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How does the ISP determine the correct speed for my Internet plan?

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Mar 15, 20268621 views
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I've got an Internet plan with a connection speed of 512 Kbps. That's fine, but my question is: why do I get 499 Kbps on the Speed Test? The speed won't go beyond 520 kbps at the maximum level and doesn't go below 400 kbps. How does my service provider make this possible? How do they get the speed …

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DSL is managed by a system in the phone company office (central office or CO) called a DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer). The DSLAM can be managed by the ILEC (phone company) or a CLEC (a company that rents lines wholesale from the …

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