SamuraiMegas wrote:I'm getting 5.5 mb/sec on speedtest.net but my download speed on steam is like 200 kb/sec.
Speedtest exists purely to prove your theoretical max. Steam is going to be being accessed by a lot more people at the same time, and have no reason to let you get unrestricted speed, they gain little to nothing if they do.
Sucks, but true.
I actually get faster speed from my Speedtest.net . I choose a server in L.A. , thats almost on the other side of planet earth to me. I get around 1.5mb to 3.5mb . My ISP says its 10mb (I am guessing its 10mb within the country I reside, which is useless since most of the internet servers is in other continents) .
yet I get amazing speeds on Torrent (1000kbps) and so it does on PS3 store. Other places like Apple, Steam, and Youtube are much slower. I am guessing they limit the speeds on purpose depending on what service you use.
Part of the issue might be megabyte vs megabit advertising on your transfers...
But yeah, the whole Speedtest vs Steam limiting thing was kinda what I was saying -- except I'm almost positive it's Steam limiting you, not your ISP. In theory it's possible for your ISP to limit it, but (at least in the US) it's not supposed to happen. That's what the big net neutrality fight is about. Not sure what the rules are in other countries though, and you seem to be saying you're not in the US.
KalessinDB wrote:In theory it's possible for your ISP to limit it, but (at least in the US) it's not supposed to happen. That's what the big net neutrality fight is about. Not sure what the rules are in other countries though, and you seem to be saying you're not in the US.
That fight is over (for now) and consumers lost. Selective throttling is now legal and, by most measures, already starting to happen quite a bit.
KalessinDB wrote:In theory it's possible for your ISP to limit it, but (at least in the US) it's not supposed to happen. That's what the big net neutrality fight is about. Not sure what the rules are in other countries though, and you seem to be saying you're not in the US.
That fight is over (for now) and consumers lost. Selective throttling is now legal and, by most measures, already starting to happen quite a bit.
Had not heard that actually. Be interesting to see how that plays out. In theory it COULD have good ramifications -- for example, I read about Netflix offering fast-track pipelines to offload bandwidth and allow their consumers to get better service. But that's a theory, I don't know that it'll actually play out that way.
RCBH928 wrote:Is it considered British accent? I would like to note that even in Mad Men they speak that style to a certain extent which makes me wonder when the change happened. Reading or hearing dialogue from that era can be easily identified its from another time. Where I live, older recorded dialogue is almost identical if not exactly identical to everyday speech today.
Americans are fad chasers. If the "cool" kids are saying something, everyone else will. Look at the 90's. There are some phrases that are scary to think of. Every decade had different ways to say things. And it could be a cultural thing too.
Steam offers me BY FAR the fastest download speeds I can get on the web. Almost 50% faster than largely seeded torrents or direct downloads from websites. So yeah it's probably an issue of net neutrality.
Valve isn't stingy like Activision (torrent tracker to download patches), they have amazing server infrastructure.
BoneSnapDeez wrote:The success of a console is determined by how much I enjoy it.
KalessinDB wrote:In theory it's possible for your ISP to limit it, but (at least in the US) it's not supposed to happen. That's what the big net neutrality fight is about. Not sure what the rules are in other countries though, and you seem to be saying you're not in the US.
That fight is over (for now) and consumers lost. Selective throttling is now legal and, by most measures, already starting to happen quite a bit.
It may also get worse in some places, if Comcast successfully purchases and integrates Time Warner Cable.
KalessinDB wrote:In theory it's possible for your ISP to limit it, but (at least in the US) it's not supposed to happen. That's what the big net neutrality fight is about. Not sure what the rules are in other countries though, and you seem to be saying you're not in the US.
That fight is over (for now) and consumers lost. Selective throttling is now legal and, by most measures, already starting to happen quite a bit.
It may also get worse in some places, if Comcast successfully purchases and integrates Time Warner Cable.
If that happens then Google may make a move to buy Level3, then things will get really interesting.
KalessinDB wrote:
Part of the issue might be megabyte vs megabit advertising on your transfers...
But yeah, the whole Speedtest vs Steam limiting thing was kinda what I was saying -- except I'm almost positive it's Steam limiting you, not your ISP. In theory it's possible for your ISP to limit it, but (at least in the US) it's not supposed to happen. That's what the big net neutrality fight is about. Not sure what the rules are in other countries though, and you seem to be saying you're not in the US.
Here are NO RULES. Do whatever you want. Yes I am outside the US . I was making the same point, Steam IS limiting my speed. I am guessing my ISP has the torrents limited (because you can't complain about that since its not an official "service") but all the legit services are up to them to control the speeds. This is why my PS3 downloads are lightening fast (1GB in 10-15min?) and YouTube has difficulty loading.
Hm. Calvin Payne and the Fresh Prince have a few things in common:
Both have a Father figure who is overweight.
Both have had their Father figure have a heart attack, onset by their actions.
Both have been stood up at the alter.
Both have been shot.
Both have a thing for hot sauce.
Both have a friend that frequently gets thrown out of house.
Both have a spunky cousin.
Every decade had different ways to say things. And it could be a cultural thing too.
