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by pita_ruben

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Hello everyone,

I have the following question and hope you can illustrate me in this matter.

I have a 512k dedicated internet connection. When I test it using for ex. Speedtest.net the average result show me that im receiving what im buying (0.5MB up/down) however I see that whenever I try to download a file the download rate is around 50KB/s.

1. Its only this really what I supose to get with this connection? or my ISP is restricting my download capability?

2. what is the average download rate that I should get?

Thank you so much for your support.

Best regards.

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by rob miners

as I have the same connection speed. Download will depend on the server traffic that you are downloading from. My speeds are 0.7 upload and 0.55 download using Speedtest.net. It willl be slightly different if you use another testing facility. There is no restriction from the ISP, you are getting what you signed for.

by robo_dev

The file you're downloading:
- where is the server?
- how many other users are on that same server?

In many cases servers used for file sharing have very strict bandwidth limits per user, so my guess would be that the server is the issue.

Most speed tests download a file, just the same way you do manually. The only difference is that most speed tests are located on fast links on fast servers that are lightly loaded.

You should try running the tweaktester and speed tests at dslreports.com. These will show you if you have a local configuration issue and help you to verify if your ISP is giving you good service.

http://www.dslreports.com/tools

by pita_ruben

Thanks you so much guys for your valuable suppport.

Well, its the same pattern with all my down load no matter what site Im downloading from and the file type.

I confirm once again my statistics.

My Internet link is "dedicated" and I receive the service via a microwave radio AirMux-200.

The pipe is 512k, the tests show Im getting that but my downloads are 40k only.

Thank you once again.

by seanferd

Same type of ratio I always see.

Depending on the servers from which you download, a download manager may be able to get multiple connections to the server and download the file faster. This one is pretty good: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

The other nice thing about download managers is that they are able to resume interrupted downloads, if supported by the server.

by seanferd

That which reports kilobits per second from that which reports kilobytes per second.

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