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Starscream122

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#229185 11-Feb-2018 17:14

Hi Team.

So for the last week I have noticed my steam downloads have slowed down to like 40mbps down from 200mbps

I have done a speedtest and I am getting my full 200mbps so it just seems to be steam. I have uninstalled steam and I am still having the same issue.

I have posted a screenshot of my steam download.

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#1955301 11-Feb-2018 17:22

The answer to any throttling on almost any ISP is no. Steam can just be terrible and it also depends on what game you're grabbing.

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Starscream122

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#1955303 11-Feb-2018 17:23

Well I have tried many different games with the same result...

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#1955305 11-Feb-2018 17:23

No, there's no throttling. More likely something outside the network changed - maybe you're using a different Steam server, maybe the path to the server changed, maybe it's really busy. Got an IP address that you're downloading from?

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#1955307 11-Feb-2018 17:24

How do I get a IP Address to where I am downloading from?

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#1955312 11-Feb-2018 17:30

Get sysinternals TCPview. But I have to agree with the others here, it's not throttling.

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#1955313 11-Feb-2018 17:32

Google how to change your servers in steam. I had a similar issue, changed servers now getting line speed.

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#1955316 11-Feb-2018 17:34

We need a Peterreader Autoresponse of "NO, IT'S ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT THROTTLING" whenever the T word is in a thread subject.

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#1955317 11-Feb-2018 17:35

I know how to change the server for downloads. It's currently set to New Zealand. Not sure what server I should try though. I am in Auckland.

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#1955318 11-Feb-2018 17:36

Checking my steam, vodafone is preforming on par as per normal.

Load balanced connection is pegging over both spark and Vodafone equally.

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#1955320 11-Feb-2018 17:36

After computing the question for quite some time since my master doesn't give me quite as much CPU time as I once had I can conclude your ISP is not throttling you.

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#1955321 11-Feb-2018 17:38

Brilliant, so let's close the thread :-)

(controversial suggestion here after a declarative answer to a FAQ is to close the thread)

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#1955322 11-Feb-2018 17:39

Close it already?

Lol anyone know what server I should try change it to?

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#1955323 11-Feb-2018 17:40

Starscream122:

I know how to change the server for downloads. It's currently set to New Zealand. Not sure what server I should try though. I am in Auckland.

I'm set to Australia, but I have moved them around from time to time as my performance has dropped (actually I am set to NZ since I reinstalled my OS and Software after a hardware upgrade prior to xmas, and getting line speeds.

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#1955324 11-Feb-2018 17:41

Starscream122:

Close it already?

Lol anyone know what server I should try change it to?

Try a couple, see how you get on.

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#1955325 11-Feb-2018 17:41

I've just tested it but Australia NSW should give you some alright speeds. Not quite as good as when the Steam caches in NZ are working as expected however.

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