Can't download faster than 1mbps.

[Epical]

Pretty straightforward. Line is advertised for up to 10mbps down (cable, so it's shared, but still), and no matter what I simply cannot top 1mbps while downloading stuff. If I'm downloading one thing that single torrent will go 1mbps (should the seeders allow it), if I'm downloading 2-x, they'll divy themselves up to equal 1mbps. I've made sure uTorrent's download is speed is set to Unlimited, but other than that, I can only think it's some sort of ISP/modem restriction?

At peak speeds having only 1/10th my advertised speed is a rather large qualm at this point, and I'd like to get this addressed. If it does turn out to be a restriction on the ISP side, what's the point in having a 10mbps line if you can only ever use 1mbps?

Anyways, any help would be appreciated.

[Snowknight26]

10 megabits per second != 10 megabytes per second. µTorrent shows speeds in ..bytes not ..bits by default. So 10mbps/8 = 1.25mb/s.

[Epical]

Oh so that's about right then? I've never gotten 1.25 (most I've ever gotten is 1.1, but I attributed that to that buffer that uT sneaks on), but I assume that's because it is a cable line and you rarely get max speed.

Yay now I'm not worried anymore, thanks. =)

[viperlasson]

That's how a lot of ISPs trick you, calculating their speed given in bit not bytes. Those bastards.

edit: lawl had bits and bytes switched, bits make up a byte

[Snowknight26]

Oh so that's about right then? I've never gotten 1.25 (most I've ever gotten is 1.1, but I attributed that to that buffer that uT sneaks on), but I assume that's because it is a cable line and you rarely get max speed.

They say you get 10, but thats when the network isn't being used by anyone but you (never happens), so you get stuck with a max of about 9.5. Max I've seen myself is 1203kb/s (9.624mbit) on a 10mbit line.

[Killgannon]

what everyone else said

you didnt purchase a 10MB line you have a 10Mb line (MB=MegaBYTE Mb=MegaBIT)