With more rapid speeds than the days of the 56K dial-up modems, broaband Internet has made it possible for users to be able to enjoy a broader range of online activities.  Faster speeds make it possible to download and listen to songs and You Tube videos and even stream and download large movie files.

When you’re downloading files from the Internet, how fast the downloads complete is dependent upon your broadband speed.  Following are examples of various download times for file sizes on different broadband connection speeds.

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