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by: lee-4245 March 5, 2011 9:29 AM PST

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Internet speed.

by lee-4245 - 3/5/11 9:29 AM

I am with Comcast Internet. When I did a speedtest last night on my desktop, it showed 19+ mps. Then I got back to the site where I was downloading a video file, it showed only 15 kbps. Where was the problem ? Can anybody help ? Thanks !!


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I don't think anyone can help.

by ahtoi - 3/5/11 2:33 PM

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It seems your download site is either under power or they got too much business.


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I can help you to solve this problem.

by shivku123 - 4/25/11 10:01 AM

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Usually it will consume more time to download video because, the video files occupies more memory space than any other files. you can install some special softwares to speed up the download of video files, finally you can test the your internet speed here http://www.ip-details.com/internet-speed-test/


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Normal . . .

by Coryphaeus - 3/6/11 5:03 AM

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What kind of server is at that download place? Are they using fiber or copper for their back bone? What version is their ATM machine? How many hops does your download take?

Never, ever, assume that all speeds will be the same. This from my Time Warner/Roadrunner account:

http://www.wayne2.net/speed.jpg

Do I get this speed everywhere I surf? Of course not.


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speedtest is a poor test

by wizbang_fl - 4/26/11 8:19 PM

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Speedtests will provide the optimal result you can expect based on your connection to the internet. Where you are downloading from is the other component that is "unknown". I also have Comcast with the 20mbps account, but routinely only see around 10 to 12 on the speed test. Downloading files I get anywhere from 512kbps to 7 mbps depending on time of day, etc. It's my understanding the Comcast power-boost results will show in speed-tests because it's not a large amount of data. But, it only lasts for a smaller file trying to download a video 100mb for example, it throttles to the standard download rate.


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