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Broadband speed has increased over the past 2 years. Speeds from some of the larger networks like Comcast have reached broadband connection speeds up to 8mbps. At this speed you can download webpages and online media at speeds up to 976 KB/s.

Most people who sign up for broadband Internet should expect speeds of 1.5 to 3.0 mb/s which should give the average Internet user plenty of speed. Below is a chart to show you how fast the maximum download speed should be for your connection speed.

Broadband Connection Speeds

768Kb/s Max Download Speed : 94KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 75KB/s
1.5mb/s Max Download Speed : 183KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 150KB/s
3.0mb/s Max Download Speed : 366KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 310KB/s
4.0mb/s Max Download Speed : 488KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 420KB/s
6.0mb/s Max Download Speed : 732KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 650KB/s
8.0mb/s Max Download Speed : 976KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 870KB/s
15.0mb/s Max Download Speed : 1830KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 1500KB/s
30.0mb/s Max Download Speed : 3660KB/s -- Expected Download Speed : 3200KB/s

All Broadband Connection Speeds listed should come close to the expected speeds.