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Originally Posted by N3m3sis
Speed test done by downloading 4 large files from gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk (the BY recommended method) and adding the download values.
Taken and 11.:00pm (see attachment)
Not bad!  |
Also completely inaccurate
Those speeds are basically the amount of data downloaded divided by time taken, so I could kick off a 700MB download at 10Mbit, say 1100KB/s and let it run for 350MB then kick off another 700MB download. At completion the first download will quote 775KB/s download speed (1100 / 1.5) while the first will also quote 775KB/s download speed, as both had full 1100KB/s for half their download and 550KB/s for half of it.
That make sense?
Only way to test is with either a single download or multiple downloads started at the same time.
Or better yet use something like DUMeter which will show you the throughput on your line at the time.
Still credit to BY it's a cunning way of making people's connections look better than they actually are