Real Speed VS My DSL Exchange Speed

kwesleyb

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Jun 2, 2012
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Hello,

Just wondering if anyone can put my mind at rest with this, from curiosity..

When I log into my Asus router, into internet status and then into DSL, the DSL Exchange speeds are constant:
79999 kbps down
20000 kbps up.


The exchange box is literally outside my house so I am first inline. I might as well have FTTP lol. Anyway, I use an local ISP provider who doesn't limit my connection, in anyway shape or form and I have full fibre on the BT line.

My speeds that im max getting are:
67500 kbps down
18600 kbps up.


Im basically wondering why im under by 18000ish kbps download. I know its not the end of the world, but if its something that might be a simple router setting I could try then im all for trying.

I have everything wired, even a CAT7 cable.

At my old house, my DSL Exchange speeds on router vs my real speeds always synced so this is why im curious.

Thanks for any help, if it ends up that this is just perfectly normal then so be it. Just one of them things i'd like to know :)
 
Solution
You are comparing apples to oranges...
Your DSL most probably uses PPP protocol, so every packet you sent / receive has additional bytes added / removed in order to travel down the DSL line.