PS3 using half internet speed?

[828]

My speed test result on my PS3 yesterday was 2+MBPS then I reset my router now it only get 1.2mbps

my computer can get upto 2.2 mbps, and YOUTUBE only streams at speed of 1.2 mbps

[Chris]

2 mbps is pretty terrible for a.download speed on the ps3. I have comcasts standard internet speed, and I get 30+mbps download.

Honestly, you either have a bad router, or bad isp

[doug v]

Anonymous: You've been asking this question different times and different ways but I think it's basically the same question, which indicates to me nobody has explained adequately how your internet speed works. My first question to you is How have you been measuring? Here is the best, objective way I've found to see what your actual Down/Up speed is at any given time from your Internet Service Provider - SpeedTest.net (ignore the offer to speed up your PC and click on Begin test):

http://www.speedtest.net/

This will give you your "ping" speed (measured in milliseconds - 1/1,000ths of a second) - sends out a packet that requests a reply from the destination and reports how much time it takes to return to the sender; then measures your Download speed in Megabits per second (Mbps, not MBps which is MegaBytes per second - 8 bits = 1 Byte); then reports your Upload speed the same way (which is always much slower, often by a factor of 10 or more). This is what your ISP is actually providing to you at that moment, which can vary, depending on a number of factors including, for DSL, how many other people are online ("prime time" is slower than off-peak periods) and, on copper, even your distance from the nearest exchange.

Then what you must understand is, for video streaming, for example, Variable Bit Rate plays a part ( I answered that one before for you).
Then, another factor is that no matter how fast your connections is, including the ISP provided speed, your own network speed (which is almost always much faster than the ISP), the rate at which the given server you are connected to will most often determine the speed you get from it. Remember that all online communication is 2-way - all speeds are at the lowest link in the chain, and many sites, to avoid overtaxing their systems, "throttle" or at least regulate speeds. I recently needed to download a Windows 7 ISO file from Microsoft to burn to a disc for a re-installation, and that under 4GB file was moving at under 1Mbps, MUCH slower than my ISP provides.
So to sum up - ISPs do not guarantee speeds - look at your contract - it will say "UP TO" a given speed. They cannot guarantee any speed as there are too many variables outside their control.
Search [why internet speeds vary] to find many articles on the subject for further reading. Hope this helps you understand...