This is strange. I did a test on speedtest.net and it gave me a 15mb download speed, 0.50 upload speed. I go to download a file and I'm only downloading at 50 kb/s. What the heck is going on?
My ISP is Time Warner and I'm using a linksys router.
Appreciate any help!
15MB download speed, but downloading files at 50 kb/s?
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Re: 15MB download speed, but downloading files at 50 kb/s?
First of all, the speed test is probably measuring in megabits per second (Mbps), not megabytes per second, so factor that into your calculations.
As it turns out, some servers/links are slow/distant/busy/buggy. I pretty regularly get files that download at under 100KB/s even though my connection can do four to five times that.
On a related note, some cable ISPs have bursting setups where you can download really fast for a short amount of time but you'll be throttled down to a slower speed with sustained use (although "slower" in this case should still be on the order of several hundred KB/s).
As it turns out, some servers/links are slow/distant/busy/buggy. I pretty regularly get files that download at under 100KB/s even though my connection can do four to five times that.
On a related note, some cable ISPs have bursting setups where you can download really fast for a short amount of time but you'll be throttled down to a slower speed with sustained use (although "slower" in this case should still be on the order of several hundred KB/s).
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Re: 15MB download speed, but downloading files at 50 kb/s?
Generally it's the server you're downloading from limiting you to that speed or being incapable of going any faster. I max out download sites speeds all the time.
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