# Why Im getting more bandwidth when my bandwitdth is capped at 50 mbps **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussion & Solutions\ **Tags:** solved\ **Created:** [November 18, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982 "2020-11-18T08:38:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abdullah\_Saeed](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/abdullah_saeed/32/25089_2.png) [@Abdullah\_Saeed](https://onehack.st/u/Abdullah_Saeed)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/1 "2020-11-18T08:38:38Z")
Whenever I stream movies from google drive in android I get bandwidth upto 250 mbps when my connection is capped at 50mbps. Hows that possible. you can see the screenshot, at top, the bandwidth rate is shown, it is totally legit but how that possible what is the science behind it. and this only occur when I stream from google drive on mxplayer or vlc player. ![InkedWhatsApp Image 2020-11-18 at 11.25.00 AM_LI](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/3/0/3049e77dfedcdb86731978c6b44c40c1f81e13d6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Harmeet](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/harmeet/32/18584_2.png) [@Harmeet](https://onehack.st/u/Harmeet)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/2 "2020-11-18T09:48:21Z")
It’s bits not bytes ---
**Author:** ![Abdullah\_Saeed](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/abdullah_saeed/32/25089_2.png) [@Abdullah\_Saeed](https://onehack.st/u/Abdullah_Saeed)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/5 "2020-11-18T11:20:55Z")
its Bytes. ---
**Author:** ![Darksaviour](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/darksaviour/32/38120_2.png) [@Darksaviour](https://onehack.st/u/Darksaviour)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/3 "2020-11-18T10:05:08Z")
Some isp’s (Internet Service Provider) use caching servers. It is used by isp’s to save global bandwidth by caching popular sites/ services like google (gdrive, youtube), netflix, and even p2p (torrents). Also, you try checking your net speed on [speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net) and then on [fast.com](http://fast.com) (by netflix). If your isp supports caching netflix then you will probably get much higher speed on [fast.com](http://fast.com) xD ---
**Author:** ![RoohNooh](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/roohnooh/32/166257_2.png) [@RoohNooh](https://onehack.st/u/RoohNooh)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/4 "2020-11-18T11:00:30Z")
It is called Google peering! Check the below link. > [@\[SOLVED\] Google peering](https://onehack.st/t/solved-google-peering/68975/4): > > The reason behind fast youtube videos is that most of the ISP now a days have connectivity to google’s network because of which when a user uses any google application he does not consumes the internet bandwidth instead goes on directly to google’s network i.e. google peering. & Behind fast torrent downloads, the service provider has torrent caching server because of which a user again does not uses the internet bandwidth but uses the btcache server that is the caching server installed in the… ---
**Author:** ![Harmeet](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/harmeet/32/18584_2.png) [@Harmeet](https://onehack.st/u/Harmeet)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/6 "2020-11-18T18:24:36Z")
Unusually high streaming speeds is due to app caching/ pre-downloading media before streaming. There is no way ISP would allow speed more than allotted bandwidth. ---
**Author:** ![PrinXess\_Kat69](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/prinxess_kat69/32/18667_2.png) [@PrinXess\_Kat69](https://onehack.st/u/PrinXess_Kat69)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-im-getting-more-bandwidth-when-my-bandwitdth-is-capped-at-50-mbps/162982/7 "2020-11-19T07:12:54Z")
but still it depends on current bandwidth, using speed test & showing in that is another reason