# \*Detecting Connection speed\*

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-connection-speed/36920>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 3, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-connection-speed/36920 "2003-12-03T16:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirthinidhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@kirthinidhi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirthinidhi)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-connection-speed/36920/1 "2003-12-03T16:10:55Z")

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Hi!

At run time, Is it possible to detect the ‘Connection Speed of the user’ and change the way my preloader works? Say If the user is on a Dial up connection then play the initial 50% of the movie that has been loaded while loading the remaining 50% in background, If the user is on DSL or cable then load the entire 100% movie and so on.

kirthi