Windows 10: Fast Internet But Slow Download Speed

Hey guys, so my internet speed is around 100 mbps but I only get 1MB/s when I download games on Steam or Battlenet. I used to get around 12MB/s on Steam and when I was downloading RDR2 from the Social Club I reached 25MB/s now, I tried downloading GTAV and maximum I got was 2MB/s. I don’t understand what happened, on my iPad the internet works fast and downloads 1GB app in under a minute whereas my pc takes forever to even download 1GB.I am connected via ethernet cable, anyone know what to do?

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Slow download speed fast upload on Ethernet.

Hi

If a website has a slow server, a fast internet connection may be experienced but may have very slow download speeds. Download speed will be affected with the website server as it also impact your internet connection speed.

You may try a test with other websites and check the results with the website that you are experiencing slow download speed.

Meanwhile, kindly click on this link and find the post created by Santos_Rai
to troubleshoot network and incoming internet connection.

Kindly post back and share with us the result.

 

fast internet speed, slow buffering

the speed is considered fast here. previously i can buffer youtube video in 360p with ease, no need to pause for buffering. after several windows update, internet become really slow.

 

Slow downloading speed

Hi,

Are you on a laptop or a desktop?

Is the computer plugged in to charger when downloading? (laptop)

Courtesy Ronnie Vernon, MVP

The download speed has as much to do with the website server where you are downloading a file from as it does with your internet connection speed.



You can have a very fast internet connection, but experience very slow download speeds if the website has a slow server. This could be caused by very heavy traffic on that server or it may just be a slow server.



One thing you can do to check is to go to the following website and check your speed.

Speedtest.net:

Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test

Try several different test websites there to see the different download/upload speeds.

Compare the results with the website where you are seeing the slow downloads.