On 1/12/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Tom Poe</b> <<a href="mailto:tompoe@fngi.net">tompoe@fngi.net</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>When I download a file, the progress bar info shows download speed is<br>limited to 26Kb per second. On a previous FC5 install (same computer,<br>same Qwest DSL setup), I was able to install the xten softphone and<br>
complete 2-way test call connections. One test call was to a hotel desk<br>in the UK. Is it possible that there is a difference between making a<br>VoIP call, and downloading files across the Internet?<br></blockquote></div>
<br>Most apps report download speeds in Bytes per second, so that's ~208Kbit/S. I'd be more worried about your upstream speed. A quick Google search shows that the Qwest 256Kbit service is often sold as symmetric so you might be getting 256Kbit in either way which is more than adequate for VoIP. That you were able to conduct a conversation (you didn't mention the codec) lends credibility to this.
<br><br>Sean<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Sean Walberg <<a href="mailto:sean@ertw.com">sean@ertw.com</a>> <a href="http://ertw.com/">http://ertw.com/</a>