Wierd Downloading

Dr Nick · 07-28-2005, 10:25 PM

Hi Everybody,
Whenever i download anything i always start out at like 450kb/sec and as the download continues that number just keeps getting smaller and smaller untill it bottoms out at around 4kb/sec! anybody know why this happens?

turnstile · 07-29-2005, 02:53 AM

Your 4Kb is probably the true speed.
I am presuming that you are downloading via internet explorer... i.e a software from download.com
when you click on the download link and as soon as you get that 'save as' window, the OS starts saving the file in the temp folder and as soon as you select a location that data gets transferred from temp to your location.
Based on the already present data, the download window shows extremely high speeds, when its not true, since that data is already present... so to make up for the lost time.. it shows that download is at 450kb

Just a presumption based on a download via a web browser

Could be a different problem if you're talking bittorrents or P2P.

Trifid · 07-29-2005, 05:38 AM

Are you on dial-up?

Go to http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp and run the speed test, that will tell you your true D/L and U/L speed.

Dr Nick · 07-29-2005, 10:22 AM

Im on a cable broadband and I was downloading a 200 sum odd Mb file and i got like 40% through and it was still going strong. That was from a Microsoft server so maybee thats it

Him · 07-29-2005, 10:29 AM

You have to realize that servers will slow down in heavy traffic. The server your ISP is using could have been flooded, as well as the MS one, which would be causing the slowdowns. The MS website is an international website, and MS is an international company, so at any given time, millions of people from all over the world are prolly logged into that server downloading one thing or another.

07-28-2005, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dr Nick True Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 211	Wierd Downloading Hi Everybody, Whenever i download anything i always start out at like 450kb/sec and as the download continues that number just keeps getting smaller and smaller untill it bottoms out at around 4kb/sec! anybody know why this happens? __________________

07-29-2005, 02:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
turnstile Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 59	Your 4Kb is probably the true speed. I am presuming that you are downloading via internet explorer... i.e a software from download.com when you click on the download link and as soon as you get that 'save as' window, the OS starts saving the file in the temp folder and as soon as you select a location that data gets transferred from temp to your location. Based on the already present data, the download window shows extremely high speeds, when its not true, since that data is already present... so to make up for the lost time.. it shows that download is at 450kb Just a presumption based on a download via a web browser Could be a different problem if you're talking bittorrents or P2P. __________________

07-29-2005, 05:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,012	Are you on dial-up? Go to http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp and run the speed test, that will tell you your true D/L and U/L speed. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

07-29-2005, 10:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dr Nick True Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 211	Im on a cable broadband and I was downloading a 200 sum odd Mb file and i got like 40% through and it was still going strong. That was from a Microsoft server so maybee thats it __________________

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07-29-2005, 10:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Him Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,194	You have to realize that servers will slow down in heavy traffic. The server your ISP is using could have been flooded, as well as the MS one, which would be causing the slowdowns. The MS website is an international website, and MS is an international company, so at any given time, millions of people from all over the world are prolly logged into that server downloading one thing or another.