k uplink = 4 players (2 players for srcds) 256k uplink = 7 players (4 players for srcds) 320k uplink = 9 players (6 players for srcds) 512k uplink = 14 players (9 players for srcds) 768k uplink = 21 players (14 players for srcds) 1024k uplink = 28 player (19 players for srcds - note 16 players max for HL2DM) 1140k uplink = 32 players (max for HLDS) (21 players for CS:S) 1708k uplink = 32 players for CS:S (max) A good rule for HLDS is 35.6Kbits per player. A good rule for SRCDS (Source Games) is 53.4KBits per player. (about 1.5x more than HLDM)
Which speed is higher download or upload speed?
The download speed is typically the faster speed offered on broadband connections to the Internet. Most data plans for high speed broadband services feature a faster download speed, that an upload speed. This is fairly common and is called asymmetric. xDSL, aka digital subscriber line, has ADSL which is asymmetric, and SDSL with is symmetric. The download and upload speeds are the same for SDSL, and the download speed is faster with ADSL, but the upload speeds are slower. My cable connection for data, for instance, is 20mbps down, and only 1.5mbps up. This is an asymmetric plan which is fairly affordable, however, if I tried to garner a faster upload speed, my rate plan goes up substantially for what appears to be a small increase in upload speed (nearly double the monthly cost for a mere 768k faster on upload speed) and for some connections purchasing more upstream/upload speed isn't even an option as it is restricted due to the distance you are from the drop (as is the case with xDSL technology).
Is 6.5 MBPS fast?
6 Mbps, or 6 Megabits per second, or 768 Kilobytes per second. That means every 1 second there are 768 Kilobytes of data transfered. If You are talking about internet speed, for year 2010 is pretty good speed. You can download a movie in few hours, song in few seconds... As of 7/31/2010, average Cable companies provide 4 to 12 mbit connections. However, in reality, you rarely get more than 1/2 of this. DSL has a slightly higher rate of utilization (60-70%), and are typically sold from 256 kbit to 10mbit, varying wildly. Ultimately, the two are very, very similar in average, but performance differences from location to location based on the company, technology, condition of cable or DSL lines, etc. Dialup is typically called 56k but this is a different measurement, called 'kilobauds'. A 56k connection at a high rate (48k) can average 9 KB/s or 72kbit. Most cellular internet lines average 256 kbit. Most satellite averages 1mbit or less. (Higher is theoretically possible, but not under realistic, sustained usage.) Verizon FiOS and other FiOS lines average 10 to 40mbit. First-level fiber optic lines, such as OC1, averages 51mbit. NOT to be confused with T1, which is NOT fiber optic, and averages 1.5mbit. T3 averages 45mbit. Overall, 6mbit is approximately an 'average' internet connection speed. it should be noted there is also an 'upload' speed, which is typically MUCH lower than your download. For example, it's usually a 1:8 ratio for cable. In other words, an 8mbit cable line usually have 1mbit of upload. This is how fast you SEND files, rather than RECEIVE them. DSL is usually a 1:4 ratio, and a large reason for DSL's continued and growing popularity. It is preferable for businesses or users who send more than they receive. T1, T3, and OC3 have a 1:1 ratio, uploading and downloading equally. Dialup is usually a 1:2 ratio. IE, if they receive at 8 KB/s, they send at 4 KB/s. But this is technically lower as the act of sending also uses some of the downstream, and since they are already slow, a large outgoing transfer causes a much bigger bottleneck. If the upstream is too low to support the downstream, it can also limit the downstream. Typically, you need 1 mbit of upstream for every 5.5 mbit of downstream. So having 1mbit of up and 12mbit of down is a misnomer: You will be limited to only 5.5mbit of actual downstream. This varies based on the packet size, settings, distance of carrier, and protocol (such as IP, IPS, IPX, UDP, etc.) but is a good general rule. Some cable and DSL companies have come under scrutiny as a result of this indescrepency, as has Verizon for their FiOS service.
