adsl speeds

[krackerjak]

i have bellsouth adsl. it is 1.5mbs down and 256kbs up. what should i expect realistly. also if my downloads show in KBs, do i multiply that number by 8 to get kb's?

[Bababooey]

Your downloads will be 1.3mb/max which comes out to about 160k/s. Yes, you multiply KB/s by 8 to get kb/s.