What is the difference between bandwidth and download speed?
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bandwidth is how much data can go through the pipe the way you’re trying to use it.
trying to upload? your uploadspeed is your bandwidth
trying to download from a source providing the data at high enough speeds? your downloadspeed is your bandwidth
trying to download a huge file from your friends private homepage he’s hosting on his old laptop in his room? your downloadspeed is lower than your actual bandwidth (because it’s limited by his upload-bandwidth).
Speed is like the speed you drive in your car. Bandwidth is like the gas in the tank. In very basic terms.
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