xxrubymlgxx2 :
DSzymborski :
You're talking about your internet speed and then you're talking about download speed, so first thing to do is to make sure exactly what we're talking about. ISPs will give the speeds in Mbps but if you're looking at download speed to determine your speed, you're likely looking at MBps, which is different. How are you determining what connection speed you're actually getting?
My download speed is supposed to be about 10megabytes per second, but it rarely is more than 3 on wireless (next to the router). I've tried multiple speed tests and every single one says the same thing. Upload speed isnt really as much of a problem and internet speed in general is very slow, often taking 10-20 seconds loading a site or simply not loading it at all
Again, what is the basis for this? ISPs don't advertise their speeds in megabytes per second, they advertise their speeds in mega
bits per second. If you have a 10 Mbps connection advertised for downloads, you ought to be getting somewhere in the neighborhood of one megabyte per second of downloads. For 10 megabytes per second download, your ISP needs to be offering an 80 Mbps connection.
This terminology is *extremely* important, because I'm not sure whether you actually have a problem at all.