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Download speed not right
mikeopvc
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in Techie Stuff
When I do a speedtest on speedtest.net it says download speed is 1.41Mbps and suggests a 800MB movie should take 75mins to download but when I try and download something which is only 260MB it says estimated time is 1hr 40mins and is at a rate of
36.0 KB/sec
Anyone know why?
36.0 KB/sec
Anyone know why?
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where are you downloading from? some sites have loads of bandwidth, others don't.Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.0
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Prefer not to say but if your suggesting that it depends on sites and their bandwidths then I'll accept that.
Was just worried my laptop or router etc might have been to blame.0 -
download speeds do vary based on where you are downloading from, this is also why you can do speed tests from different sources one after another and get wildly different resultsDrop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
Yes try a few different places, if its consistently slow from pretty much everywhere worry about your end.... if its one particular place but everywhere else is fine it's likely they have limited upload bandwidth (and/or too many people trying to download stuff from them at the same time)0
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That kinda answers the question anywayPrefer not to say but if your suggesting that it depends on sites and their bandwidths then I'll accept that.
Was just worried my laptop or router etc might have been to blame.
Look for a new source/tracker/whatever, if it's a torrent then public trackers are pants
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Can anyone suggest a place where I could try a download which should load at the right speed?
Just so I can check if I have a problem.0 -
Your ISP might have traffic shaping on their network which could be giving you slower downloads.0
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Can anyone suggest a place where I could try a download which should load at the right speed?
Just so I can check if I have a problem.
still depends on the protocol you're using
back to the idea it may be a torrent - google openoffice and download the tracker for that - should max your bandwidth in a few seconds.
As has just been said, many ISPs traffic shape, deciding what data should take priority (or be allowed) on their network.Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.0 -
Downloading openoffice at an average speed of about 169KB/Sec
Is this right?0
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