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OCR: THE INTERNE 311 What factors affect connection speed? Your connection speed depends on whether you connect to your ISP using a telephone, cable tele- vision, satellite, or wireless link. Actual speed can differ from maximum speed because links are susceptible to interference that can hinder signals Upstream speed can also differ from downstream speed What are upstream and downstream speeds? Upstream speed is the rate of data that is transmitted from your computer to the Internet. Downstream speed is the rate of data arriving at your computer. Many ISPs limit the speed of data flowing to and from their subscribers to make sure everyone gets an equal share of the bandwidth Ir many cases, upstream speed much slower than downstream speed When upstream speeds differ from downstream speeds, you ...