OK question!

[gimmecookiesnao]

If i have 7 mb connection why do i only download at 500k??

where is the rest of my 6.5 mbs??

any isp people here?

[camaz0tz]

ur connection speed isnt how fast u dl... go google what ur connection speed means i dont care enough to explain it for u

[gimmecookiesnao]

ur connection speed isnt how fast u dl... go google what ur connection speed means i dont care enough to explain it for u[/b]

didnt help. anyone actually wanna give good answer?

[Zaczaco11]

im going to give a wrong answer in hopes that someone will go "you're an idiot, this is what it is"

600mb is the communication speed between you and your isp the 500kb/s is a cap put on probably by the file host in order to reduce lag on the hosts server side.

[evilwevel]

7 Mb = 0.875 MB

so basically you should be able to get speeds around 875 kb/sec when you're downloading.

but a lot depends on where you're downloading from.

[schrotti]

7 Mb = 0.875 MB

so basically you should be able to get speeds around 875 kb/sec when you're downloading.

but a lot depends on where you're downloading from.[/b]

No.

You have a 7Mbits connection.
8Mbits = 1MB

However, due to many factors as well as the distance from the next server, and and and. You lose, depending on the connection type, cabels used and others, a lot of your bandwith. Hence for you "only" getting 500kb/s, 600-650kb/s is probably the max you'll go up to. You, however, can give your provider a call and ask for a profile increasement due to the huge distance or other factors and get another 50-100kb/s out of the line.

[FreekaleeK]

I have a 6mb connection and I download at around 700kb/sev average, been known to get 1.5mb/sec o.O

[josri]

I got 20mb h34r:

or am I talkin shit now?

[Ahh...]

There is some old lady in Sweden who has 1G connection and she uses it for reading news at internet.

[KrepiN]

There is some old lady in Sweden who has 1G connection and she uses it for reading news at internet.[/b]

that is only a "experiment" it was her son and grandson who did it

[Shurt]

There is some old lady in Sweden who has 1G connection and she uses it for reading news at internet.[/b]

That's actually 40gbit connection. 1gbit consumer connections are quite common in places like Tokyo.

[camaz0tz]

That's actually 40gbit connection. 1gbit consumer connections are quite common in places like Tokyo.[/b]

my offer still stands...we can move to tokyo and shove our new faster than schrotti's connection in schrotti's face

[Parasitic]

my offer still stands...we can move to tokyo and shove our new faster than schrotti's connection in schrotti's face[/b]

does that offer only go to shurt?

[phantomlink]

no, goes to me as well

[orko]

No.

You have a 7Mbits connection.
8Mbits = 1MB

However, due to many factors as well as the distance from the next server, and and and. You lose, depending on the connection type, cabels used and others, a lot of your bandwith. Hence for you "only" getting 500kb/s, 600-650kb/s is probably the max you'll go up to. You, however, can give your provider a call and ask for a profile increasement due to the huge distance or other factors and get another 50-100kb/s out of the line.[/b]

He said 7Mbits=0.8750MB, wich is the same comparison as 8Mbits = 1MB so he was right.

And ur download speed depends on many factors besides ur "speed" that its stated in ur contract. Depends where you are downloading from, and your company maybe guarantees you a minimum % of your total speed purchased. Here in Peru "Timofonica" guarantees us only the 10% of the speed contracted.