Download Speeds
 

When I'm browsing, my download speeds for files always seem to go down some. We're suppose to have 6mb of downstream bandwidth here with Comcast, so what gives?

Go to this site and test your real download speed. Give it several tries to get an average.

Which site?

Sorry here is the site http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html

Average about 5-5.3mb.

check the speed with your antivirus and firewall on and then do the same without them

So nothing wrong with your download speed. What makes you think you have a problem?

My file download speeds always seem to go down a bit while browsing, when I check my torrent client.

Try this site for checking your speeds. It's a more robust test IMO. Just pick download>Smartest

Avg'd 2mb connection, 230kb/s

That's pretty darn slow. I'm at 8mb. What is Comcast's advertised speed?

6mb

I get consistent results on both sites.

I just did SG's test site:

DwnLoad: 44.9Mbps
Upload : 359 Kbps

Whatever the hell the numbers mean...I'm on ComCrap's superduper
connection, fwiw.

I've run the "speed tests" on occasion and find they vary all over
the map.

And, just ran Alpac's site for a result of: 3002 Kbps

www.speakeasy.net is always reliable.

just a point of order here, any site that registers "speed" is never dead on. the best way to use them is to let them test your connection and use that first test as a baseline. Then on subsequent tests compare the results. Obviously there is a problem is you're supposed to get say 8Mb and you get 3, but overall don't get overly concerned with a 1-2Mb/s variance.

Yeah, that's a good site. That's the second one I use :thumbup:

I get results on this site consistent with the two others. Between 3.5 and 4 mg

Download that is

That's good.

well if you are browsing the internet that is taking some of the bandwidth from your available bandwidth therefore your bandwidth on the DL side will go down...other fluctuations can be due to bandwidth on the other user's end

Happens to me too Vinuneuro. Is it a big drop in dl speed? How many files are being downloaded and what is your total dl speed?

For every packet you receive your BTclient has to send out an "OK got it" before the next packet is sent out. So if you are using up most of your bandwidth on the dl side and then browsing around using up the rest of it you'll end up in a never ending queue with your torrent client constantly waiting for a ping! slowing the whole process down.

Hope this answers your question.:thumbup:

I get 2637.4 kbps - DSL pro ATT/Yahoo

Well, torrents don't work like that. The maximum upload speed is based upon your upload speed and everyone else's upload speed. You usually wont get more than 1mbps. If you want to test file download speed, download something from the microsoft site here

Most ISP's will also cap your bandwidth if they see a steady stream (they realize what you're doing and don't want you to hammer their other customers on the same "pop)

go to www.dslreports.com
and run Speed test and Tweak test under Tools menu.
do you have a router?

Speakeasy Test
 

Speakeasy gave me these results:

3152kbps Download
607 kbps Upload

DSL Pro Service

10169 Kbps or 10.2 Mbps DL


Cablevision Optimum

Wow!
 

WOW!:popcorn:

Interesting site...hadn't tested speed since I moved into verizon FIOS land...

download at 21.24 mbs
upload at 1.8 Mbs

Speakeasy shows me at 3084 kbps down, 1837 kbps up.

Not bad. It's been fairly reliable too.