Not Getting Full Internet Speed

I have tested my internet connection speed and its around 1030kbs. When i download files using FlashGet the average speed when downloading one file is 165kbs to 198kbs. The highest i have ever seen it is 201kbs. If anyone could help it would be much appreciated.
Answer #1
and where do you download?
rapidshare, megaupload or somewhere else
some sites are just slow, because they have slow uploadspeeds
it just depends where you download
my download is also slow except when I download from rapidshare using my premium account
Answer #2
i download from rapidshare i have a premium.
Answer #3
these are my settings for flashget:

Answer #4
flashget measures speeds in kB (kilobytes/s) where as most speed testers measure speed in kb/s (kilobit/s). 1kB = 8kb
so 200kB/s ~= 1600kb/s
Answer #5
i change the connection type from 1M- 2M everything else was the same. it didnt make hardly any difference maybe 10kbs more but that about it
Answer #6
do you have any other software running that uses the internet maybe it’s slowing flashget down?
Answer #7
not that i know of. i even tried going into the firewall setting and blocking everything but flashget and its still the same speed
Answer #8
do oyu share your connection with someone through a router or something?
Answer #9
yes i have a gateway. ive disconnected all of the cords but mine and it dosnt make a difference.
Answer #10
where would those results be from? Speedtest? If so then has the point. You should be getting around that mark you say
Answer #11
Sounds about right to me. If you actually download stuff at 1000+ kbps I would be impressed.
Answer #12
Sounds about right to me. If you actually download stuff at 1000+ kbps I would be impressed.
I download stuff at 2800kB/s (kilobyte)
edit: average about 2600kB/s

Answer #13
alright i did not know that i though i should get more. i guess im stuck with it. thanks for the help
Answer #14
Your internet is probably 2mbps line.
Bit =/= Byte
What’s your normal download speed usually?
Answer #15
just below 200kbs. i tested it again this time with the speedtest site and it says i should be getting 1730kbs
Answer #16
i tested it again this time with the speedtest site and it says i should be getting 1730kbs
it says it in kilobits. You want kilobytes so you have to divide the result by 8. What you should be getting is about 216.25KB/s
Answer #17
ok i understand now thanks again for the help