Why are my test download speeds different to my actual download speeds when...

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello Joe, this happens because when you do the speed and network test through the Xbox, it sends a signal to Microsoft's Live servers, and depending on where you are, your internet connection etc the value can be high because of the proximity.

When you choose a game to download from the Xbox store, it only authenticates to Microsoft's servers to know that you own the game, but then it will download from the developer's servers, and the speed may vary from developer to developer. .

I am using a wired connection and when I did the speed tests, my download speed went up 50 Mbs but when I looked at the speed the game was actually downloading at, it was still mindbogglingly slow.

Yes, any games or apps downloaded through the store are capped at the same speed showing in the speed test using Edge.

While I also get less than optimal speeds when I speed test through Edge, my Marketplace downloads are consistent with my internet speed (granted, I "only" have 100Mbit, and due to the distance from the DSLAM I "only" get 70-80Mbit download speed).

So are the actual marketplace downloads when you download a game or an app equally slow?

It could be a problem on the server side. Download speeds are dependent on a lot of factors so it is extremely rare to get full DL speeds while downloading files. You will almost always get much different speeds when doing speed tests than you do when
download large files.

Every thing went fine when I testes my xbox live connection.

Here are my results for my network speed test.

Ping:42ms

Download speed:26.93mbps

Upload speed:4.80mbps