It’s still super fast, but a 60gb download should be in the ball park of 1min but it frequently would take 10-15min
Edit: I have symmetrical 1GB fiber connection with a router specced for WiFi 7. I did mess up the abbreviation for megabytes, my bad y’all.
Edit 2: I may have messed it up again. IM 5 YALL
Edit 3: bit vs byte 🥵🌶️
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1) A connection rated for a thousand megabits means it can transmit up to a thousand megabits. Oftentimes you don’t get that speed due to congestion at your ISP. False advertising? Sure but they don’t actually guarantee it.
2) the server you’re trying to copy data from also has limited bandwidth, and it has to go through multiple routers to connect to which also have limited bandwidth. Congestion at any point or just a smaller pipe to the server means you’re getting less.
3) Whenever you transmit data, you have to use an error correcting protocol. This protocol adds traffic. Messages that go back and forth to confirm that content was sent correctly. When content is sent incorrectly due to noise or interference, packets have to be resent which means, you guessed it, less overall bandwidth.
When they say your connection supports a gigabit, that’s really just a best case scenario. You’re not going to get that.
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