download speed

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meaningsofdownloadandspeed

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download
noun
uk
/ˈdaʊn.ləʊd/us
/ˈdaʊn.loʊd/
a computer program or information that has been or can be copied into a ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition ofdownloadandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The typicaldownloadspeedis between 800 kilobits and 1.4 megabits per second with burst speeds of up to 3.1 megabits per second.
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The averagedownloadspeedis 1,801 kilo-bytes per second (kbps), while it is 845kbit/s for uploads.
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As a 100% non-commercial operation, it relies on donations and in former years the site has had occasional outages anddownloadspeedhas been limited.
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This allows full utilization of several end-to-end paths and therefore leads to an increaseddownloadspeed.
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However, the overalldownloadspeeddepends on the downstream speed of the user, the upstream speed of the server, and the network between them.
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Premium services include facilities like unlimited downloading, no waiting, maximumdownloadspeedetc.
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It achieves highdownloadspeedby uploading the shared files from its users' computers onto proxy servers.
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Many current telecommunication companies provide asymmetrical speeds, having a highdownloadspeedand lower upload speed.
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Some users have complained that it leads to a loss of active sources and subsequently slowsdownloadspeed.
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While the base level subscription is free and provides access to all areas, there is some limitation ondownloadspeed.
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Such friends can be used to increase thedownloadspeedof files by using their upload capacity.
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A few download managers claim to increase thedownloadspeedby a factor of many times.
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Service requirements consisted on providing broadband access with a minimumdownloadspeedand a maximum monthly fee.
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Maximumdownloadspeedcan be attained when shared files are cached.
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If the client finds thedownloadspeedis greater than the bit rate of the segment downloaded, then it will request the next higher bit rate segments.
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Downloading peers achieve rapid download speeds by requesting multiple pieces from different computers in the swarm.
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Using local peers takes pressure off international and other long distance transfers, and is said to simultaneously increase file download speeds.
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Some download managers can also be used to accelerate download speeds by downloading from multiple sources at once.
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Because of this, download speeds through i2hub were usually much faster than through other peer-to-peer networks.
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The can be configured to provide asymmetric streaming capabilities which enable users to control their upload and download speeds based on usage requirements.
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