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There is no issue here, it is a matter of confusing terms.
When you say you are getting 60 mbps, you are getting 60 MegaBITS per second. However, when Origin or Xbox is downloading, it displays in MBps, or MegaBYTES per second. A BIT is not the same as a BYTE. 8 BITS = 1 BYTE. This is how internet companies confuse many people, it seems like your internet is alot faster than it actually is.
So for round numbers sake, say you have a 80mpbs internet connection. The fastest Origin would let you download is 10MB/s. So since you say you are getting 10MB/s from Origin, that means your internet connection is actually a bit better than your 60mbps should handle.
Hope that clears things up. I didnt know this either until a couple of years ago when I got into PC gaming.
Kia Ora, Chuck.
How are you measuring these speeds? Using XboxLive's connection tester?
Battlefield (and lots of other online games) use connections to servers so that players can all see and kill each other. Lots of things can determine your game speed (or "latency"). If someone at home is using a lot of your connection (watching Netflix in HD or something), this can impact your connection.
With XboxLive and PlayStation Network, consoles usually have to use either Microsoft or Sony's DNS servers to get you online and talking to other gamers. I've found changing your DNS settings can help with this in some cases. You can usually do this through:Settings > Network Settings > Set-up > Custom instead of Automatic, leaving everything you can at Automatic, and using a trusted DNS server instead of your default one (Google's Public DNS is 8.8.8.8 and secondary is 8.8.4.4, easy to remember).
This can help sometimes. Other times, you'll want to be checking your modem, home equipment set-up and connection (wireless isn't as good as a wired/ethernet connection, for example).
Hope that helps.
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