ps3- slow downloads

muzzler · 5 Nov 2008 at 14:45

Hi people,
Finally went and got a ps3- its a lovely machine and im very impressed

however, the downloading of demo's etc is incredibly slow!! even the latest system update took forever. im using a linksys wag54gs via ethernet so i'm wonderingif theres a setting i've missed or something? also i cancelled a demo and then re-started it...i take it there's no resume download feature on the ps3? the manual is rather limited.
any help from you ps3 guru's much appreciated.
cheers,
steve.

sean1984 · 5 Nov 2008 at 14:55

who is your ISP, people seem to think Virgin is really slow for some reason.

im with sky and its really really quick, im on the same wireless router as you aswell

m0r94n · 5 Nov 2008 at 14:55

Virgin is really slow :mad:

Nismo · 5 Nov 2008 at 14:58

Virgin is fine for me with the PS3.

muzzler · 5 Nov 2008 at 15:19

i'm with tiscali.....not the best isp by some people's opinions but i've never had any bother with them.

thecremeegg · 5 Nov 2008 at 15:41

I had slow speeds with VM, maybe tiscali are the same? If you leave the download open and not put it to the background then it goes faster

flexo786 · 5 Nov 2008 at 15:47

im with virgin and downloading on the ps3 is slower compared to what my pc does

Thesnipergecko · 5 Nov 2008 at 15:57

Nismo said:
Virgin is fine for me with the PS3.

Same.

T.

Streeteh · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:02

muzzler said:
also i cancelled a demo and then re-started it...i take it there's no resume download feature on the ps3?
steve.

There's a pause download button if you press triangle when looking at the download.

geordie10 · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:08

m0r94n said:
Virgin is really slow

Since i got a new modem from them its been ok but not as fast as my 360

muzzler · 5 Nov 2008 at 17:58

ok, thanks for the replies..i'll grin and bear it for now

will pause the download in future aswell!

ScarySquirrel · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:40

How big is the latest update? I was downloading it for about 10 mins earlier and it only got to 40%. I am on O2 and usually get about 7-10Mb down.

flexo786 · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:44

ScarySquirrel said:
How big is the latest update? I was downloading it for about 10 mins earlier and it only got to 40%. I am on O2 and usually get about 7-10Mb down.

updates are about 140mb. mine was taking longer then that so ended up downloading it from my pc and copying it across using a usb stick

http://uk.playstation.com/help-supp...detail/item128439/Update-features-(ver-2-52)/

Whappers · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:53

Thesnipergecko said:
Same.

Thesnipergecko · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:56

flexo786 said:
updates are about 140mb. mine was taking longer then that so ended up downloading it from my pc and copying it across using a usb stick

http://uk.playstation.com/help-supp...detail/item128439/Update-features-(ver-2-52)/

140meg

My Virgin connection must fly then because the download was done and updated in a matter of minutes.

T.

Edz · 5 Nov 2008 at 23:54

muzzler said:
Hi people,
Finally went and got a ps3- its a lovely machine and im very impressed
however, the downloading of demo's etc is incredibly slow!! even the latest system update took forever. im using a linksys wag54gs via ethernet so i'm wonderingif theres a setting i've missed or something? also i cancelled a demo and then re-started it...i take it there's no resume download feature on the ps3? the manual is rather limited.
any help from you ps3 guru's much appreciated.
cheers,
steve.

Downloads pause when watching a film or playing a retail game I believe if you weren't already aware?

I'm sure PSN games don't affect the download tho..

Kreeeee · 6 Nov 2008 at 00:00

VM throttles after a stupidly small download limit =/

Substance · 6 Nov 2008 at 00:41

I am with VM and the PSN is usually unbelievably slow but sometimes can be stupidly fast, took me 1 hour to download the motorstorm 2 demo, on xbox live (same connection, same day) it only took 5 mins to get the mirrors edge demo,

*edit* I don't know how people reach their limits on VM, I have never been limited, my pc which is connected to the same network hits 2.4MB/s every time

aob · 6 Nov 2008 at 01:15

Netgear wireless router here, I'm in Ireland and downloading on my PS3 has always been insanely slow too.

I've searched for a solution, but had no luck. My PC and 360 both work fine speed wise.

If there's a demo I want I tend to just use my 360.

WatchTower · 6 Nov 2008 at 09:28

You should try AOL. Worst internet ever. It's either really slow or not working. Virgin is much better.. Not tried going online with my PS3 yet. I haven't set up my PS3 because it's not worth using it if I havn't got a HDTV to play it on. Hopefully I'll buy a decent TV buy the time I move into my new place.