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MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 9:47am

IS my download speed good

hey im downloading mw2 and it is only 12 gbs it says thaat is is 720 kbps isnt that extremely slow is that good download speed or bad it seems like its taking forever to download the timer goes down to 3 hours then up to like 5 days normally its at 4 hours idk is this actually downloading at 720 kbps please help and comment what you guys g
UPDATE: I meant kbs not kbps and im getting 700 to 890 KBS is this good or averger how long should it take to download 11.5 gb game like mw2

Last edited by MagenticArcanine; Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:28am

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 KARR™ Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:07am

No that is very slow, but it depends what your internet speed actually is!

S Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:16am

720kbps is extremely slow...
i get arround 4 to 6 mbps.
you may have any problem with your internet

MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:18am

how do i fix

The Suspect Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:21am

6-7 mbps

S Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:21am

Originally posted by thinknoodlesmcz:
how do i fix

first ae you using wifi?
if yes you should be far away from router sooo... get closer
if no you should contact the support

jollins Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:22am

given that i get 12 Mbps and i consider mine slow... talk to your ISP. Also how is your network set up? if you are using wireless then consider using LAN Cables

MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:23am

Originally posted by fauxtronic:
Are you talking about your download speed in Steam? Because if so then surely it says KB/S, not kbps? They are different things.

720 KB/S equates to approx 6 Mbps.

i mean in steam 720 kbs

S Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:23am

Originally posted by fauxtronic:
Are you talking about your download speed in Steam? Because if so then surely it says KB/S, not kbps? They are different things.

720 KB/S equates to approx 6 Mbps.

if the download take soo long it should be kbps

MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:24am

Originally posted by ☣Vaskofo☣ CSGORage.com:
720kbps is extremely slow...
i get arround 4 to 6 mbps.
you may have any problem with your internet

i meant kbs not kbps sorry didnt know diffrence

MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:26am

Originally posted by ☣Vaskofo☣ CSGORage.com:
720kbps is extremely slow...
i get arround 4 to 6 mbps.
you may have any problem with your internet

i means kbs siorry not kbps im getting 750 to 890 kbs

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jollins Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:27am

KB and Kb are two different things. KB is kilobytes and Kb is kilobits. 8 bits to one byte so 1KB is 8 times bigger than 1Kb. not 6 as previously mentioned

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MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:27am

Originally posted by ⎛⎝ KARR ⎠⎞:
No that is very slow, but it depends what your internet speed actually is!

it is kbs not kbps sorry i read it wrong so it says like 760 kbs

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S Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:28am

Originally posted by thinknoodlesmcz:
Originally posted by ☣Vaskofo☣ CSGORage.com:
720kbps is extremely slow...
i get arround 4 to 6 mbps.
you may have any problem with your internet
i means kbs siorry not kbps im getting 750 to 890 kbs

search here http://lyberty.com/encyc/articles/kb_kilobytes.html

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MagenticArcanine Apr 24, 2016 @ 10:29am

Originally posted by fauxtronic:
OK, that changes everything. If Steam is reporting 720 KB/S during download, then that must be multiplied by 8 to get your download speed in Mbps (that typically advertised by your internet provider).

720 KB/S x 8 = 5,760 Mbps.

Go and check your speed through http://speedtest.net. It wouldn't surprise me if its reports your speed somewhere between 4-6 Mbps.

THX you saved my day so is 6 mbps good

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