Will 1.5 Mb per second DSL play Internet videos?

[KnoxVol]

Hello;

Can anybody tell me if I could play YouTube videos and other Internet videos using the DSL Ultra offered by at&t telephone company?

The reason I ask is I have got an offer in the mail from at&t where they will pay me if I will switch to their DSL Ultra Internet service.

Right now I have got Comcast. It downloads at about 3.0 Mb per second on average.

I think that the DSL Ultra downloads at they say "up to" 1.5 Mb per second (which probably means that the actual download is about half of that).

Most of the time it is the web site that you visit that slows you down - it's not necessarily your Internet connection. I know that you can't tell much difference between the DSL and the cable Internet when you visit just html pages.

The local tv stations are starting to broadcast their news stories using Internet video.

I'm just trying to figure out if the 1.5 Mbps DSL Ultra will play videos.

Thanks in advance.

-- edit: removed $ amount -KDLA

[KDLA]

I only have 1MB and can watch YouTube fine.

BTW -- They don't pay you, only apply a rebate to your set-up/subscription fee.

[KnoxVol]

kdla;

Thanks for responding. I appreciate the information. :)

[o0O0o.o0O0o]

It downloads at about 3.0 Mb per second on average.

There is a difference between actual speed they write and downlaod speed.
and there is a difference between Mb and MB
if your getting download speed 3Mb it will be 3000/8KBps ~ 380KBps. so when you donload using download mamanger your spedd will be 380KBps and for 1.5Mbps it will be 190KBps . It is not enough apeed and may cause bufferring


If you mean 3.0MB then it means they offer speed of 3*8 = 24Mps.
Is that the case and the your download manager will show 3000kBps download speed and 1.5 = 1500 which is more than enough

[Lightlord]

The connection should be fine evenb in the worse case scenario.

DSL is a different monster just the same.
The farther you are away from the the at@t hub(substation) the less bandwidth you have. The good part is that the bandwidth is static and not subject to useage fluctuations like cable.

Cable is impacted more by useage where dsl is more impacted by physical distance (note-the hub maybe 1 mile away-but may have to travel over 2 miles of line).

So depending on physical distance .. yes you may get 1.5 within a mile of the hub but on the outer periphery it could be half that. On average the an adsl line will only work 18000 ft from the hub.

So ask where the hub is and this will give you a basic feel on what you can expect in terms of performance.


LL

[LeeU]

Yes, Lightlord hit it on the mark. That's one of the most important things that nobody really talks about. I live a few miles from our local substation and it's useless for me. Cable is the only thing that works in my case.