these are the maximum rates of downloading provided that no other application is using the connection.
And that the download manager uses a good file retrieval application.
I have Att pro dsl and the rate that i have is 2.5 mbps down and 480 kbps up. However when I am downloading music or anything in the nature the highest rate that I download is 300 kbps. This to me doesnt sound right shouldnt I download at at or around 2.5 mbps?

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