@John doe.<br>I think what i&#39;m considering here is not to do with protocols. If you start stating protocols, we should also consider contentions and other factors. <br><br>The question here is, what is the bandwidth being provided by a 3G network? is it being provided by Safaricom when they say 3G Network unlimited data. <br>
<br>I rec&#39;d a mail from someone on-list working for Saf Com yesterday incognito asking me what my data number was and he wanted to check on it. I haven&#39;t provided any details to him waiting for a reply to my questions to him being:<br>
<b style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"><br>Mind if i put this conversation back on-list? <br></b><b style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"><br>Before we move on to the tech diagnosis. <br><br>Let&#39;s get clarification since we&#39;ve got you on-list.<br>
<br>1. What are the expected data connection speeds for the bundle? <br>
2. What are the expected data connection speeds on 3G with Safaricom?<br>3. Is there a limitation if i use a tethered device or a modem?<br>4. Do i need specialized equipment with Safaricom sim&#39;s to get better bandwidth?<br>

<br>W.<br></b><br>There has been no further communication from him. I also have it from a source that Safaricom was testing the B/width usage and this i believe is more plausible because when it was first announced, i hit speeds of <b>1.3MB/s</b> on a torrent. and now it&#39;s capped at <b>50KB/s. </b>Not exactly a truthful venture if you ask me, but in any case, thing here is. <br>
<br>is <b>50KB/s</b> Maxing out the <b>3G </b>limit?<br><b><br>W.</b><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:02 PM, John Doe <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:fivepings@gmail.com">fivepings@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div>The Elephant in the room that we all ignore when discussing speeds. If my office has a 2Mbps link and I am all alone at 1.00 a.m in the morning downloading a single 10 GB file from a server in Newzealand, will I get a download speed of 2Mbps?</div>


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<div>@ Watchie,There are many more factors to speed than what the Service provider sells you e.g</div>
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<div>Protocol used (say HTTP vs FTP, TCP vs UDP), Window size, MTU, Round trip time, application e.g (peer to peer ) etc.</div>
<div>So I guess the correct answer is, it depends :-)</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:bmwagiru@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmwagiru@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left:#ccc 1px solid;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">File sharing mongers can bring mobile ops to their knees...hence the need for fair usage. 
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<div><font color="#888888">bernard<br><br></font>
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<div>On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 12:05 PM, ndungu stephen <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ndungustephen@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndungustephen@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">A little secret - even if you are on the unlimited monthly bundle - the moment you cross the 5GB download line - you are automatically capped to 128 kbps or 512 kbps... I know one or two networks that do this.</span><br style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">

<br style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">It is a term called &quot;Fair Usage Policy&quot;  - meant to keep file-sharing mongers in check </span><img style="margin:0pt 0.2ex;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:middle" src="cid:330@goomoji.gmail" goomoji="330"><img style="margin:0pt 0.2ex;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:middle" src="cid:330@goomoji.gmail" goomoji="330"><img style="margin:0pt 0.2ex;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:middle" src="cid:330@goomoji.gmail" goomoji="330"><br style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">

<br style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Such are the workings of capitalist minds </span><img style="margin:0pt 0.2ex;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:middle" src="cid:1B2@goomoji.gmail" goomoji="1B2"><img style="margin:0pt 0.2ex;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:middle" src="cid:1B2@goomoji.gmail" goomoji="1B2"><br style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">

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