I ran the test at speedtest.net and the results shown said that my download speed is roughly 33mpbs, yet on steam they max I can get, even after messing with various settings is 3.7 mbps.
My ISP is Swisscom (the major one in Switzerland), and I am connected via a 1 gbps ethernet cable.
I have set the bandwidth cap in steam to 25mpbs, and the download speed did not react. I have tried switching to various other download regions with all of them capping at or around 3.7 mbps.
How can I get around this cap, and get higher download speeds.
My ISP is Swisscom (the major one in Switzerland), and I am connected via a 1 gbps ethernet cable.
I have set the bandwidth cap in steam to 25mpbs, and the download speed did not react. I have tried switching to various other download regions with all of them capping at or around 3.7 mbps.
How can I get around this cap, and get higher download speeds.
Steam defines itself as 'the ultimate entertainment platform.' Its software, available for PC, Mac, and mobile devices, allows people to 'play, connect, [and] create.' Its gaming library has more than 2,000 titles and it has approximately 40 million users. If you're one of those 40 million, you know what a pain it can be to wait for a game to update or for a new one to download -- it's not the speediest process.
Here's how to make the wait time a little less painful:
I have set the bandwidth cap in steam to 25mpbs, and the download speed did not react. I have tried switching to various other download regions with all of them capping at or around 3.7 mbps. How can I get around this cap, and get higher download speeds. Performance by Internet Service Provider (ISP) Shown below are the average download rates for Steam clients on the most popular Internet Service Providers for, sorted by the number of bytes delivered to that network.
Open the Steam settings page. This can be accessed by right-clicking the Steam icon in the system tray and selecting Settings from the menu that appears.
In the Settings window, there will be many tabs full of all sorts of options and settings that you can play with. The settings we're interested in are under the Downloads + Cloud tab.
Two of the settings here can help increase your download speed. First, make sure the drop-down labeled 'Approximate speed of your Internet connection' is properly set to, well, the approximate speed of your Internet connection.
Second, play around with the Download region drop-down settings. Your best bet is going to be the closest location to you, but factors like the internet connection between you and that location or volume of traffic to that server may tip the scale in the favor of a server further away.
How To Get Faster Download Speeds On Steam Pc
Adjusting these settings will require you to restart your Steam client before the changes come into effect. Hopefully you'll notice faster download speeds after the restart. If there's no change -- or worse, your connection seems slower -- play around more with the download region setting until you find a reliable, low-traffic server.
(Via Wonder How To)
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