350kb/s with 4mb line speed

[andrew0312]

I only get about 350kb/s at best download speed, but I have a 4mb line speed. I'm using a TP link powerline adapter to connect through wall sockets from my router. Should I not have a much faster speed? My friend who lives in the same area as me has a 10mb line speed and gets about 8mb/s which is quite good, he has a wired connection. My router is about 5 years old so I thought that that might be the problem. Does anybody know the reason for this happening?

 

[kanewolf]

If you get 350kB (bytes) then you are getting a reasonable speed. Most dowload dialog boxes are in bytes but your internet speed is megabits. 4 megabits divided by 8 = 1/2 megabit take away file transfer overhead and 350KB would be reasonable.

 

[andrew0312]

If you get 350kB (bytes) then you are getting a reasonable speed. Most dowload dialog boxes are in bytes but your internet speed is megabits. 4 megabits divided by 8 = 1/2 megabit take away file transfer overhead and 350KB would be reasonable.

but then why does my friend get 8mb/s with a 10mb line

 

[kanewolf]

How are you measuring download speed?

 

[andrew0312]

How are you measuring download speed?

By downloading things on steam and google chrome. I did a speed test and it said i should be getting 1.2mbps.

 

[kanewolf]

Download speeds are listed in bytes. Speedtest is in bits (megabits). So your 4Mbit service has AT BEST 1/2Mbyte (500Kbyte) speed. Your 350Kbyte isn't too bad.

The 1.2Mbit on Speedtest is low for a 4Mbit service. It may be worth a call to your ISP to have them check their side.