So I'm downloading an ISO from the Uberstudent website using the wget command displayed on their website. But the download speed is constantly fluctuating and I am wondering what could be causing this? I mean it goes from 2.5mb/s to 150 kb/s in a matter of seconds. How could I make it so the download speed is more consistant?
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There isn't a great deal you can do as the end user.– RamhoundMar 16, 2016 at 18:45
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So this is due to their upload speed? @Ramhound– CianMar 16, 2016 at 18:47
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@Clan - Yes; Also your own download speed. Which is the reason you have no control over it, you receive the bandwidth you receive, outside of not saturating your "pipe" that isn't much you can do.– RamhoundMar 16, 2016 at 18:49
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@Ramhound But surely a steady 30mb/s download speed should be more than enough to provide a steady download at 2mb/s?– CianMar 16, 2016 at 18:58
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There are many factors that go the speed of a download. The quality and stability of your connection is only two factors.– RamhoundMar 16, 2016 at 19:02
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But the download speed is constantly fluctuating and I am wondering what could be causing this?
As mentioned in the comments, the maximum instantaneous download speed depends on the upload bandwidth of the server allocated to you and the download load bandwidth allocated to your wget command. Both of which can vary over time.
How could I make it so the download speed is more consistent?
You can use the --limit-rate option to wget. So for example if you want a consistent 1 byte per sec download, just add the --limit-rate=1 option to wget. I hope this answers your questions.
