56k vs 64k

[isup]

is 64k broadband internet much faster than 56k dial-up? there is just a 8k difference which doesn't seem much to me.
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[HeadBand]

yeah that shouldnt be too much of a difference it might have been a typo though i have never seen 64k but i have seen 640k if it is 64k and its not much more than a dial up connection if you can't afford a faster one go with it because it dosent tie up the phone line...unless you need to be connected through the phoneline for upstream

[isup]

appreciate the comment. yes it's 64k broadband.

[jmoore2001]

yeah i've never heard of 64k but whatever

[VHockey86]

hmm... well if it were 64K (kilobytes) per sec that would translate to a 512kbps connection which I've seen quite alot b4. 64kbps seems like kind of an absurd number.

[DVNT1]

The broadband 64k is probably the same speeds for upload and download. Where 56k has an upload of 28k or 32k I believe.

64k is one channel of an ISDN line or 1 channel of a T1 line; but I'm not sure in regards to a "broadband Internet".

As a guess, it would not be much faster then a good 56k dial-up connection, but it would be a noticeable improvement.

[osprey4]

In comparison to typical broadband, 64k is not much of an improvement over 56k. Kind of like running is faster than walking but they're both a heck of a lot slower than driving.

[Starfury_2260]

what he was talking about is most likely single channel isdn.

[VHockey86]

ah, I forgot about ISDN.
I guess for that kind of an improvement I'd base it on price. If it costs much more its prolly not going to be worth it

[John Prophet]

not really "broadband" but more or less a "persistant connection" I guess, lol.

Unless it is almost the same price as dialup its probably not worth it, unless you need the phone line freed up....(I guess ISDN would free up the phone line)