[Windsor] downloading is slow, paying for 16mbs, get 3-4mb

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markma join:2006-07-16 Windsor, ON Reviews: ·TekSavvy DSL 1 edit	[Windsor] downloading is slow, paying for 16mbs, get 3-4mb My business standard package that includes up to 16mbs down, has never really come close to that. i've had this package for about 5+ years. my max speed tests are 3600-4500 kbs on dslreports.com my max downloads through files on web pages, newsgroups or other means of downloading tops out at 2 mbs i do have a router, a linksys wrt54gl, but i also connected straight into my pc from the modem with the same results. now i don't have a contract with this package. and when I switched to the business soho starter I found it to be too slow. there's a newly installed line from the power/telephone pole coming to my house.... note - i live in the university of windsor area...lots of students. lately the connection has slowed down around midnight to 400-750 kbs when downloading. so is it me who's expecting to much of the speed, or do i have a real complaint here?
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Marcer Premium,VIP join:2007-07-08 Hamilton, ON kudos:10	said by markma: My business standard package that includes up to 16mbs down, has never really come close to that. my max speed tests are 3600-4500 kbs on dslreports.com So far I'm with you... said by markma: my max downloads through files on web pages, newsgroups or other means of downloading tops out at 2 mbs Now... I've lost you said by markma: lately the connection has slowed down around midnight to 400-750 kbs when downloading. Now... I've really lost you said by markma: so is it me who's expecting to much of the speed, or do i have a real complaint here? Well, that depends... First we have to cover bits, bytes, and speedtests. Your connection is 16Mbps -> (16 MegaBITS per second) Most download managers (be it IE, your Newsgroup reader, or your Torrent client) measure speeds in MBps (MegaBYTES per second). Since 8 bits make a byte, 16 Megabits make 2 Megabytes If your actual file downloads top out at 2 megabytes per second you are getting full speed. Also the speedtest you posted is almost 15 Mbps, so... what seems to be the issue?
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markma join:2006-07-16 Windsor, ON	you've cleared everything up for me. i was misunderstanding alot of things. bytes and bits. thanks. glad to know i'm getting the best out of my connection.
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Marcer Premium,VIP join:2007-07-08 Hamilton, ON kudos:10	Always glad to help
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