Dear Cameron,
Two days ago a friend of mine send me an audio file ("Seet Home Alabama", by the way, ;-). I was using Gaim with the MSN protocol because my friend uses Windows. My internet connection is 1024 kbps, I have a little LAN at home and my other two workstations were turned off, so my bandwidth was not penalized, and my download speed never raised 6.3 kbps. I really don't think this is normal. Even more, every time this friend send me some file via MSN Messenger-Gaim (MSN plugin) the same speeds are reached.
Before someone points it out, I must say that my friend's internet connection is also 1024
kbps.
Any clue?
I think I know the reason but I will reserve my thoughts.
Your connection is most likely assymetric. Just because you can download at 1024 doesn't mean that you can upload at that speed. Your little network can also cause delays and split bandwidth.
-- Peace, William M. Quarles
