To give you an idea of the discrepancies between the download speed and the
upload speed take a look at the rated speeds for both cable
and ADSL broadband Internet connections:
* Cable Modem Download Speed: 1.5 Mbps - 3.0 Mbps
* Cable Modem Upload Speed: 400 Kbps - 600 Kbps
* ADSL Download Speed: 1.4 Mbps
* ADSL Upload Speed: 400 Kbps
* Due to the fact that the majority of Internet users are downloading data,
heavy user loads can cause the aforementioned download speeds to
be
significantly slower while the upload speeds tend to remain the same.