Not always the speed of Internet connection stated by provider reflects real indicators when loading files from network. Several factors can influence the actual speed. What does downloading speed depend on and how to learn what it is actually?
Instruction
1. It is necessary to begin with testings speeds of the Internet on one of online services: www.speedtest.net or www.internet.yandex.ru. Before starting measurement of speed, having clicked Begin test (or "Measure speed"), make sure that at present on your computer are disconnected: antivirus software, automatic update of system and software, torrent clients. Work of the specified applications can make significant changes to indications of measurements of speed.
2. After measurement of speed you receive results on the speed of receiving and transmitting data online. However these indicators can be taken in attention only conditionally as downloading of files depends on the speed at which data transmission on the specific website is carried out, and in cases with torrents – from quantity "distributing" and speeds of return of their channel. For example, the same file can be downloaded from two different websites (or from two identical distributions) on one computer with a different speed.
3. If you are interested in the actual speed of downloading from the specific website, you can learn it by means of a window of loadings in the browser. For this purpose put the file on downloading, open a loading window (in some browsers in the form of a tab) and pay attention to speed indicators. Besides, if your computer works running Windows 7, install the Network Meter gadget which can be downloaded on the websites www.wingadget.ru and www.sevengadgets.ru on a desktop. By means of it you at any time will be able to look at loading speed.