Why are estimated DL times still often based on 56K

[Orionaut]

As above really.

Even though (Almost) nobody has used dial up for literally decades, why do downloading instructions still frequently come with statements such as.

"Estimated Download at 56K, "X" Minutes"

 

[Resident]

Probably because there are STILL areas in the UK and rest of the world where dial-up speeds are the best achievable

 

[SixTwoSix]

Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it

 

[Lopéz]

The same reason games and programmes declare a minimum hardware specification, even when it's something like "Pentium 166MHz processor and 32MB of SDRAM"