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mob Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:46pm
Steam downloading at 3.2mbps only!?!?!
Hey i have a 26mbps connection, so when i download a video on my phone the speed is around 20mbps - 26mbps but on steam its only 3.2mbps!!!!! why can someone help me?
Last edited by mob; Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:51pm
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spoof Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:47pm 
3.2MB/s
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mob Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:50pm 
i dont get what ur trying to say.. im kinda new to this stuff :P
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spoof Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:51pm 
MB/s not mbps.

if I explain I probably make little errors so I leave it to others.

I have 124mbps and steam gives me 14MB/s
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mob Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:51pm 
oh ok....
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The Giving One Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:53pm 
It depends on where you live usually also...3.2 sounds good to me. I sometimes have to settle with 2.2 or maybe even less. Steam server load can affect it also. You cannot go by "max speed" that your area or provider can give....that is misleading most of the time.
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spoof Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:53pm 
your provider likes to use mbps because it sounds bigger.
Last edited by spoof; Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:54pm
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mob Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:55pm 
Ok guys now i get it :D thnx for the help... i might just upgrade my internet plan now
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spoof Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:56pm 
it is plenty fast.
no need IMO unless you need more upload speed.
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Monshroud Jan 1, 2015 @ 12:20am 
mb = megabit, MB = megabyte. There are 8 bits in a byte. You can use Google to do conversions. Also, depending on the time of day, even Steam can stream content slowly.
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spoof Jan 1, 2015 @ 12:43am 
it is a lot betterr now but when MW2 was just relesed in 2008 I would have to download in to low hours to see maximum speeds.
http://store.steampowered.com/stats

now I also get almost top speeds in peak hours again.
but I am in small country not too poor with many valve content servers.
the second country to connect/use to the internet in the world.
so yeah it matters were you are from.
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