My download speed...

[Drag]

Speedtest:

It says nearly 20mb/s yet when I go to download a file it is only about 250kb/s. What's going on??

- Peter

 

[Daniel]

This is because the server you are downloading from is miserable or your ISP has defrauded you.

 

[Drag]

I've tried FileSonic, RapidShare, WUpload. Etc Rapidshare got around 500kb/s which is better. But still..

 

[rk-boxslots]

How many threads?

 

[Lock Down]

He means get a downloader like IDM or jdownloader and make connection 16 threads and 16 files (or max allowed). Many sites including download hosts limit the max download speed when they get busy.

 

[foxman]

Still the speeds he gets, is pathetic.