[clue-tech] Qwest DSL download speed reduced

[David L. Anselmi]

Jed S. Baer wrote:
[...]
> Really? I just ordered Qwest "Internet Basic" DSL, and they told me 7Mb
> for $39.99/mo (promo deal for 1 year).

Whoa...  Jed's getting broadband?  Who will answer our PPP questions 
now? ;-)

> So ... how does one tell what the actual speed is?

I think DSL is a synchronous thing, so the modem may tell you what the 
rate is.  Mine says 1536 Kbps for downstream data rate at the moment. 
Naturally that says nothing about throughput or overhead.

dslreports or similar services can give you an idea, or you can watch 
the behavior of various sites you use.

Dave