Enabling Game Download Through Mobile

[tlgd99]

I live in a tiny home and my primary means of downloading is through a hotspot that is limited compared to my mobile data. Has Steam considered allowing game download through the app that can then just be transfered to my laptop's Steam folder? I know I'm not alone in having data limitations and I don't see how this wouldn't be a feasible function.

[Cathulhu]

Why don't you make a hotspot with your mobile?

Don't expect such a feature to appear ever, most mobile devices lack the storage for bigger games anyway.

[tlgd99]

I do, but mobile hotspots are limited in how much data you can use. Being able to use my phone's regular data would greatly expand that.

Also, it's relatively common nowadays to be able to use 128 and 256 gb SD cards. It isn't that data intensive to be able to either make room or just have an SD card dedicated to games. I mean, right now I can literally store the game's data on my SD card for data transfer so it's not that big of a step to just allow download through the phone itself.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-usb-tethering-and-mobile-hotspot/

[tlgd99]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-usb-tethering-and-mobile-hotspot/

:qr:

Tried that and got a message on my phone that doing so requires a hotspot option on the mobile device. So not an option (but it is increasing the speed of the download on my hotspot device).

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by tlgd99:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-usb-tethering-and-mobile-hotspot/

Tried that and got a message on my phone that doing so requires a hotspot option on the mobile device. So not an option (but it is increasing the speed of the download on my hotspot device).

Sounds like a Hotspot is all your service provides in that regard. This would mean that they would still limit the bandwidth even if they allowed the tether which wouldn't help if Valve allowed the download through the app itself anyway.