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Download time: the download calculator

Here you can calculate how long individual downloads or uploads would take with your internet connection. The table contains several values for typical elements transmitted over the internet. But you may also define an individual value for the file size.

Your speed:

Download kbps
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Element Size (ca.) Download Upload
Small web page 100 KB 0.1 s 1.4 s
Complicated web site 250 KB 0.3 s 3.5 s
Image from a 5 mega pixel camera 1.5 MB 2.0 s 21 s
MP3 file, good quality 5.0 MB 6.8 s 1m 11s
A complete CD 650 MB 14m 45s 2h 34m
Enter individual file size:1 27 s 4m 44s


1) Enter e.g. "900 KB", "20 MB" or "1.5 GB". Permitted units are: "KB", "MB", and "GB". No unit entered means "MB". The entry is not case sensitive.