At the moment I have a 50 megs symmetrical unlimited internet plan, but no matter the device or connection method (5G, LAN) my download/upload speed never exceeds 5 megabytes even though the speed tests always show 50/50.
Is it possible that my ISP is limiting this speed per device so that a single device does not hold all the bandwidth?
And what does this have to do with piracy? Well, between downloading files at 5mbs vs 50mbs there is a lot of difference, especially a lot of torrents.
your connection is 50 megaBITS not megaBYTES… so divide 50 by 8 and you’ll get your answer…
50 / 8 = 6.25
Now take in to account the overheads… the speed you’re seeing is completely accurate.
If you wanted to download at 50 MegaBYTES as you insinuated then the same math applies…
50 * 8 = 400
So you’d need to pay for a 400 to 500 Megabit connection.
I have a 900 / 110 connection and my actual MegaByte speeds are 90 / 10
You may feel hard done by, but this has always been the way… as far as I know every ISP in the world markets in Mb (MegaBit) not MB (MegaByte)
Few things, usually Internet speeds are usually measured in megabits not bytes (8 bits in a byte). The shorthand is usually Mb/s for megabits/second and MB/s megabytes/second.
If that’s all correct, then you can check that your signal is strong and try a different modem. If at all possible, try to get a wired connection to to the modem to eliminate problems with WiFi
ISPs never measure speed in megabytes, always in megabits (8 bits in 1 byte).
This is due to how networking works, but ofc also marketing…
50 Mb (megabit) is 6.25 MB (megabyte), so the speed is correct imo.
Internet service is almost ALWAYS exclusively sold on megabit speed.
There are 8 bits in a byte. So a 50mbps connection /8 = 6.25MBps.
You are getting roughly (within the margin of error) the speed you pay for. No issue.
Normally, at least in my country, ISPs sells you plans for X Megabits, not Megabytes. So, if the contract says 50/50 Megabits, your downloading speed would be 50÷8=6.25 Megabytes max.
Sites like speedtest.net also shows you your speed in megabits
Were you sold 50 megabit instead of 50 megabyte? That used to be a common bullshit sales tactic. Your terms probably don’t set a minimum speed, but will say UP TO <your limit>. I’d contact the ISP, ask them what the hell is going on?
In theory it’s 50 megabytes, if I perform a speedtest it usually shows 50/50 but if I download something the speed simply gets stuck at 5 megabytes, and that’s if it’s a single download, if I download something else in the same PC the speed is divided into 2.5 megabytes per file and so on constantly the more files I download and the maximum speed that the site allows me.
And yes, the most possible thing is that I’ll contact my ISP but I wanted to know if this is something common or if they are limiting my speed.
If it’s advertised as 50 megabits per second then that’s 6.25 megabytes per second. Most speedtests show results in megabits, not megabytes. Most downloads will show in megabytes, not megabits.
try https://speed.cloudflare.com/ to get a speed test with lots of data
additionally, if your speed test is still good but your real life download sucks, check that the app your downloading with doesn’t have a rate limit set. lots do have an option for people who don’t want their home network bogged down by one user
