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Originally Posted by weemac
I have a 50M Super Hub and if I go to Speedtest.net it tests my speed at 50.4M but say I download a file at 699M it takes 10mins, but according to Thinkbroadband 1 Gb file should just take 3 mins. I just wondered,when it comes to downloading files do people actually get download speeds according to speed test sites, or is it a myth
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It really depends on what upload speed the site your downloading from has. If it only has the capasity to upload at 10Mb then your not going to get any more than a download speed of 10Mb from it. Also need to take into consideration that another thirty people might also be trying to download from the site at the same time. So that 10Mb upload is split thirty one ways.
How are you trying to download the 699mb file is it a direct link, bittorrent or usenet ?