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DeadEffort Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:41pm

Downloads 3.5mbps

Why my downloads is limit to 3.5mbps? i have limit bandwidth set to No Limit. My conectios is 30mb down and only use 3.5mb to download. In this speed COD Advanced Warfare took 4 hrs to download :( steam limit the connections speed?

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Cathulhu Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:42pm

Have you tried a different download region?

Tev Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:43pm

What's the result on http://speedtest.net ?

30 megabits per second converts to about 3.75 megabytes per second.

DeadEffort Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:53pm

Originally posted by Teutep:
What's the result on http://speedtest.net ?

30 megabits per second converts to about 3.75 megabytes per second.

www.speedtest.net/result/4498370142.png

DeadEffort Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:54pm

Originally posted by Cathulhu:
Have you tried a different download region?

Yes is the same or less.

Tev Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:54pm

Yeah, your download speed seems about fine then.

1 Megabit is 8 times more than a megabyte.

Thus 29.65 Megabits equals 3.70 Megabytes

Cathulhu Jul 11, 2015 @ 4:56pm

Add some overhead traffic and the 3.5Megabytes per second is pretty much all you can expect. Steam is using your whole internet connection. Blame the provider for using an number that looks big but isn't.

DeadEffort Jul 11, 2015 @ 5:00pm

Got damn! anyways thanks for your help guys

Cathulhu Jul 12, 2015 @ 12:52am

It's still a pretty fast connection you have.

TheGreatestDerp Dec 31, 2016 @ 4:45am

I got 100MBPs and i only get 3.5MBPs aswell. My Download region is in my country. I use Ethernet Cable. I have no idea why i'm getting 3.5 max. Please help.

037 Dec 31, 2016 @ 4:54am

Originally posted by CaZeri4Pr:
Why my downloads is limit to 3.5mbps? i have limit bandwidth set to No Limit. My conectios is 30mb down and only use 3.5mb to download. In this speed COD Advanced Warfare took 4 hrs to download :( steam limit the connections speed?

cuz yes