At the moment I have a 50 megs symmetrical unlimited internet plan, but no matter the device or connection method (5G, LAN) my download/upload speed never exceeds 5 megabytes even though the speed tests always show 50/50.
Is it possible that my ISP is limiting this speed per device so that a single device does not hold all the bandwidth?
And what does this have to do with piracy? Well, between downloading files at 5mbs vs 50mbs there is a lot of difference, especially a lot of torrents.
Few things, usually Internet speeds are usually measured in megabits not bytes (8 bits in a byte). The shorthand is usually Mb/s for megabits/second and MB/s megabytes/second.
If that’s all correct, then you can check that your signal is strong and try a different modem. If at all possible, try to get a wired connection to to the modem to eliminate problems with WiFi