My Download Speed Is Slower Than It Says

VaughtEV

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Jul 19, 2015
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I did a test on multiple different websites of what my download speed was and on average it's about 17 megabytes per second and when I download something on steam it always tells me my download speed is peak 2.2 mbs, any solutions?
 
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Your ISP and speedtest.net reports in megabits
Steam reports in megabytes.

Approx 8:1 ratio.
2.2 * 8 + ~17. Absolutely nothing is wrong.

jfreggie2

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Are you getting MegaBITS and MegaBYTES mixed up. Because 17 Megabits (Mbps) would translate to about 2.2MByes/sec
 

USAFRet

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Your ISP and speedtest.net reports in megabits
Steam reports in megabytes.

Approx 8:1 ratio.
2.2 * 8 + ~17. Absolutely nothing is wrong.
 
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