2:1 Down:Up internet traffic ratio?

[Dotan Cohen]

I just noticed this info in my modem's interface:
Data Transmitted	1285141280 bytes
Data Received	2111269904 bytes

Could it really be that normal internet browsing and emailing produces
only a 2:1 downloaded:uploaded ratio? I figure with youtube and all
the images on websites that the ratio would be much higher. We do not
do any filesharing or other p2p activities. And the network consists
of two linux machines, so I doubt that there may be a malware
infection. Can anybody shed some insight?

Thanks!

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Dotan Cohen

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