⏬ Download Time Calculator

size ÷ throughput · bits vs bytes shown · 85% reality row

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One division answers it — but only after two traps: speeds are advertised in bits (Mbps) while files are measured in bytes (×8 apart), and a “1 GB” is 10⁹ bytes to the shop but 2³⁰ to your operating system. The page prints the theoretical figure and a realistic one at 85% of line rate, because TCP, TLS and disk writes never run at spec.

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Why your “100 Mbps” plan gives you 85 Mbps

The advertised rate is the physical-layer payload budget; Ethernet framing, TCP handshakes, TLS record-keeping, and the router’s own CPU each take a cut, and 80–90% is the honest landing zone on a good day. On Wi-Fi add distance, walls and neighbours’ channels — which is why the 60% row exists. If a download runs exactly the theoretical time, you got a faster link than advertised, not a calculator that flattered you.

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