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PedalSlammer

3 posts

Wannabe Geek

#16029 20-Sep-2007 20:56

I got a Black Box voucher for purchasing HD 2900XT, and since the Team Fortress 2 is out I wanna download it through Steam but I got a problem with connection when updating my Steam.

OS: Win XP
Firewall: Win XP and it is off.
Anti-Virus: Bit Defender V10
ADSL Router: D-Link DSL-504 GenII
ISP: NZ Telecom/Xtra
Port Forwarding? Yes, but cannot confirm the port map.
http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=11

So is there anyone that can help me? I tried ringing the ISP whether they block this port or not and they said no. :( I really want this Team Fortress 2 game.

MuShrOomKing

13 posts

Geek

#90248 9-Oct-2007 13:18

What is the actual Problem ? if you could take a screen shot,

I have troubles with steam some times taking 5+ hours just to update the steam client maybe 1-3 meg
with my xtra Go large,

PedalSlammer

3 posts

Wannabe Geek

#90305 9-Oct-2007 18:44

Sorry if I havn't posted back a long time ago. It seems like Xtra is the one who is throttling my internet speed. I can do it fine in Off peak, but not peak.
Xtra is nasty, why? "My internet is kinda slow is there anyway to improve the speed?" Xtra: "Change to a better plan." Looks like I won't be playing Team Fortress 2 for now. :( So much for Black Box.

MuShrOomKing

13 posts

Geek

#90466 10-Oct-2007 13:59

Yip that is exactly the same problem i have, cant update steam in peak times,

Hey for EAT AS MUCH BROADBAND AS YOU WANT :)

PedalSlammer

3 posts

Wannabe Geek

#90467 10-Oct-2007 14:05

MuShrOomKing: Yip that is exactly the same problem i have, cant update steam in peak times,

Hey for EAT AS MUCH BROADBAND AS YOU WANT :)

lol, I can use BitTorrent to download TVs Shows fine but not dam Steam. :( No Fortress 2. Anyway I heard that other ISP are doing the same thing reducing speed on Steam as well. i.e. SlingShot.