In downloading music the speed of broadband really helps out. Imagine you are downloading three off the Beatles Albums. The total amount of data is 1.78 gigs. With a DSL connection at 56 kbit/s it will take at least 8 hours as long as the line doesn’t slow down. But with a broadband connection, moving at peaks of 256 kbits/s then its not a problem, Music Download with broadband will be a lot faster. So why is broadband faster then dialup? Dial-up modems cannot go beyond a bitrate more than 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second). These dial-up modems also require the full use of a phone line which means if you have only one phone line then you cannot receive calls from anyone while you are on the Internet.