On a perfect line, in laboratory conditions, it'll be perfect. But your home and telephone cables are not perfect. All speeds are an average of many downloads and tests. Server load, net delays, packet switching jumps, all contribute to delays. If you were to track the speed second by second, it would go up and over the advertised speed at times, then drop below. As I said, it's an average. Besides, there's not much difference between 1.472 Mb/s and 1.5 Mb/s. None that you'd notice anyway.

If you want a solid 1.5 you need to get a fully digital setup like a T-1 at 1.544 Mb/s both directions.

Wayne

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