Cool problem with the internet connection.
Cool problem with the internet connection.
Hey there, friend. I saw your situation and thought of a few possibilities. It seems like the download speed you're seeing is way lower than expected—especially when using your PC. You mentioned checking speeds on Steam, Uplay, and the MS site, but they all reported around 9 MB/s, which is much slower than what you should get with your connection. When you tried connecting via LAN to your desktop, it matched the speed, so maybe the issue isn’t with your network hardware. Then you connected the desktop to a 4G hotspot and it sped up significantly, suggesting the problem might be with your PC’s network settings or drivers. You also tried disabling AV software, reinstalling the network driver, and even switching to USB, but nothing changed. It’s strange how the speed shifts depending on the setup. Have you tried testing with a different browser or clearing your cache? Let me know what you find!
Attached image shows the process. I'm downloading MS SQL 2014 Express at about 2.3 MB/S during peak times, and simultaneously downloading the zip file at roughly 230 KB/s. As mentioned earlier, if I connect to a 4G hotspot on my desktop, the download speed of the zip file approaches 1.5-2 MB/s, which matches the 4G speed I experience at home.
I suspect your ISP is directing data through some peers that are overloaded or experiencing problems. If you're located in Australia, the CDN might have limited sites or only serve content from US or EU regions. Microsoft likely has more resources and will provide files from Australian servers. From a dedicated server in Holland, I experience speeds above 11MB/s.
However, there’s something unusual on the same network—both devices are trying to download the file. The desktop is limiting the speed to 230 KB/s, whereas the other PC is downloading at full capacity. I’ve confirmed that both machines are linking to the identical external IP address for the transfer.