Internet speed

[Dave Mitchell]

On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 11:11:11AM +0200, MKas wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm using 3g/hsdpa modem (ZTE MF620) to connect to internet. In windows
> my download speed is near 3.6mbps, but in Fedora 9 max speed only
> 490kbps and it's stable so I think it's somehow software limited. I'm
> connecting with kppp.

Given that you're seeing a factor of approx 8x, are you sure it isn't
just the different OSes and apps reporting in bytes/s verses bits/s ?

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