Comcast begins rollout of extreme 50 mbps highspeed. Track the coalitions promise to deliver broadband speeds of 25100 mbps by the end of 2016 and 50100 mbps to 90 pc of fixed line users by the end of 2019. You see, people generally not aware of mb rather they know what an mb is. Anyway, rcn was advertising their cable internet for. I have heard people talking about these speeds before, and since i have very little knowledge about computers, i was wondering if these speeds are good or bad. If you are getting around 7mbps from an adsl connection, 1216mbps from adsl2, 30mbps from fttc, 50mbps from cable or 20mbps from. Mbps to mbs converter helps you to convert the data transfer rate megabit per second to megabyte per second. Ran multiple speed tests on various servers and the. Comcast starts offering freakingfast 50mbps internet.
That will be in mbytes per second, so multiply by 8 to get mbits per second, the number isps use. Running those same speed tests on my surface pro 2 max out at around 46 mbps over wifi. That using the verizon configuration utility seemed to fix this i am getting 22 mb upload, 30 mb download still have a lower upload speed than download speed, dont know if this is normal. When i contacted tech support, they indicated that it was average for cable internet and there was nothing they could do. Download speed is measured in megabits per second mbps. With extreme 50, comcast customers, for example, will be able to download a highdef movie 6 gb in about 16 minutes, a standarddef movie 2 gb in about 5 minutes and a standarddef tv show 300 mb in a matter of seconds.
Im using sshscp to copy the files, and the transfer rate is consistently 7. Yes, virginians, you can get 50 mbps download and 5 mbps upload speeds from cox in northern va. And that its shared by anything and everything connected to the network. Why am i only getting 46mbps download speed on my surface. Mbps to mbs converter megabit per second to megabyte per second. Download speed from comcast on a blast high speed internet connection thru a wired modem and router to pc speed download is. In fact 2 mbps connection speed gives about 250300 kbps depending upon server and load on isp can go beyond 500 kbps also for short intervals.
If you have 56 kbps dial up, 28 mbps which is 28,000 kbps, clearly the 28 mbps is fast. And speed meets smart with our new intelligent wifi, designed to automatically sort wifi issues for you. This is a billion times faster yes, 10 to the power 9 times than 120 mbps. My question is, what download speeds should i expect when having 30 mbps. So basically, my download speeds didnt change between 1 mbps and 8 mbps internet from them and im very skeptical of getting the 30 mbps. Modem 56k dsl 256k dsl 768k dslcable 2m cablefiber 10m i tested my connection speed with and the download speed was 19. Whats fast, whats slow and what is a good internet speed.
What you really meant was 120 mbps, which, for normal home use and even for small companies, is very good. Haha watching xfinity ad about blazing fast speeds while burning up an hour dling a 300mb file. The next fastest provider maxes out around 2mbps and isnt worth nearly what they are charging for it. Try it at different times of day to see how the speeds fluctuate your fastest times will probably be in the middle of the night when the web has less traffic. So the verizon tech who told me that the verizon speed test was irrelevant was full of garbage. These are the speeds i normally achieve with the verizon fios internet 5050 package. Twc, however, improved its toptier download speed by 34. If so then you are downloading about as fast as possible using your line. Even on qwests fastest 7 mbps dsl service, the file would take more than an hour to download. How to decide what internet speed you need nerdwallet. For examplewhen im downloading a torrent upload speed 1. On my desktop wired connection, speed tests generally give me rated speed of 1 mbps.
Nbn said in a statement that 57 per cent of activated premises were connected to the 50 mbps wholesale download speed tier plans or above. Faster speeds allow you to do more things online but is 50mb the right broadband speed for you. Charter spectrum offers super fast internet speeds starting at 100 mbps. Knowing my luck, it is probably a fault and i will be throttled back to the peasant download speeds very soon, when they realise i am feeding on all. Op said 5 mbps with a 5mb file,hes called it bits both times. At this speed, it will take just over 8 seconds to transfer 1 bit. This server has a timeout of somewhere between 510 minutes, and if your attachment fails to upload in that amount of time, it. I am confused about the truth in internet download speeds.
Upload speed saw an even bigger increase, improving by over 50%. Im trying to set up high speed internet in the apartment im moving to tomorrow. Many of us dont have a very good internet connection. I currently have roadrunner high speed cable internet and the speed is ok, but not great. Different upload and download speedsvery slow upload speed. According to the site, to view movie or tvlength videos, 3 mbps of download speed is recommended for dvd quality.
How fast is 30 mbps internet in terms of download speeds. Since installation, my internet speed has averaged between 55 65 mbps. Speed over wifi is dependent on wifi technology g vs n vs ac, signal strength, channel width, and number of mimo streams. Internet download speeds of 100 mbps or higher are often. Spectrum doesnt throttle your speed or have data caps. As i type im transferring my 10gb mp3 collection off of my sun ultra 5 w debian woody to my dualboot pc running win98slack9. So if your phone happens to be automatically downloading a 2gb update in background at 16mbps 2mbs, thats half your available bandwidth right there. Is this speed merely average, because i feel like i have won the internet lottery after having switched isp provider. C, we presented speed consistency metrics for each isp. Australia plunges to 62nd place in global internet speed rankings. Test your current speed by visiting will give you three numbers. I just tested my internet download speed, and apparently i have a 91mps download speed. Comcast increases internet speeds for no additional cost for majority of customers in the west.
Hughesnet is the only available high speed internet provider, and they offer a 1. However, there are some real eyeopeners in the terms of the capabilities of inhome network gear and older pcs that took me. Im at 50 mbps, but i have a 300gb per month data cap. Your connection speed can also be influenced by your routerhow old it is, how. So today i was connecting my ps3 to a new router and when i did the connection test, it said my download speed is 5. Internet speed classifications what is a good internet speed. Whilst i dont expect every to get to the magic 100. Im using a crossover cable, and both machines have 100mbps ethernet a card in the pc, integrated in the sun. Comcast increases internet speeds for no additional cost. My router tg852 internet telephony modem is set for 802. Speed tests are inaccurate because isps cheat on them by prioritizing speedtest traffic. The fcc defined broadband service as an internet connection of 25 mbps download speed and 3 mbps of upload speed. Uploadingdownloading large files and cloud filesharing. New customers can expect amazing features such as free primetime on demand, premium on demand, as well as access to.
I get 50mbps wired in my bedroom, but have real issues streaming video. Australia falls to 62nd in global broadband rankings, but is doing much better. A typical dsl has a down load speed of 3 mbps so if the new catv service is 28 mbps, clearly the catv service is over 9 times faster. I ran a new verizon speedtest to their reston server before going to bed and lo and behold my download speed is back up to 58. Im sure some of you have it and can tell me your download speeds. At 100% transfer speed the effective download rate for a specific file using an 8 mbps connection is 0. As our usage is limited even in 175175 package to 300 gb, you wont be benefited with that high speed unless you have unlimited internet access and you are wanting to download more than 300 gb per month. To reach higher hd quality, youd need to look at speeds of 5 to 7 mbps. Choose a random web site and download a 1050 mb file instead, and look at what rate you get. I am not trying to call them to the carpet over a download speed of 14 instead of 15 mbps but even downloading from the comcast site i get a max speed of 1. Should i put up with their average, or should i be. Im trying to install steam and its asking for my internet connection speed, with the options. At this rate, it will take over three hours to complete the transfer.
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