How do I know what kind of high speed internet connection I have?

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How do I know what kind of high speed internet connection I have?

I'm paying for 5MB of high speed internet service but when I run a speed test, it comes back as 3.7 mega bits per second. Am I getting ripped off?

2006-08-23 15:19:20 · 3 answers · asked by vickil23 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet

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No you are not getting ripped off it fluxiates due to how many comps are hooked to the internet and how many people are using the service. Impaying for 3 MB and Im only getting like 1.7MB

2006-08-23 15:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by lildevilchild_87 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nope, 5MB rate is raw, but the benchmark that you ran is measuring the part that left over after all the network overhead and protocol overhead occupies.

2006-08-23 15:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You're never gonna hit the max available.

2006-08-23 15:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋