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01-03-2013, 02:39 PM
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Dreadful download speed
Hey guys, im trying to download a large file, and while I have 6mb/s internet speed, and I have tested it on speedtest.net, my download speed is along the lines of 310kb/s....This is just awfull and to download even a single GB will take like an hour.
Any ideas why my download is so slow compared to the internet speed? Or is this normal? |
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01-03-2013, 02:50 PM
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Barefoot on the Moon!
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If speedtest is showing a good speed, then the problem is likely the server you are downloading from.
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01-03-2013, 03:15 PM
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Normally I would agree. But this speed seems to be pretty consistent with a lot of things. Mainly updating games, the speed always seems to be around that speed.
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01-03-2013, 03:32 PM
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If all your downloads are coming from one source, then it's likely a speed limitation of the source.
If you're using steam, I've consistently hit well over 1MBps. If you're using another source, you might see something different. |
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01-03-2013, 03:59 PM
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That's not really that bad - my 3mb/s DSL tops out at around 300 kB/s. 1gb per hour is not unreasonable, I don't get that kind of speed.
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