Internet speed correct?

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drykie

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I am on a 200mbps up and down with isp as Herotel. If i do a speedtest with speedtest.net i only get 188.8mbps download and upload. I phoned them and i explained my findings. They said that i have to open my Task Manager, go to Performance and select Ethernet. There it will tell me the correct speed of my actual download and upload speed. Is this the correct way of how isp's give they're clients internet speed? Always thought that speedtest.net it the way to determine if your internet speed is correct or not? I am hardwired via ethernet and no other download running in the background. Always get the same and max as 188mbps on a 200mbps line.
Anyone with the same isp or any feedback.
Thank you
 
Task manager is to show your network device speed to your internet box and what the current throughput is that you are using on said connection.

If said interface is running slower than your internet your test will be affected. But yours is not affected.

You wont get more out of your ISP.

A true healthy 200 line:

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drykie said:
I am on a 200mbps up and down with isp as Herotel. If i do a speedtest with speedtest.net i only get 188.8mbps download and upload. I phoned them and i explained my findings. They said that i have to open my Task Manager, go to Performance and select Ethernet. There it will tell me the correct speed of my actual download and upload speed. Is this the correct way of how isp's give they're clients internet speed? Always thought that speedtest.net it the way to determine if your internet speed is correct or not? I am hardwired via ethernet and no other download running in the background. Always get the same and max as 188mbps on a 200mbps line.
Anyone with the same isp or any feedback.
Thank you
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No it should be close to atleast 198mb.
 
Yup, depending on your service provider and the congestion on the line, 188 is still in line with what you should expect. Not saying its great, but it is what most users will see on a 200 mbps line. Remember, the 200 mbps limit is set at the ISP, but then to get to the ISP you are hitting all kinds of traffic and congestion. Those that get closer to 200 or even over is lucky. Their ISPs pushed the limit a bit higher.

If you're hitting anything less than 180, that would start to raise red flags.
 
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