Downloading large files

Question

When I download large files, the download speed isn't as fast as it could be.

2350 · Answer

I connect to the internet by means of a cable modem. If I go to the following web site: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Network/Updates/default.html and click on the download button, this is downloading a 98.9 MB file with a speed of 25 to 27 KB per second speed. I have mcafee internet security suite 2006, a red and gray M by the system clock. I would think on a cable modem, you could download a 98.9 MB file with a speed of a few hundred kbs per second. Maybe something in my mcafee software is causing the slowdown.

2350 · Answer

How long does the speed test take to complete?

volcano11 · Answer

There is a lot of overhead involved in downloading files, not to mention the speed and capacity of all servers between you and the download site.  What speed do you expect and what speed are you getting.   Steve

volcano11 · Answer

Go to the following site - http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ , choose a server and run the speed test.  How does the download speed compare with what your cable internet provider advertises?  For example my cable provider advertises 6,000 kbps.  When I run the speed test at speakeasy, I usually get between 5,700 and 5,900, not enough difference to be concerned about.    Steve

volcano11 · Answer

No more than 20 to 30 seconds.   Steve

klbf · Answer

or try speedtest.net since this will allow you to test international servers and local ones takes about 15-20sec to do... also you might want to try something like getright which allows multiple connections on any downloaded file.. My Web Site

klbf · Answer

with a speed like that obviously the server you are downloading off doesn't have the bandwidth for you to download at full speed My Web Site

2350 · Answer

Using the link, I have a download speed of 5847 and an upload speed of 366.

klbf · Answer

probably, because a lot of people are downloading files from their servers... ie they dont have unlimited bandwidth to give ever downloader maximum download speeds... i would try using getright though it should help My Web Site

2350 · Answer

So if I go to the following link: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Network/Updates/default.html why is my download speed slow, even though on the speed test website, my download and upload speed was quite fast?

2350 · Answer

How do I get this getright?

klbf · Answer

here linky it is only one of many download managers... but they all do much the same thing My Web Site

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