steam blocked public wifi

[JoV-]

hello so i have problem to connect to steam with public wifi that more faster then my room wifi,did anyone know how to bypass ?because when i use the public wifi it always error connection and must be retry even that would still retry and retry,but the connection is good to other apps or website

[Spawn of Totoro]

That isn't Steam, that is the Wifi you are trying to connect to. Public Wifi often blocks services that they feel use too much bandwidth and to prevent people from abusing said Wifi.

[Jack Schitt]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

That isn't Steam, that is the Wifi you are trying to connect to. Public Wifi often blocks services that they feel use too much bandwidth and to prevent people from abusing said Wifi.

There is no way to change or bypass it. Your only option is to use a different network.

[JoV-]

Originally posted by Jack Schitt:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

That isn't Steam, that is the Wifi you are trying to connect to. Public Wifi often blocks services that they feel use too much bandwidth and to prevent people from abusing said Wifi.

There is no way to change or bypass it. Your only option is to use a different network.

is there any other ways to download steam game but not from steam?

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by JoV-:

Originally posted by Jack Schitt:

There is no way to change or bypass it. Your only option is to use a different network.

is there any other ways to download steam game but not from steam?

No.

[JoV-]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

That isn't Steam, that is the Wifi you are trying to connect to. Public Wifi often blocks services that they feel use too much bandwidth and to prevent people from abusing said Wifi.

do you have any other ways to still download steam game using that wifi?

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by JoV-:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

That isn't Steam, that is the Wifi you are trying to connect to. Public Wifi often blocks services that they feel use too much bandwidth and to prevent people from abusing said Wifi.

do you have any other ways to still download steam game using that wifi?

No you cannot, that Wifi does not belong to you and they took specific steps to block you. You need to use your own wifi and just wait for the downloads

[MadBone12]

Originally posted by JoV-:

is there any other ways to download steam game but not from steam?

No, you need the steam client (unless the developer is offering an off-Steam download, which I have seen with a couple of free games). Also, the owner/manager of the public WiFi obviously doesn't want you using their bandwith to download games so you should probably pay attention to that.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by JoV-:

do you have any other ways to still download steam game using that wifi?

Don't use that Wifi. You said you have your own, I suggest using it.

If those who own the public Wifi don't want it used for Steam, then you should respect their decision.

[Jack Schitt]

Originally posted by JoV-:

is there any other ways to download steam game but not from steam?

Games on the Steam Store can only be downloaded through the Steam Client. We don't have a choice but to use the client to download what we've purchased but we do have options on what network we use.

- A phone or tablet's HotSpot (they usually have usage limits. Even if our data plan is unlimited using HotSpot might be limited. Check in to it.).
- Other free public wifi networks that allow it.
- Visit a friend or relative.
- If you see Xfinity hotspots you're able to connect to you can get an affordable account so you have a login and can use Xfinity speeds. I've done this when I was traveling, it was an odd request they don't get often that I only wanted an account so I was able to use their hotspots, I was living on the road (touring, drove semi OTR too) but it worked and if I remember correctly, since I wasn't paying for phone, internet, or TV just an account so I had a login it was something like $20/month. If you have a friend or relative willing to share their account login you can use that.

[JoV-]

Originally posted by Jack Schitt:

Originally posted by JoV-:

is there any other ways to download steam game but not from steam?

Games on the Steam Store can only be downloaded through the Steam Client. We don't have a choice but to use the client to download what we've purchased but we do have options on what network we use.

- A phone or tablet's HotSpot (they usually have usage limits. Even if our data plan is unlimited using HotSpot might be limited. Check in to it.).
- Other free public wifi networks that allow it.
- Visit a friend or relative.
- If you see Xfinity hotspots you're able to connect to you can get an affordable account so you have a login and can use Xfinity speeds. I've done this when I was traveling, it was an odd request they don't get often that I only wanted an account so I was able to use their hotspots, I was living on the road (touring, drove semi OTR too) but it worked and if I remember correctly, since I wasn't paying for phone, internet, or TV just an account so I had a login it was something like $20/month. If you have a friend or relative willing to share their account login you can use that.

thank you for the answer

[JoV-]

Originally posted by MadBone12:

Originally posted by JoV-:

is there any other ways to download steam game but not from steam?

No, you need the steam client (unless the developer is offering an off-Steam download, which I have seen with a couple of free games). Also, the owner/manager of the public WiFi obviously doesn't want you using their bandwith to download games so you should probably pay attention to that.

Thank you for the answer mate