Question Friend has faster download speed than me ?

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We both started downloading a torrent, I started first, I got 2-10Mb/s and he got 40Mb.

We both have: 1000Mb download speed (800~ tested), wired, no VPN, same torrent client (qBittorrent), same settings, same torrent, no DNSs, same time (span of an hour), different ISPs, I have windows 10 and he 11, we live like 100km from each other,

Torrent had 6 seeders and only us downloading. There is no way he connected to 1 good seeder and I didn't, especially because I started first and he ended first, I would have connected to the good seeder at some point.

He is wired directly to his router, while I have 1 x router and 2 x bridges, but I tested the speed and got
800 down / 500 up.

What could the problem be?
 
If you get a speedtest result that is what your ISP is selling you then there is likely no problem with your pc, router or the internet connection to your house.

Unless it is something about the torrent software on your pc it is likely out of your control. Key difference is you say you have different ISP which can make significant difference in the path data take.
It doesn't really pay to even worry about things like how ISP are interconnected and performance between ISP you can not change anything.

Although not as common some ISP will still detect torrent traffic and assign it a lower priority in their network.
 
Likely no problem at all other than the download paths are very likely different and "your path" happens to be the slower path.

That could change at any time.

However, as I understand your post ( 1 x router and 2 x bridges)l there could be other reasons.

E.g., why "bridges"? What is the requirement for bridges and how are the bridges configured?

More information needed.
 
Likely no problem at all other than the download paths are very likely different and "your path" happens to be the slower path.

That could change at any time.

However, as I understand your post ( 1 x router and 2 x bridges)l there could be other reasons.

E.g., why "bridges"? What is the requirement for bridges and how are the bridges configured?

More information needed.
I'm not savvy in this stuff, but basically the router is far ish away, and the path to my pc (all wired) passes through 2 other routers with the bridge setting turned on
The only thing I can change are the settings
 
I'm not savvy in this stuff, but basically the router is far ish away, and the path to my pc passes through 2 other routers with the bridge setting turned on
More explanation needed: Whose routers? Why far away? Who configured and administered those routers and bridges?

Not a likely setup for most end users and there may be all sorts of issues involved.
 
More explanation needed: Whose routers? Why far away? Who configured and administered those routers and bridges?

Not a likely setup for most end users and there may be all sorts of issues involved.
All my routers, the first/main router is far way because it's at the house's entrance, that's where the fiber/ISP cable enters and connects to it, while my pc is at the other end of the property (it's not a big property, but long). So to have wifi coverage all the way through, the ethernet cable passes through 2 routers/bridges, until it reaches my PC.

Main router was setup by the ISP technicians, and the other 2 I connected myself and set to bridge mode
 
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