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Posted by Mighty Mike (Member # 1922) on :
 
i use comcast cable for the internet

when i use my laptop to download files sometimes i get over 200 kb's per second but then other times i get only 40 kb's per second

i'm downloading these files in the exact same location, why the different downloading speeds?

what causes them to be different?

thanks
 

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Posted by Wing-Washer (Member # 3013) on :
 
I believe it depends on how many people are online at any given time. With cable internet, everyone shares the bandwidth.

[ February 29, 2008, 07:31 PM: Message edited by: Wing-Washer ]
 

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Posted by footspy (Member # 2112) on :
 
How are you downloading these files? Are you downloading them from a torrent site or from a server like rapidshare, megaupload, sendspace etc. etc. etc.? If you're downloading from a torrent then your download speed is affected by the speed of the seeder(s) and of course the more seeders there are the faster your speed should be. If you're downloading from a server then the speed is usually affected by the amount of people downloading the same file you are at the same time. This isn't always the case though. Sendspace is a good example of this. With any other servers I've tried I usually get several hundred KB/s download speed but with Sendspace I can't seem to get anything higher than 50 KB/s. Of course it starts off fast but then it starts to go down until it reaches about 50 KB/s and then it settles there.

BTW what movie is your avatar from? I find it really annoying but then again I can't stand Jack Black.
 

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Posted by Mighty Mike (Member # 1922) on :
 
i download from rapidshare and mega upload for the most part

right now i am using rapidhare to download a file, i'm the only one using the net in my house and it is moving slow

i don't know what movie my avatar is from, sorry you find it annoying but i am not changing it soon

thanks for the input guys, can anybody else help?
 

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Posted by Wing-Washer (Member # 3013) on :
 

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Originally posted by Mighty Mike:
i'm the only one using the net in my house and it is moving slow

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Originally posted by footspy: BTW what movie is your avatar from?

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Originally posted by footspy: BTW what movie is your avatar from?

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it's from the tenacious d dvd, not the pick of destiny but the one of their hbo show. I think that skit was "rock star sperm" or something to that effect.

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