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Why upload rates are lower than download rates in normal internet connections?

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Mar 15, 20266842 views
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I have used dial-up and/or broadband services from many service providers (in India) and one thing I noted is that the upload bandwidth is lower than the download bandwidth. Is there any reason for this?

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Most broadband services use ADSL: asymmetric digital subscriber line. The "asymmetric" bit of that refers to the asymmetric bandwidth, i.e. the upload bandwidth isn't the same as the download bandwidth. From the referenced wikipedia article: There a…

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