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Slow download speed compared to sync speed on Fibre 2

plusmore57 — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:16:52 GMT

Looking for help, my router is showing a data rate of 15.307 Mbps / 62.153 Mbps and a maximum data rate of 15.307 Mbps / 63.490 Mbps but the download speed checker is only giving me 14.13 Mbps / 55.12 Mbps. Is it possible there is an issue with my profile or something as it looks to me that I should be getting faster downloads? How do I getthis looked at?

Re: Slow download speed compared to sync speed on Fibre 2

imjolly — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:24:44 GMT

On a connection speed of 62mb after allowing for line overheads a download speed of55mb is about right was that check done using btspeedtester over ethernet?

Re: Slow download speed compared to sync speed on Fibre 2

plusmore57 — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:46:22 GMT

Yes it was

Re: Slow download speed compared to sync speed on Fibre 2

pippincp — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:28:23 GMT

There is no problem with your connection. The sync speed shows the "raw" speed of your connection, it does include (as @imjolly has stated) the necessary overheads (data packets) that are required for your device to be able to communicate with the internet. A speed test will show your connection speed but not include those data packets that are necessary. That is why to see a difference between sync speed and speed checker results.