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Is UPC Throttled?

  • 07-04-2010 11:33pm
    #1
    Bodhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Just changed over to UPC 15meg connection. Don't really have a problem with the speed of browsing but I was downloading from Steam tonight COD: MW2 for preload, max download speed it 1.2meg per second.

    Now that's quick enough for me but why is it not 14meg per second? Is there throttling going on maybe?


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,434 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Bodhan wrote: »
    Hi Guys,

    Just changed over to UPC 15meg connection. Don't really have a problem with the speed of browsing but I was downloading from Steam tonight COD: MW2 for preload, max download speed it 1.2meg per second.

    Now that's quick enough for me but why is it not 14meg per second? Is there throttling going on maybe?

    Steam displays in bytes when downloading.


  • #3
    Bodhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭Bodhan


    Spear wrote: »
    Steam displays in bytes when downloading.

    So what speed is 1021KB/s in old money then? And right now it says 1.1MB/s


  • #4
    Bodhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭Bodhan


    See :D

    steam speed.JPG


  • #5
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Bodhan wrote: »
    See :D

    steam speed.JPG

    1.1 MBps is approx 8.8Mbps

    multiply by 8 to get bytes to bits....(8 bits in a byte)


  • #6
    Bodhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭Bodhan


    neacy69 wrote: »
    1.1 MBps is approx 8.8Mbps

    multiply by 8 to get bytes to bits....(8 bits in a byte)

    Ahhhh, cheers man. Couldn't ask for better :D


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  • #7
    cgarvey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,886 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    An even looser rule of thumb is to multiply it by 10 to allow for TCP overheads. So 1.1MB/s ('B'ytes, not 'b'its) is using close to 11Mb (megabits) of your 15Mb connection. I.e. not bad at all, given that it's probably contended, and given that Steam isn't the quickest at the best of times.


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