How can I increase my Internet Downloading Speed

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  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    How can I increase my Internet Downloading Speed


    Hello to all of you!

    The speed of my Local Area Connection is : 100.0 Mpbs.
    Here`s the problem.

    The most frequent download speed I get from (Steam, IDM or Browser downloads) ranges 100-120 KB/s.
    But sometimes I get about a speed ranges 900 KB/s or even 1MB/s higher.

    Can someone tell me how can I make it stay with 900 KB/s?
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  2. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    If your connection is 100Mbps then you should get downloads of 12MB/s. However, I think you are mistaking LAN connection speed with the speed you are getting from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). You can only increase Internet download by switching to a better Internet plan from your ISP.

    LAN speed is the speed you can get while communicating with other local PCs that are wired to the router.
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Here I got 0.98 Mbps = 0.1225 MBps =980 kbps.
    But I only get this maximum speed of 140 kpbs.

    Any way to fix this?
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  4. Posts : 41
    Windows 7, 8.1 Dual boot 64 bit
       #4

    you are getting Correct speeds..
    The speed test showing results in mega bits per second..
    IDM is showing speeds in Megabytes per second.

    1 megabyte = 8 megabits.

    ISPs make us fool by stating their speeds in bits instead of bytes
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  5. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #5

    If your SpeedTest is normal, (95% of the time) it is a connectivity issue with that particular site. I sometimes get slow speeds to these sites myself too even though download is 100Mbps. It may be due to congested routes, overloaded servers etc.
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  6. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #6

    Manish, good catch. I failed to realize it. Thanks :)
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  7. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    But still why I get 900kbps sometimes. And have tried it on the same time its happening but dont work.
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  8. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #8

    What does your contract with your ISP say?

    These are all almost same (give or take)
    900 Kbps <=> 125 KB/s <=> 1 Mbps <=> 0.125 MB/s
    kilobits----------kilobytes------megabits-----megabytes
    1 byte = 8 bits
    1 megabyte = 1024 kilobyte
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  9. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I checked the status under system on 192.168.1.1 and on DSL it says.
    Upstream speed= 637 kbps
    Downstream speed= 15583 kbps
    Operational status= G992.5
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  10. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #10

    If you believe it is working slower than it should, talk to your ISP's technical service first. The download speeds you are getting are consistent with each other.
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