Road Runner Speed Question?

I use to use verizon dsl but switched b/c of the disconnects i got every single day. I did notice that if i downloaded some big file, it would go at say 100kb/s while looking at it. With Road Runner, i have the 15mbps plan and usually go around 300kb but i did recall a few times i went 1mb/s when im looking at my downloads. Is this pretty slow for me? Because my neighbor has Verizon DSL the 3mbps plan and it seems his speed might be faster than mine?

Also, when i download torrents online, is it suppose to be a lot slower? I know Cable internet is suppose to be lightning fast but it seems torrents i download or files people upload that i download don't go fast at all and seem to even download at the speed my verizon dsl 1mbps/12?

I see on a website that downloading say a 700mb movie with cable internet should take like 20 minutes? Is this false? I mean does that mean you are downloading that movie from a pay website as oppose to a torrent site because i never could download a movie that fast with my cable internet

 

Cable internet speeds can vary greatly depending on how many users are currently on the line at any given time. Honestly, I'm all for suing the cable companies for falsely advertising their speeds, since the speed advertised is usually the highest theoretical speed, which a customer is unlikely to ever achieve. I know the weight loss drugs must now advertise the typical results instead of just putting some person who lost 200 pounds in a week and a half on the cover. I would love for legislature to force the ISPs to do the same for internet speeds. A torrent can download only as fast as it's being seeded.

You should probably stop illegally downloading movies, but whatever.

 

My plan is the $44.95 per month and it is 7mbps. Can someone translate that to how fast i should be downloading a big file?

For example, I use to have Verizon DSL and it was the 1mbps and i think the fastest speed it went when downloading a big file was 120KB/s.

With my Road Runner, it seems to go about 250KB/s and i read online that 3mbps goes faster than that. My neighbor has 3mbps from verizon and he goes around 300KB/s and that is faster than my cable which is 7mbps.

Can someone translate how many kb/s it should be going if you have 1mbps, 3mbps and the current one i have which is road runners 7mbps?

 

Speeds always vary and depend on many factors including the traffic at the other end where you are downloading from. If the line and equipment are all ok you should be getting near the advertised speeds. For starters go to speedtest.net and run a couple of tests to different locations there. Also keep in mind that kB=Kilobytes and kb=kilobits. If your connection is 3mbps then 250kB/s= 2500kb/s which is close to the advertised 3000kb/s.

EDIT: Good site for data unit conversion:

http://www.unitconversion.org/unit_converter/data-storage.html