Originally Posted By: ryck
I just ran a speed test (at the ISP site) and the results said Download 15.06 Mbps and Upload .39 Mbps.

It's interesting that the speed indicated in the download window is 16.6 Kbps.

As we've discussed before in these forums, the actual download speed you observe is rarely limited by your ISPs specs. Far more often the server you're downloading from sets the rate, possibly 'aided' by local and general network conditions. In my case the highest download speed attained was about 1/4 of my ISP-set maximum, but mostly it was closer to 1/10 of that. At the same time I could download other files at up to 250KBps. Hence my suspicions about the source server.


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