Speedtest.net says 1.93 Mbs I get 170Kbs in Chrome, somethings wrong?

parnel45 · by **parnel45** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:34 pm

Again another question about my really rather useless internet, but i have done another test and i'm up to 1.93Mb which seems great for my area, but i still only get around 170kbs when actually downloading something in chrome, like iTunes update for example

I'm on a Mac, don't know if that changes anything, and have my Bt HomeHub in the room next to the one my iMac is in, so its not a distance from the router issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Edd

blakemore52 · by **blakemore52** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:41 pm

It depends on line traffic and how busy the servers are. Every person does not have their own line direct to the sites browsed, we have to share and a lines capacity is finite. Therefore it is like getting a whole school of kids out of 1 door. 1 kid can run through, 10 kids will have to adjust their speed and route through. A 1000 kids will be bottlenecked and some will pass through different doors, taking a different route. That is exactly how your internet works. It is also the reason that most ISP's restrict downloads at peak times or charge much more for a server with greater capacity. Try your speed test at 3.00 in the morning and you will see much better speeds.

welby62 · by **welby62** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:49 pm

It depends on line traffic and how busy the servers are. Every person does not have their own line direct to the sites browsed, we have to share and a lines capacity is finite. Therefore it is like getting a whole school of kids out of 1 door. 1 kid can run through, 10 kids will have to adjust their speed and route through. A 1000 kids will be bottlenecked and some will pass through different doors, taking a different route. That is exactly how your internet works. It is also the reason that most ISP's restrict downloads at peak times or charge much more for a server with greater capacity. Try your speed test at 3.00 in the morning and you will see much better speeds.

Thanks Steve,your explanation really helped me understand "line traffic"

cordell9 · by **cordell9** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:03 pm

Apple server is that slow problem is other end , its serving thousands of users at once.

carrington39 · by **carrington39** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:09 pm

Apple server is that slow problem is other end , its serving thousands of users at once.

I test at 16-22mbps on average, but I get only 1-2mbps download speed. Its normal for the d/l speed to be lower.