25 mb/s internet, dloading @ .3 mb

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scar90jupo

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just got new cable internet. dont remember last internet's official speed but a recent speedtest.net test ran before the change results showed 4 mb/s. was downloading on computer 1 then at .5 mb/s. computer 2 @ the same. both hard-wired in.

now, with comcast's 25mb/s internet; speedtest's showing 30mb down. an actual download is resting at around .3 mb on computer 1(now using wireless adapter) and .5 mb on computer 2(still hard-wired in). why?

any help is much appreciated
 
johnb35

johnb35

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Your download speed depends on how busy their server is and a few other things. As long as your speedtest shows your getting what you are paying for then your fine. Try downloading a huge file like this and see what mb/s you get.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24

If you are getting 30 mb down you should be downloading at 3.75 mb/s average.
 
Geoff

Geoff

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Where are you downloading from? I'd trust a speed test a lot more than downloads from random servers. I could be downloading at 4MBps from one server, and 100KBps from another.
 
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scar90jupo

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johnb35 said:
Your download speed depends on how busy their server is and a few other things. As long as your speedtest shows your getting what you are paying for then your fine. Try downloading a huge file like this and see what mb/s you get.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24

If you are getting 30 mb down you should be downloading at 3.75 mb/s average.
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lol, it wasn't that^

WRXGuy1 said:
Where are you downloading from? I'd trust a speed test a lot more than downloads from random servers. I could be downloading at 4MBps from one server, and 100KBps from another.
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that goes without saying
 
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jmtgb

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did you just say you don't trust random servers?

isn't that link suggested direct from the MS.com server?
 
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