I have a 4 mbps plan, but my download speed is only 480 kbps(max). Why is this?

Question

I bought a new Broadband connection. 4 mbps Plan, but I get only 450 - 480 kbps download speed. why is this? Why do they call it a 4 mbps plan?

Answer 1

The fact is if U buy a 4Mbps connection that doesn't mean that U get 4Mbps dld & upld speed. Connection comes from modem through server. & that's Y we all get 10% of offered speed. that means U should get 400Kbps dld speed & 180Kbps Upld speed. & that's absolute. However If it's a dedicated server connection then U should get 90 to 95% access to Ur offered speed. I using 2Mbps connection & my dld speed is near about 230-260. It's all same.

Answer 2

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I have a 4 mbps plan, but my download speed is only 480 kbps(max). Why is this?

I bought a new Broadband connection. 4 mbps Plan, but I get only 450 - 480 kbps download speed. why is this? Why do they call it a 4 mbps plan?

Answer 3

4 Mbps To Kbps

Answer 4

500 Kbps To Mbps

Answer 5

in short and simple .. 1 Mbps = 125 Kbps

the mega bytes (MB) is used for file size.. and which is commonly used by everyone.. and its true that 1 Mega byte equals to 1000 Kilo bytes as you thought

but here Mbps is refers to mega bits per second ... mega bits is used for internet speed ..

so 1 Mbps = 125 Kbps

2 Mbps = 250 Kbps

4 Mbps = 500 Kbps and so on

always remember megabytes (MB) and megabits (Mb) are different things..

Answer 6

The actual number should be 500KBps ( kiloBYTES ).You can enter in your bandwidth here http://easycalculation.com/bandwidth-calculator.php and change the first value which in your case would be changed to mbps ( megaBITS ). Where did you go to verify that info. Have you verified that info multiple times over a day? Traffic will affect up and down speeds. Have you verified that speed at multiple speedtest sites such as http://www.speedtest.net/ & http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ ? mbps is not MBps (megaBYTES ). Yes you knew that. Because they want it to look good. 4mbps was easily confused with MBps and the actual download speeds were shown in KBps on websites so people "saw" mbps and automatically thought it to be higher than KB and that implied MBps which of course it isn't. Convoluted logic it was.If you go to speedtest and see less than 4mbps over 1 or 2 days I would call your ISP and have them provide the level of service you are paying for. I pay for 20mbps and receive over 30mbps so I can't complain.http://www.speedtest.net/result/1338260490.png & compare that to http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

Download Speed: 47585 kbps (5948.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 2121 kbps (265.1 KB/sec transfer rate)



As you can see the results are presented differently and vary greatly due to server differences and other variables. 33,540kbps vs 47,585kbps shows you the test is not an exact science and will be different at different times and places. At the same time if you never meet or exceed your ISP's level they are charging you for I would def call them. Speakeasy further muddies the water by displaying the results in kiloBITS as opposed to kiloBYTES. For those with a higher level of service like mine we see the results WHEN DOWNLOADING FROM WEBSITES in megaBYTES except when websites throttle or cap the bandwidth they provide per download then we may see the results as kiloBYTES.

Answer 7

Bandwidth, not actual. If you had a dedicated line then 4 mbps would be actual. Plus you can only download as fast as the server you're downloading from.

Answer 8

Your ISP sells you internet in Megabits per second and you download your content in MegaBytes per second. there is a couple ways you can check this. Multiply your download speed by 8. 450-480 is 3600-3840 mbps. you can also check your online speed by going to speedtest.net that will show your speeds in the advertised notation.

Answer 9

Check out the receive rate when you are downloading. It should be around 3 mbps. That's what they mean.

Answer 10

The actual download speed is always 1/8 of your connection speed.

Hence 4Mbps = 1024*4 (4096 KB/s).

And your speed is 4096/8 = 512 KB/s.

512 KB/s is the highest practical speed you re ever gonna get.

Answer 11

observe the difference,,,,,,your provider has written 4mbps....but you must be getting speeds at

450 to 480 KBps...



1 KB =8 Kb

1 MB=8 Mb



thus 450 to 480 KBps means 3600kbps(3.6mbps) to 3900kbps(3.9mbps),,,so you are gettin the best speeds out of your connection

Answer 12

4 mbps (mega bits per second) = 4x1024 = 4096 kbps (kilo BITS per second).

4096 kbps (kilo bits per second) = 4096/8 = 512 kBps (kilo BYTES per second).

Therefore

4 mbps = 512 KBPS

Answer 13

Yes. 4mbps means 4 mega bits per second. means 4000 kilo bits per second.

So your speed is 4000 kilo bits per seconds

Convert bits into Bytes by: 1Byte = 8bits



Means your speed is 4000 kilobits/8 = 500kiloBytes per seconds ie. 500kB/s download rate.

Answer 14

I have 2Mbps plan and i get about 300 to 350kbps.

that is because you will not only downloading but using internet simultaneously. it also depends on how many computers your using the same internet connection.

It also depends on how many people are seeding that particular file your downloading.



hope i helped you..

Answer 15

actually the terms 4Mbps is different... if you convert to MBps (b=bits, B=Bytes, 1 Bytes = 8 bits)... so actually... your speed is just 512kBps at max. 480kBps is just nearly to 512MBps.

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