text: when i connect to dialup connection of a 52 kbps speed and download something the " download speed " is 4kbps? the computer connects to a speed of 52 kbps( wriiten in system tray ) ,then why when i download some thing the speed is onlyyyyyyyyy 4 or 5 kbps.....................??? the connection speed is 52kbps (b = bits). the download speed is 4-5 kbps (b = bytes) 1 byte = 8 bits you do the math...