10/100 MB/s VS gigabit

Rywo

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i recently received a glassfiber internet connection to my home which puts out roundabout 500 MB/s, but i gain only about 90 mb/s, this is i think because i have a internet switch that supports 10/100 MB/s, will i get 500 MB/s if i get a ethernet switch that emits 10/100/1000 MB/s?
 
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"getochkn" is correct.
Also consider (if you don't already know this) that the advertised speeds that the ISP's give us are in Megabits, not Megabytes. A Megabyte contains 8 Megabits. Which means if your ISP says it's giving you 80MB download speeds, that means you're getting 80 Megabits and only 10 Megabytes (the standard in which we all measure hard drive capacities).

Shazamy

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"getochkn" is correct.
Also consider (if you don't already know this) that the advertised speeds that the ISP's give us are in Megabits, not Megabytes. A Megabyte contains 8 Megabits. Which means if your ISP says it's giving you 80MB download speeds, that means you're getting 80 Megabits and only 10 Megabytes (the standard in which we all measure hard drive capacities).
 
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Rywo

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yea i checked it and its 500 MB/s from the router. so i'm happy :) thanks for the help both of you
 

ouroborus

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More like 1:10 rather than 1:8 due to encoding overhead.
 

neothaka

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gigabit ethernet ports on your router is never a bad thing, as it makes your router future proof. Currently, I'm not sure how many ISP provide a broadband connection for an affordable price that utilizes the potential of a gigabit port.
 

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