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why are connection speeds 10x slower than advertised?

When I had 56k dialup the practical download speed was 5k/sec. Now I have 250k DSL and the practical download speed is 26k/sec.

Different connection speeds?

I have 2 computers, that share a dialup connection. 1 will connect at, 42kbps. The other, connects, at 28kbps. Why is this? Both have the same dialup modem.

why are connection speeds 10x slower than advertised?

When I had 56k dialup the practical download speed was 5k/sec. Now I have 250k DSL and the practical download speed is 26k/sec.