How come when you have a 2mb connection do you only ever download at most 250! and with an 8mb connection most I've seen is 600kb/sec. Why wont it do 2mb or 8mb respectively!
Also will I get a better speed through an ethernet cable than I would through a wireless network (obviously more reliable as no chance of dropouts through signal problems!)
2007-02-12 00:20:46 · 9 answers · asked by AndyCFCO 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
A download is a poor measure of connection performance. You cannot receive any faster than information is being sent. Servers for downloads are typically throttled to avoid the situation where just a few users consume all the outgoing bandwidth.
Ethernet cable vs. wireless: the limitation for ethernet depends on whether you have a gigabit interface attached to each end of the ethernet. Otherwise you will be limited to 100mb data rate even though the ethernet cable can carry it faster.
The new MIMO, draft-N and dual radio routers can push wireless at 240mb which is faster than ethernet over very short distances.
2007-02-12 00:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2MB bandwidth is a top wack speed. You will never attain this on a download. Remember that packets are sent in both directions during a download and therefore and firstly you will need bandwidth for uploading this information. My program at http://www.bandwidthvista.com allows you to get more detail and maybe understand this. The other factor that will matter is the distance and hops the data must travel. Wireless adds a new layer of security( or should do ) and therefore will slow speeds down. Wireless drop outs are more common around other wireless signals incuding phones and microwave ovens!
2007-02-12 09:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by Tim J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do my testing with 2wire.com. Depending on how I have my network set up I either see the speed of my connection to the router or the internet speed when I look at the network icon on my pc. I have cable broadband and I see speeds of between 4500k and 5500k on my 5M connection. Wireless is 11M for B or 54M for G so that should never be the slow point unless you have multiple connections on a B network. Are your downloads and web page fetches unacceptable or are you just trying to see the speeds? If your surfing is fast enough for you then I wouldn't even bother with the speed tests. It is true that those speeds that the cable company tell you are best case scenarios and you will be lucky to obtain them. One other thing that will affect cable traffic is the number of connections on your line in your neighborhood. If you can get DSL service you might like it better and it is also cheaper.
2007-02-12 01:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by a1222256 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I have seen, it seems to be more of a marketing thing. Think about it, modems advertise that they can transfer at 56k but on your computer it says 7. There are 8 bits in a byte. The modem box reads 56 thousands bits per second while your computer reads it in bytes or 7 bytes per second. So if I take 2MB and divide it by 8 I get .250 and times it by 1000 I get
250k/s.
2007-02-12 00:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another point is that for DSL broadband, your local phone exchange might support only 1 Mb throughput. So 8 Mb speed will result in mere 122 K or less then 0.12 M at best.
2007-02-12 11:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by CooK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didnt read the ad! It said "Up to 2 mbps"! All broadband providers do this and its misleading because this would be under ideal communications conditions which dont exist! Too many variables such as distance and time of day, how fast the other end is transmitting data,etc make a big difference! To see my point, go to http://www.toast.net/ and run a series of tests on different servers.
2007-02-12 00:34:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broadband is measured in bits not bytes therefore yes 1MB broadband will only serve you at around 100-150KiloBYTES per second which is the equivalent of 8-900 kiloBITS per second, you may get a slightly better connection through ether than wireless, however usually your wireless connection should be more than capable of keeping up with your actual internet broadband speed. if your broadband speed is extremely fast you might find that you are limited to how fast your PC can write to disk if you have a slow PC with a really fast internet connection it´s no good becasue your pc can´t cache or write the information to your PC as fast as the information is available
2007-02-12 00:31:59 · answer #7 · answered by hardcore_pawn 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your average download speed on an 8MB connection (in UK) should be around 750kbps (0.75MB). On a long download (like Microsoft Office 298MB) my speed briefly reaches 1.2MB
2016-03-29 03:20:29 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always wanted to know this aswel, so all the boffins come out come out where ever you are and educate us.
2007-02-12 00:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by MuZZy5000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋