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Why do you have slow ping times on your dial-up line?In: Computers |
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a dial up line does not have nearly the bandwidth of cable or dsl. because of this data transmission is considerably slower then cable and dsl. because of this it takes longer for a ping to be sent and return to your computer. you can expect to get much faster pings with cable or dsl.
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This isn't exactly true. 'Bandwidth' and 'Latency' are different terms. The latency (or ping, if you want) behind dial-up connections actually lies behind the modem itself. This is why ISDN or DSL connections have a much lower latency compared to dial-up connections, despite them both using your phone line. A DSL connection capped to 56k (yes, it does exist) still has a much lower latency than a dial-up. The bottom line is, dial-up connections have a high latency due to the hardware used, rather than the bandwidth.
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