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Fast internet speed but download speed less

Mar 25, 2008 11:44PM PDT

Hi!

My specs: win xp sp2, 256mb ram, P4 1.7ghz, Broadband connection

the problem:

I use Eset NOD32 total security where there is a built in firewall.
whenever i download a file,using the latest Free Download Manager(FDM) or any other method i observe a moderate speed like 7kbps to 8kbps (yeah...I know, but thats really high in Bangladesh!)but when i turn on the "overview of established network connections" in the firewall section, it shows that my speed is more than 15kbps and occasionally reaches 25-27kbps.

Can someone tell me whats going on and how i can harness the actual download speed?

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There are many areas to learn about here.
Mar 26, 2008 12:37AM PDT

1. Some ISPs "shape" the bandwidth. That is, limit download P2P and other speeds to save bandwidth for those that "surf."

2. Some ISPs "boost" the speed for web pages but not others with local web caching machines.

Only your ISP can tell you which they do.
Bob

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I know
Mar 26, 2008 3:20PM PDT

I know but I am already seeing the bandwidth and download amount on the screen, so i think there is a problem with a software which is restricting the actual download speed.

P.S. the downloads are in Bytes

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The software you listed is not known to cause this issue.
Mar 26, 2008 9:43PM PDT

But the ISP is known to do that.

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Poor quality download speeds on Cnet.com
Mar 28, 2008 4:02AM PDT

I have no problems downloading programs from Cnet.com and do not require technical advise. Downloading progroms from this site is like being back on Dial up. The max speeds that I get starts out at 50kps which then slows down even futher and avarage time to complete the download around 39-40mins. I am on a 20mb fast cable connecton from virgin media and trust me they deliver the speeds. After attempting to download a file form this site I gave up and contacted Virgin broadband and told them about the download speeds and they did a test of my connection while online they cal my internet speed by getting me to download two files at once and I was downloading at 25mb and normally from any other site I get great download speeds. I was advised that many web sites can not handle some of the high speeds and this site seems to be one of them. To date this has only been a problem with this site.

Christopher