I have a 56k modem but I am usually connected at 45k to 48k. When I download updates or programs, it will start out saying around 19kbps to 20kbps and then very quickly drop until it is about 3kbps. Why doesn't it download at 45k to 48k which is the speed I'm connected at? It is this slow even if I'm not doing anything else with the computer at the time of download.
2007-03-16 09:55:16 · 3 answers · asked by Matthew A 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Also it could be that you are confusing kilobits/second with kilobytes/second.
An 56k modem can transfer 56000 bits per second, which is 7000 bytes per second, roughly 7kilobytes/second.
Programs calculate transfer speed by averaging traffic, so in this case the initial high value could be simply a miscalculation of the software.
Nevertheless, transfer speed is determined by the slowest element of the network between the source and the target, so any slow device, or connection between you and the data could be causing it.
2007-03-24 07:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by LoRaK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some servers have limits so you don't kill their bandwidth, it might be percentile. Sometimes it's set up so that once you get close their upload speed to you drops to save bandwidth for other downloaders. Or something like that, it might be a myth, you might just be unlucky.
2007-03-16 17:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by bobthevicious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,most of the time its your location,or your modem.
you normaly dont get but 75/to/80 % of what your service is.
other than that you must have a poor server.
2007-03-24 11:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by mygame_myplace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋