Contention Ratio...

[tomdbomb61_djtj]

I understand this as the following: a contention ratio of 50:1 means that you can share a connection with upto 49 other people. so does this mean that if you subscribe to a 2mb connection, that that 2mb connection potentially could be shared between 49 people, ie 2mb / 49 could be the speed your line runs at worst case scenario?

sorry if i am being thick

 

[Griff]

The words "could be" and "worst case scenario" are the bits you should pay attention to.

It's not even worth worrying about.

 

[tomdbomb61_djtj]

so just ignore the contention ratio then? just the maths doesnt seem very much in your favour?

 

[McBunny]

ofcourse they arnt in your favour lol thats why to get 1 to 1 contention we pay around 11k a year for 2mbit leased line

 

[Griff]

I wouldn't ignore it completely as during peak time periods you may experience some slowdown but it's not worth worrying about 49 other people "nicking" your bandwidth as it simply doesn't happen.

 

[tomdbomb61_djtj]

thank you griff