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only getting 2mbs when downloading but speedtests say 17mbs

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had BT internet for a while now and its alway been stuck at 2mbs, ive done multiply speedtests and theyre all coming out between 12mb-17mb but whenever i download something its stuck at 2mbs and wont go any higher. is anyone able to help out with this

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Re: only getting 2mbs when downloading but speedtests say 17mbs

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are you possibly confusing your bits and your bytes

a connection speed of about 17megabits (Mb) equates on some download sites at about 2Megabytes (MB)

there are 8 megabits in a 1 Megabyte

 

this may be helpful

https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Technical-Glossary/m-p/1434076#_TocBits



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