Why is my computer's downloading speed sooo much slower than my internet provider says it should be??

Question

I have a DSL connection with Bellsouth and I am supossed to have a 1.5 mbps downloading speed, but when ever I download something (regular or Bittorrent) it downloads at a speed of about 10 kbps.

Can someone help please.

Answer 1

First of all, try this speed test: http://www.speedtest.net/ to see what you are really experiencing. Sometimes it's just the site you are downloading from.

Do you have a direct connection of your pc to the modem? If so, call the provider and have them test the line from their end. I'm getting the feeling it's a poence of bad equipment or line on there part.

One possibility: Do you have the modem connected to your pc via usb? If so, is it a high-speed 2.0? If it's a 1.1 (slow) version, it would perfectly explain your slow speed.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The provider tells you the internet speed in bit per second while PC's use bytes per second to specify the speed. 8 bits form 1 byte so the REAL speed you can obtain is 187.5 kbps.
Now this is the speed you have if you're connecting to a internal server (from your country). If you're connecting outside the speed will be lower (in this case I guess around 25-30 kbps maximum).

Answer 4

call and ask wuts wrong try erasing things you have viewed like websites by going to
1. tools
2 click internet options
3 click delete files
4 delete cookies
5. clear history
6. click ok
it might take a little while if youv'e never cleaned it don't panic just sit and wait
please pick me as best answer

Answer 5

thats because they tell you that the max. speed.. if you are online at night it will be faster because not so many people will be on at night.. i have cox and they say the max speed is 12 mb, the highest ive ever got was only 6 mb

Answer 6

bittorrent is always slow like that, unless you have a reliable website to download from.

you might want to try the usenext client, super fast d/ls but you gotta pay monthly. i would do it, but i don't have a credit card.

also, one other things is you may have a virus.... sorry to break it to ya!

Answer 7

get free orbit downloader
http://www.orbitdownloader.com/

Answer 8

stupid crap happens to me a lot too.