Table I
Internet Connection Speeds	Time to load a typical web page(assuming 100 kilobytes of data-few pictures)	Time to download a typical 5-minute song (assuming a 5 megabyte MP3 file)	VoIP	Streaming Video Quality	POS	Data Backups	Remote Data Access	Most ethernet ports on laptops	Most Consumer grade routers
56K dial-up modem	14 sec	12 min 30 sec
256K broadband	3 sec	3 min		Low Quality
384K broadband	2.2 sec	2 min	Voice	Medium Quality			Web Only
512K broadband	1.6 sec	1 min 30 sec	Video Conference	Medium Quality	Use-able		Useable
784K broadband	1.1 sec	1 min 5 sec		TV Quality			Better
1Mb broadband	0.8 sec	41 sec				Useable	RDP
2Mb broadband	0.4 sec	20 sec
4Mb broadband	0.1 sec	5 sec						Yes	Yes
6Mb broadband	Instantaneous	Instantaneous		Big Screen TV				Yes	Yes
10Mb broadband	Instantaneous	Instantaneous				Wire Grade
Note: Downloads are affected by upload speeds. When downloading using a 3 Mps connection with an upload of 256K the throughput speeds will be significantly affected
Note: all figures are approximate and represent best-case download speeds. Actually speeds will generally be lower. Acceptable usaeage is based on a conjestion factor. A 20meg fiber pipe on an ATM circuit can be slower performance then a 8 by 2 Cable coaxial circuit