Is it possible to have download speeds up at 1 MB/sec?

Question

I really want to know if downloads can get to speeds like this.(1 MB/sec) My Internet is download speeds of like 100-120 KB/sec. I tried to look this up on Google but I couldn't find anything.
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Answer 1

The answer is yes, it's possible to have 1MB/Sec download speeds if you're willing to pay extra. Here's why: Data transfer speeds are advertised by internet service providers in mega-bits per second (not mega-Bytes, which is how you've asked the question.) So, for example, Comcast advertises 6 Mbits/sec download which is actually about 0.75 MBytes/sec = 750 KBytes/sec.



It's rare to reach this maximum download rate on a residential line because of all the other people (neighbors) that share the pipe that is feeding your home, as well as limitations based on the download protocol you're using (some protocols are more efficient than others). Using that 6 Mbit Comcast connection, I average between 300 and 400 MBytes/sec downloads.



In reality you should expect your download rates to be about 1/2 the advertised rate. So based on your comment that you get 100-120 KB/sec, I'm guessing you have a DSL line that is rated at 2 Mbits/sec download.



If you really want 1MByte/sec downloads you'll need to purchase a commercial grade internet connection rated at 16 Mbits/sec. This type of service is called "fractional T3" and would require you to pay for fairly expensive up-front installation and equipment costs. Oh, also the service would cost several hundred dollars per month.



Even if you did all this, you're not guaranteed to hit 1MByte/sec download speeds because the sending side (website or ftp site) may not be able to send the data that fast.



So I guess what I'm saying is that 1MByte/s download speed is possible, but because of the expense, you may want to decide if that is really what you need. Can you upgrade your service to 6 or 8 Mbits/second and be happy? Can you switch to a cable service or FIOS provider?



Good Luck!

Answer 2

You can purchase Internet Download Manager It will speed up your download for around 1200 KB/sec. check out Amazon there are good deals going on this product.

Answer 3

My verizon fios is 20Mbps down/ 5 Mbps up. Speedtest.com shows the advertised speeds of my internet. I can actually download files upto 5 MB/ sec and atleast 3 MB/sec. I pay 90 dollars for fios tv and internet with 2 HD STB.



If yours say 1Mbps speed, your download speed is correct.

Answer 4

In my area (central Arkansas) Comcast advertises DOWNLOAD speeds up to 12 MB/s. I am served by CenturyTel DSL and have a nice comfortable 10 MB/s. The upload speed is much, much slower since I can't type fast enough to require a higher speed.

Answer 5

Yes, but you need to pay for it. I had a download speed of 650+ mbps at one point but the internet connection cost $400 a month.

Answer 6

What sort of information superhighway connection do you have? in case you have dial-up then you definately are unlikely to get lots speedier than 56kbps in spite of what application you install. think of of your get carry of connection as a pipe... there is in uncomplicated terms lots area to commute in in spite of the appliance you have put in to push or pull some thing through the pipe. information superhighway Servers will each each now and then help in the experience that they cache many things and your pc will cache issues that are accessed in many circumstances. If compression is became on on the server then the get carry of will speed up besides, yet outdoors of a speedier DSL, Cable or FIOS connection your unlikely to get what you're searching for.

Answer 7

What sort of internet connection do you have? in case you have dial-up then you certainly are unlikely to get plenty speedier than 56kbps regardless of what utility you install. think of of your get carry of connection as a pipe... there is largely plenty area to return and forth in regardless of the utility you have put in to push or pull something during the pipe. internet Servers will now and lower back help interior the sense that they cache many stuff and your pc will cache issues that are accessed in many situations. If compression is grew to become on on the server then the get carry of will speed up besides, yet exterior of a speedier DSL, Cable or FIOS connection your unlikely to get what you're finding for.

Answer 8

I'm with Telus DSL and I get 6.0MB/sec, but whatever the ISP Advertises, you get an 1/8th of what it is. I get 6MB/s, but 6x1024= 6144. 6144/8=768, so I max out at 768KB/s on my download rate. Normally, your upload rate is very slow compared to your download rate, which gets annoying sometimes. I max out around 50KB/s on my upload rate. Depending on what your ISP offers, that's what you can get.

Answer 9

1MB/sec is different from 1 Mb/sec.

To get 1MB/sec you need dedicated internet speed of more than 8 mbps



Difference here is "B" and "b".

Capital B is byte and lower-case b is bit

1 byte = 8 bit

Answer 10

it mostly depends on what kinda download rate the place your getting from allows i have 2mbs download then right after that i had a 28kb download so it varys