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plusmore57
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on ‎13-08-2021 21h16

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Slow download speed compared to sync speed on Fibre 2

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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?

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imjolly
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on ‎13-08-2021 21h24

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

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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?



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plusmore57
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on ‎13-08-2021 21h46

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

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Yes it was

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pippincp
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on ‎14-08-2021 9h28

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

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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.