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Caporegime
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I have a question to ask.

My internet, is fast, the fastest that Virgin can do. However my steam download speeds are very slow, normally less then 500kb per second.

Is there anyway of changing this? can I make it move a bit faster?
I'm on a wireless network, in total, 2 laptops, 3 PC's. Rarely all are on at the same time.

Could the slow speeds have something to do with which Steam servers I connect to?
 
I've hit 3/4mb per second before.

I really don't understand why I can't get a better download speed at times :(

I've changed where the server is based in the steam options, but to very little effect.
I can download files at very high speeds but when it comes to steam :mad:

anyway at least I'm not the only one.
 
You do know that Virgin cap your speed if you download more than a couple of gig or so during the day (10am - 9pm I think)?

That could be why at times you don't get the full speed. Also, bare in mind that if you do hit the limit, the speed cap lasts for 5 hours regardless.

I had no idea about that, will bare that in mind in future.

Thank you (Y)
 
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