Windows 10: Download Speed Test vs Actual Downloads

Discus and support Download Speed Test vs Actual Downloads in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi there, Our home wifi has speeds of up to 700Mbps, when I run a speed test on my devices, i get around 643Mbps. Now, when I actually download... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by maliacook, Aug 5, 2021.

  1. maliacook Win User

    Download Speed Test vs Actual Downloads


    Hi there, Our home wifi has speeds of up to 700Mbps, when I run a speed test on my devices, i get around 643Mbps. Now, when I actually download something, lets say for instance I am downloading Apex Legends... I am only getting download speeds of 10Mbps... Please help. I know it is not the Wifi.

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    maliacook, Aug 5, 2021
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  2. Slow Download Speed

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft forums.

    • I would suggest you to test the speed using any of the speed test website or app to confirm the upload and download speed.
    • I also suggest you to reset the wireless router to check if that helps.
    • You may plug in the Ethernet cable if available and check the speed.


    Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you
     
    Rajeshwari_Patil, Aug 5, 2021
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  3. W1zzard Win User
    W1zzard, Aug 5, 2021
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  4. Daniel Win User

    Download Speed Test vs Actual Downloads

    Browsing speed is fast, but download speed is 0

    I'm currently using Windows 10 and netcomm nb604n router.

    Problem:
    Web browsing on chrome/edge/firefox works fast, but my download speed from majority of websites start around 10kb/s and eventually (in a few minutes) decrease to 0kb/s.

    Here are some example files that does this:
    https://atlas.hashicorp.com/laravel/boxes/homestead/versions/1.0.1/providers/virtualbox.box
    Git for Windows (there is a download button)

    When I am downloading from utorrent, or when I installed the Unity engine through Unity's installer, my download speed was fine.

    Things that I have tried:

    1. Running the test on speedtest.net. It says that my download speed is 18MB/s and upload speed is 1Mb/s. Of course this doesn't demonstrate the actual speed that I'll get when downloading/uploading from a server, but my ISP is using this to say that there is no problem on their side.
    2. Taking my router, filter, and all cables to another house and downloading the same files that I couldn't download. This worked perfectly fine, so I'm guessing that my equipment is not the issue.
    3. Using both wireless and LAN on a brand new computer and an old laptop. The problem exists in all cases.
    4. Resetting and restarting the router. Did not do anything.
    5. Changing the mtu settings as suggested on Windows 7, download speeds drop to 0 kb/s and the download has to be restarted
      Unfortunately this didn't solve my issue.
    6. Calling my ISP to make sure that they weren't throttling my network. They are denying any fault on their end, and are claiming that there is something wrong with my computer or my router but refusing to provide a solution.

    If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on what I could try to resolve this issue, please let me know!
     
    Daniel, Aug 5, 2021
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