Swap download for upload?

[dreaming<>demon]

Afternoon all,

I have started up a stand-alone server for red faction multiplay, and I was wondering if you guys know a way of switching your download speed for your upload...

I atm have a "D-Link ADSL router" its model is 504T - my current speed is :

1.5MB download
256Kb upload

Does it have anything to do with my ISP? Or can you use a program to assign/allocate your bandwidth? This would be handy for more stability of my server...

although, i suppose it may be impossible to change?

 

[Crusader]

Usually its up to your ISP, well i know mine is. I guess you could try contacting them.

 

[dreaming<>demon]

Ok thanks, I guess I will have to go about it that way..

anyone know from experience if most providers allow you to change your speeds around?

my isp is with iprimus.

 

[SpoiledBoar]

you wont to change the upload speed and keep the download speed? If so you cant you will have to get a bisness plan. thay set this up to stop us from runing a server on a home plan.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

you wont to change the upload speed and keep the download speed? If so you cant you will have to get a bisness plan. thay set this up to stop us from runing a server on a home plan.

It's because they allocate a certain frequency for upload and download. Download has a bigger frequency allocation.

 

[office politics]

ive heard stories of ppl cracking their modems to lift the cap on their bandwidth. If you're on cable inet, you share bandwidth coming from a main pipe with ppl in your area. So, if you suck up all the bandwidth, ppl will notice. Of course this violates their TOS.

 

[dreaming<>demon]

Ya - I am interested in joining inet provider, as soon as my contract is up with primus. Tho, I would be ADSL2+ .

I don't know if they will have improved their current speeds ( 22MB down / 1024KB upload ) by then.... hopefully they will - It would be nice to have something like 12MB down/12MB up

Cheers for the help 2

 

[office politics]

12/12 would prolly be a sdsl line

Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) is a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) variant with E1-like data rates (72 to 2320 kbit/s). It runs over one pair of copper wires, with a maximum range of about 3 kilometers. The main difference between ADSL and SDSL is that SDSL has the same upstream data transfer rate as downstream (symmetrical), whereas ADSL always has smaller upstream bandwidth (asymmetrical).