Extremely slow PSN downloads (PS3)

Bengaboy · 5 Aug 2012 at 21:01

I have 10mb broadband and actually get pretty much the full whack out of it, but for some reason, the PS3 is taking YEARS to download a 2436mb demo.

Everything else runs as fast as it should, but for 2.5gb, this is saying its going to take another 509 mins at 24% :confused:

Does anyone else have this problem?

K1LLSW1TCH · 5 Aug 2012 at 21:11

Wired or wireless?

Sniper123 · 5 Aug 2012 at 21:14

His right, I've had 40mb for a few weeks. Any information download from the pen takes AGES! Even small updates. On speedtests it hovers around 25mb on a wireless connection

wannabedamned · 5 Aug 2012 at 21:21

Try setting up the PS3 in a DMZ zone. If you dont have the option then correctly configure your router. Have the following ports open:

TCP: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480, 5223, 8080 and UDP: 3478, 3479.

I get full speeds on PSN network(VM), I also got full speeds when I was on Sky, But had to manually open the ports.

Bengaboy · 5 Aug 2012 at 21:34

wannabedamned said:
Try setting up the PS3 in a DMZ zone. If you dont have the option then correctly configure your router. Have the following ports open:

TCP: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480, 5223, 8080 and UDP: 3478, 3479.

I get full speeds on PSN network(VM), I also got full speeds when I was on Sky, But had to manually open the ports.

Cheers mate, Ill try that.

shootersam · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:49

wannabedamned said:
Try setting up the PS3 in a DMZ zone. If you dont have the option then correctly configure your router. Have the following ports open:

TCP: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480, 5223, 8080 and UDP: 3478, 3479.

I get full speeds on PSN network(VM), I also got full speeds when I was on Sky, But had to manually open the ports.

I did this yesterday, and it really improved the connection.

Noel Gallagher · 6 Aug 2012 at 12:42

Get used to it. They have never been fast for me, and when you gotta download something so large you need to leave your PS3 on just for a day to download it

Haggisman · 6 Aug 2012 at 12:49

Downloaded DeadSpace 2 the other day (11GB) in an hour or so, you're either being unlucky, or need to sort out your router

Noel Gallagher · 6 Aug 2012 at 13:06

Haggisman said:
Downloaded DeadSpace 2 the other day (11GB) in an hour or so, you're either being unlucky, or need to sort out your router

You probably only get good speeds if youre a PSN+ sub

Ascendancy · 6 Aug 2012 at 13:10

Mine tends to flucuate wildly. It took almost an entire day to download Deus Ex, but Dead Space 2 downloaded in about an hour. My PS3 is in the DMZ, but it doesn't really bother me as I just let it go overnight.

kidloco · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:33

wannabedamned said:
Try setting up the PS3 in a DMZ zone. If you dont have the option then correctly configure your router. Have the following ports open:

TCP: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480, 5223, 8080 and UDP: 3478, 3479.

I get full speeds on PSN network(VM), I also got full speeds when I was on Sky, But had to manually open the ports.

I'll give this a go as I get shocking download speeds even on 100mb connection rough wired LAN.

Malevolence · 7 Aug 2012 at 05:50

I've never had good speeds from PSN since the day I got my PS3. It took 7 minutes to download a 32Mb patch earlier, and the PS3 is DMZ'd.

Noel Gallagher · 7 Aug 2012 at 06:45

Malevolence said:
I've never had good speeds from PSN since the day I got my PS3. It took 7 minutes to download a 32Mb patch earlier, and the PS3 is DMZ'd.

DMZ'd or not, mine is the same. From what I have read and it is down to your ISP. I am with Virgin, and apparently they dont get on with Sonys servers.

Haggisman · 7 Aug 2012 at 09:25

Noel Gallagher said:
You probably only get good speeds if youre a PSN+ sub

Haha, wouldn't surprise me

Malevolence · 7 Aug 2012 at 17:25

Noel Gallagher said:
DMZ'd or not, mine is the same. From what I have read and it is down to your ISP. I am with Virgin, and apparently they dont get on with Sonys servers.

I'm on Plusnet, and according to them there is no such conflict between themselves and Sony's servers.

wannabedamned · 7 Aug 2012 at 17:29

I'm with Virgin and get full speeds, So you would expect any incompatibility to be a across the board no? Strange some struggle and others dont.

Bengaboy · 11 Aug 2012 at 19:42

wannabedamned said:
Try setting up the PS3 in a DMZ zone. If you dont have the option then correctly configure your router. Have the following ports open:

TCP: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480, 5223, 8080 and UDP: 3478, 3479.

I get full speeds on PSN network(VM), I also got full speeds when I was on Sky, But had to manually open the ports.

Just done this and it is now going to take around an hour - thank you!

Spinal2k2 · 11 Aug 2012 at 20:54

ive got the sky netgear router DG834GT anyone know how to open those ports up on it.

Stange thing is when i go into network test in the PS3 settings it comes up with my connection speed 11mb etc but downloads a lot slower than that. big games on plus take ages to downlolad