4.9km? On DSL?
*does math*
I'm American, I think in feet. 4.9km is about 16000 feet, which is pretty far for DSL. Typically, most US carriers, *if* they provide you service at all that far out, provide IDSL rather than ADSL. And you certainly won't get the highest speeds.
That said... it sounds like you *are* getting the highest speeds physics can provide via that medium. At your range, DSL is likely going to top out at 384kb/sec, absolute max... which translates to roughly 48kB/sec. (Note capitalization, it's important)
So, yeah. I don't think your ISP is throttling you. Physics is throttling you. And if the parental units don't want to spring for more bandwidth, the only option I see is to get them into the game so they feel your pain.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
*does math*
I'm American, I think in feet. 4.9km is about 16000 feet, which is pretty far for DSL. Typically, most US carriers, *if* they provide you service at all that far out, provide IDSL rather than ADSL. And you certainly won't get the highest speeds.
That said... it sounds like you *are* getting the highest speeds physics can provide via that medium. At your range, DSL is likely going to top out at 384kb/sec, absolute max... which translates to roughly 48kB/sec. (Note capitalization, it's important)
So, yeah. I don't think your ISP is throttling you. Physics is throttling you. And if the parental units don't want to spring for more bandwidth, the only option I see is to get them into the game so they feel your pain.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs