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TheArcheaon
Up and Coming
February 28, 2014
Question

My internet just got a sudden jump boost out of no where?

I'm using AT&T U-verse (commonly known to have issues) but here's what I'm not understanding.

My DL speed is 12mbps and my UPLOAD speed is 0.75

Common issues with my modem are sometimes the connection likes to drop down to (5mbps download speed) but today it decided to jump up to 30-40mbps (I only noticed this because I was re-installing the Elder Scrolls Online BETA launcher)

After it jumped up to 40mbps the game downloaded within about 10 minutes (which was crazy fast) but can anyone please explain how my internet just got a sudden jump boost? I would love to have a 40mbps download speed.

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    cybereality
    Inspiring
    February 28, 2014
    It must be magic.
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    TheArcheaonAuthor
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    "cybereality" wrote:
    It must be magic.


    Good one, I'm trying to be serious here.
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    AnotherAtreyu
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    I second the magic notion. I would suspect a Unicorn is in the vicinity in fact. They have an interesting effect on those sorts of things.
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    DeadlyJoe
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    An MMO beta client probably isn't the most accurate way to measure bandwidth. It's almost certainly not a straight download process. There are probably other places where the client gathers data, possibly even data cached on your system, if you were involved in one of the previous betas. Only Zenimax really knows how the metering that is displayed is actually measured.
    nka
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    Connection are always 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps to the ISP. When you have something between, it's becose they are doing "trafic sharping". So, you may see a burst speed "over" your limit for a small delay.

    Maybe the Sharping didnt kick in or was off for some reason.
    Welby
    Inspiring
    February 28, 2014
    I've noticed the same thing. Usually i download to 2Mb/sec maximum but with the Elder Scrolls online launcher i had a crazy speed.

    Probabily is their launcher that is amazing :lol:
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    KBK
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    Of course you'll get a fast download of crap that sidelines people lives and minds.
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    MannyLectro
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    What the hell does this have to do with Oculus ??
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    MentalParadox
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    My internet usually inexplicably slows down, not speed up :lol:
    Frito
    Up and Coming
    February 28, 2014
    Are you using a flux capacitor?

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