Interactive
The web at 2010 speeds
Pick a connection, load a page, and see why a 700 MB film was an overnight job. The simulator is optional and only affects the time machine.
1. Choose a 2010 connection
Around the FCC's 2010 broadband target of 4 Mbps down. Noticeable waits on video and big photo albums.
2. Load a page
The animation lasts as long as a 450 KB page would take at this speed, capped at eight seconds so nobody gives up.
3. How long things took
| Download | 768 kbps | 4 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
|---|---|---|---|
| A 2010 web page (about 450 KB with images) | 5.0 s | 990 ms | 220 ms |
| A 3 MB song from LimeWire or iTunes | 32 s | 6.1 s | 1.2 s |
| A 100 MB YouTube video at 360p, 10 minutes | 17 min 22 s | 3 min 20 s | 40 s |
| A 700 MB film file from a torrent | 121 min 32 s | 23 min 20 s | 4 min 40 s |
| A 4 GB DVD image | 694 min 27 s | 133 min 20 s | 26 min 40 s |
Ideal transfer times at the nominal speed; real connections were slower during peak hours and shared across the household.
4. Apply it to the whole time machine (optional)
Turn the simulator on and every page inside the 2010 browser waits like it is 2010. It stays off by default, and you can switch it off any time from the taskbar.
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