Myfhn Posted January 26, 2020 CID Share Posted January 26, 2020 My test speed shows 1.3 mbps Amount data used for test 1.3 mbps Should take 1 second for test but if I time it with stopwatch I time 10 seconds to 90 seconds to complete test. Only download test only. This indicates speeds of .13 mbps and 140 kbps.but results still show 1.3 mbps What am I not seeing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted January 26, 2020 CID Share Posted January 26, 2020 Megabits are different than Megabytes. This is confusing for many. Keep in mind there are 8 bits to 1 byte. (see Understanding Bandwidth) Your 1.3 Mbps result means that you transfer a file at 0.1625 MB/s. Example from your results. TestMy.net Test ID : EbLIyTfw8 In this result you transferred 1.8 MB (or 1843 kB) of data. Your bandwidth speed is 1.36 Mbps, you'll see your speed in bytes next to that... 171 kB/s (or 0.17 MB/s) --- (1843 kB / 171 kB/s) = should have taken 10.77 seconds for that test to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted January 26, 2020 CID Share Posted January 26, 2020 Also, if you'd like to see the results of the test's own stopwatch for comparison click the "Details & Share" tab on the results. ... 100% always more accurate than a stopwatch controlled by your fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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