Why is it when I check on speed test I get like 100 mbps but when I download something I only get 10 mbps??
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If you’re paying for 100 megaBITS, then the fastest you’ll ever see something downloading is 12.5 megaBYTES. Internet speed is measured in bits, but everything you see when downloading files is measured in bytes. 8 bits = 1 byte, so divide your internet speed by 8 to get a number that matches all of the others you see when you’re transferring files.
Then you could ask why are you not always seeing 12.5 megabytes per second on the transfer speed when you’re downloading something if you have 100 megabit internet?
1. You’re doing other things that are eating bandwidth
2. The source you’re downloading the file from has a data transfer cap
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