Optimizing my modem configuration for top internet speed.

[eragi]

I have a Zyxel PK5000z broadband Centurylink modem and I am honestly mostly clueless as to all the various tech jargon settings. I am paying for a 7-8 MB net and the most I have ever gotten is roughly 700 KB/S. In the modem configuration I see the green modem speed as 5792/704 KBPS. http://www.speedtest.net/ tells me I have a 4.5 MB/S connection but when I actually DL things, like from Steam, I never get more than 700 KB/S. I am on wired connection and have a Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller for Ethernet.

So here are my questions;

1. Are there any settings I can change to speed up my internet?

2. Is it normal to only get a partial amount of the internet speed you pay for?

Thanks for any info.

 

[Dunlop0078]

You are confusing megbits per second with megabytes. Speedtest is measuring in megabits, steam is measuring in megabytes. I linked the diffrence below. However if speedtest is saying 4.5megabits per second then you are still getting less than you are paying for, it should be 7 or 8.

https://opensignal.com/knowledgebase/the-difference-between-megabyte-and-megabit.php

 

[sancho_mic]

1 byte = 8 bit
You are having 7-8 Megabit/s speed. And not 7-8 Megabyte/s.
Windows tells you the speed in Kilobytes or Megabytes or Gigabytes.
So do the math, if you have 700KB/s - that's 700 Kilobytes/s, means 5.6 Megabit/s which is closed to what you are paying.

 

[eragi]

Ah, i was getting confused on teh size, actually never knew. Thanks for the infos.