Why is my upload speed WAY lower than the download speed?.. is that how its supposed to be?.. cuz i think i heard that they are supposed to be around the same
2007-02-16 14:26:55 · 6 answers · asked by Mz. Araseli 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Upload speed its never the same when it comes to regular ISP service. The only time it'll be the same or could be the same is on fiber connection with equipment that allows bidirectional speeds.
You are always going to see speeds for upload be lower than download. You use upload speeds very limited, only when sending reports, e-mails or things like that. Download speed you use it for almost everything you do on the web. Viewing webpages, downloading music, movies, etc.
Upload speed is mostly used by people who host services on their pcs, like webservers, e-mail servers, streaming servers and so on.
I hope it helped.
2007-02-16 14:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by Elgato 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which package you buy for your service. Because most of the traffic in residential areas is downloaded rather than uploaded, your service package reflects this. Unless you are willing to pay extra or upgrade to a business package designed for hosting servers and the like, you'll likely deal with what is considered an asynchronous cable or dsl package where the download speed is faster than the upload. Other wise the it is called synchronous where both are the same speed and you can bet you'll fork out more money.
2007-02-16 14:37:21 · answer #2 · answered by Elliot K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upload being slower is how it is for everyone. Most cable and DSL connections are asymmetric — they are designed to provide much better speed for downloading than uploading. Since most users spend much more time downloading than they do uploading, high speed Internet providers have designed their systems to give priority to downloading.
2007-02-16 14:33:38 · answer #3 · answered by hllywood72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broadband has high download speeds, low upload speeds.
Generally, you make a brief request and get a lot of data, so that makes sense. It doesn't if you're sending lots of large binaries or running a server from your living room, both things your ISP frowns upon.
It's there bandwidth and they'll do whatever they can to make it look really fast, whether it is or not.
2007-02-16 14:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by Meg W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), then your download speed will be higher than your upload speed.
2007-02-16 14:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by CVY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur upload speed is gonna be slower than ur download speed.....
if u want to check it urself go here.......
http://www.pcpitstop.com
click "internet speeds" under "tests and scans" on the left hand side...
there u will be able to test ur download speed vs. ur upload speed...
enjoy :)
2007-02-16 14:32:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. My download speed is about 8MB/s and upload is 384KB/s. This is normal.
2007-02-16 14:31:04 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋