Download and Upload Speed??

[Flazzard]

Recently, I tried downloading stuff from the net and the download rate with Internet Download Manager was about 50k. (about 100k on lucky days) But when I check my speed using the online speedometer, it stated that my download speed was 770 kbps and 394 kbps for uploading. Can anyone explain to me why the big difference in the real thing and the test?

Thanks in advance.

Btw, I'm using Streamyx (I think it's 1.0M package.)

[dr_iton]

Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) it will tell you the reason. They did limitated that.
Cheers.

[Flazzard]

what do you mean by limitated?

[KingPincer]

You can try to check 2wire.com or speedtest.net to see your speed

[Flazzard]

the weird thing is that quite often, the download speed can get to as low as a few kbps and that is already with download booster..

[macdad-]

Download Booster or "Speed Boosters" never work for what they say about speeding up your connection speed.

[Flazzard]

Well, my connection speed is very slow and I am not sure why.

But what i meant was, when I did the speed test, i got like 770 kbps for my download speed but my download speed is never anywhere near that. The highest I got was like 100 kbps ++ and quite often it can get to as low as around 10 kbps. Why is that so?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Note: When you download files from a website, you are downloading/transferring the files from their server to your computer.

Why is that so?

Well, because of the following factors:

Your bandwidth
Their bandwidth
Your download speed
Their upload speed
Any upload limits they may set on their server
Latency between servers

[Flazzard]

Is there any way where I can improve it? Coz it's kinda annoying when you're trying to download something and it takes forever to finish..

[dr_iton]

Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) it will tell you the reason. They did limited that.

Contact your ISP, they will give you an answer.
My conclusion is: You can get as much as you pay! (so if you want more internet speed you have to pay more).
Cheers.

[Flazzard]

ouhkay...thx..

[mroilfield]

My conclusion is: You can get as much as you pay! (so if you want more internet speed you have to pay more).

This isn't always true. Some internet providers charge more then others yet they may both offer to give you the same speed. So you can't always get more speed by paying more.

Like Carbon stated there are a lot of factors that determine you speeds.
Other then the ones mentioned my carbon you also have to consider the below.
Type and condition of modem.
# of computers sharing your service.
Even the weather can effect your speeds.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

And even the number of people downloading from the same source.

One more question comes to mind.

Flazzard, are you talking about torrents, or just downloading from websites within the web browser?

[Flazzard]

actually I'm not using torrent, but I am using a download booster called Internet Download Manager. It was recommended by a friend. At times, with the booster, it's rate is just merely around 10kbps or even lower when the test told me that my download speed is 770kbps. I get the part about the ISP provider limiting the download rate or whatever, but i believe it's not till that low.

[macdad-]

Download Booster or "Speed Boosters" never work for what they say about speeding up your connection speed.