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What may be causing this fluctuation in my internet speed
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<blockquote data-quote="BrianLachoreVPI" data-source="post: 1326928" data-attributes="member: 193366"><p>That's a huge leap without any intermediate troubleshooting steps. You say your sister isn't having any problems - but you weren't either - until you went to download that large file. It's fluctuating because your data rates are fluctuating between you and the router. If you want to pin it on the Mac - do about 10 speed tests in a row from the problem location and then do 10 in a row with your sister's machine - and see what the results look like. </p><p></p><p>I'm assuming you're on a wireless link? There are too many things that can impact performance there to talk about in a single thread. </p><p></p><p>Could your ISP be throttling you after the 1st 100MB of download? That's not unheard of. I'd be very surprised if the problem was with Apple - as they're not hurting for bandwidth for their servers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianLachoreVPI, post: 1326928, member: 193366"] That's a huge leap without any intermediate troubleshooting steps. You say your sister isn't having any problems - but you weren't either - until you went to download that large file. It's fluctuating because your data rates are fluctuating between you and the router. If you want to pin it on the Mac - do about 10 speed tests in a row from the problem location and then do 10 in a row with your sister's machine - and see what the results look like. I'm assuming you're on a wireless link? There are too many things that can impact performance there to talk about in a single thread. Could your ISP be throttling you after the 1st 100MB of download? That's not unheard of. I'd be very surprised if the problem was with Apple - as they're not hurting for bandwidth for their servers. [/QUOTE]
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