Speeding up Download? +rep

[ben]

That ping is high who else is on your network and are they doing anything?

[lawrawrrr]

It's just me when I did that test... but I am currently downloading 2 things...

[Jack!]

Try clearing you cache ect, Cookies. Flush your DNS maybe?

Oh and this is mine: and my speeds also seem a little iffy

[ben]

I would download 1 at a time and your network may also have a monthly download limit like mine is 4gb then it will get slowed for a while

[Stephen]

Dunno, how do I check? doing that test thing now...

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how's that, i don't really know bout that thing XD

the pings abit high from that server.. is that the closest one to you?

[triston220]

[ben]

Why are people posting their results

[Recursion]

I would download 1 at a time and your network may also have a monthly download limit like mine is 4gb then it will get slowed for a while

I assume that's a typo? We can easily use 4GB in a day lmao

[ben]

If I download 4gb in a day which isnt peer to peer then my speed drops for a few hours
I ment day and I dont easily go through 4gb a day

[Stephen!]

Why are people posting their results

Because it always happens.

When somebody sees a speedtest image, everyone just HAS to post their own. It's natural instinct and it's god damn annoying. I'm not sure what they are trying to accomplish. To show off, maybe? Probably not in Triston220's case. Same with Jaaaack!, but he's obviously trying to show off. And failed.

There have been at least 10 threads asking for help on internet speed and each one of them has turned into a "post your speed" thread. It's ridiculous and I think anyone that post's their speed in somebody else's thread should be given an infraction for trolling. Because that's what it is. It has nothing to do with the issue at hand and knowing somebody else's speed isn't going to help in the slightest.

For the issue at hand, I would recommend holding out for a week or two. Since many people are off work, it's Christmas/New year time your ISP's traffic is probably much higher than usual. That being said, there is something very wrong about that ping. I will probably bash wireless, but I have never experienced a ping that high on WiFi...

Could you please do a speedtest when nobody is using the internet, and whilst you are not downloading anything? Would be helpful for us to identify the current max line capabilities. Bear in mind, that evenings are classed as peak times, especially on weekends so I would recommend waiting until the early hours. No harm in trying it now, though. If the speed looks normal, then it's probably the server where you are downloading the files from. If it's P2P, then it's no surprise that you are getting slow speeds since it all depends on how many peers you are connected to, and how quickly they are uploading.