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Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 9:59am

7MBPS game download

Any one know if you can speed up Steam game downlaods my connection 500 down 32 up and im only getting 7MBPS downloading Ark.

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nullable Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:02am

Sure. If the reasons why you're getting 7MBps is an issue on your PC, local network or modem/router you can certainly troubleshoot and resolve issues there.

If it's due to something your ISP is doing, then you'd have to talk to them.

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Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:04am

https://www.speedtest.net/result/13265465920.png

Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:04am

My speed is a lot faster than many peoples so i wouldnt think its my ISP

nullable Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:25am

Well ISP's can throttle individual services for a variety of reasons. ISP's can have issues you're not immediately aware of, or aren't immediately obvious. It's not necessarily all or nothing. You can dismiss the possibility if you want, but if you haven't dotted those i's and crossed those t's I would argue it's a mistake. Personally I'd keep the option open until I'd definitely ruled it out.

Aside from your local network and your ISP, there's lots of infrastructure between you and Steam that neither controls and any issues there can be the cause.

Do the normal trouble shooty stuff, test different servers, look at what others have done as this comes up fairly frequently where individuals aren't happy with their download speeds and people with access to commercial connections can download at hundreds of MB.

Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:28am

Steam is the only service i get poor connection on I get 20mbps on torrents and you would have thought an isp would throttle downloads I could probably download the game illegaly faster than legally.

i casn occasionally get up to 40mbps from Steam on downlaods but majority is 7-10mbps

Ettanin Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:31am

What kind of drive are you trying to install the game to?

Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:33am

A brand new 1TB SSD but even using a non ssd i never get much speed from Steam

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Last edited by Jammy; Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:37am

nullable Jun 10, 2022 @ 11:00am

Originally posted by Sticky:
Steam is the only service i get poor connection on I get 20mbps on torrents and you would have thought an isp would throttle downloads I could probably download the game illegaly faster than legally.

i casn occasionally get up to 40mbps from Steam on downlaods but majority is 7-10mbps

https://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/

Valve has plenty of bandwidth available. Plenty of people can download at speeds much faster than 500Mbps can provide.

And you're free engage in whatever confirmation biases you want. If you think Steam is responsible for the limited speeds, then do you have access to their infrastructure to change it? No? Then you can't do anything. Give up and live with it.

Otherwise look at the other variables you can control (local system, network, hardware), or entities you can contact, like your ISP.

Last edited by nullable; Jun 10, 2022 @ 11:01am

Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 11:13am

The only person with any kind of Bias seems to be yourself I factually am getting a very poor speed Ive checked everything i can ive even tried a VPN and i still get a shocking speed , my PC is more than adequate to download at high speeds as i do from other service providers .

If I was the only one getting this I would look towards my own PC and ISP but im not there are many people claiming their speed is terrible from many ISPs

Maybe you work for Steam .

Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 11:17am

https://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/ from the link you sent me UK subscribers are getting 54MBPS average maybe everyone has a poor computer lol

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Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 11:31am

Im getting 70mbps on Epic so it really does seem the throttling is by Steam

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76561199275695671 Jun 10, 2022 @ 11:35am

Originally posted by Sticky:
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dude how is the internet i live in turkey and i can hardly get 100 mbps XD

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nullable Jun 10, 2022 @ 12:00pm

Originally posted by Sticky:
https://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/ from the link you sent me UK subscribers are getting 54MBPS average maybe everyone has a poor computer lol

Do you know know what average means? Or are you under the belief that most people in the UK have 100Mbps-500Mbps connections? You do understand how rural users with say 5-40Mbps connections would push the average down?

Originally posted by Sticky:
Im getting 70mbps on Epic so it really does seem the throttling is by Steam

Well then create a support ticket, and haggle with them to stop throttling you. And then get bent out of shape when they disagree with you and you're certain you know best.

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Jammy Jun 10, 2022 @ 12:02pm

People getting 500mbps would not lead to an average of 5-40 maybe your not too god with maths?

You showed me the link to the averages people get are now saying your wrong and steam are wrong ? jeez do you understand averages and maths?

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