Variations in pace occur across different contexts.
Variations in pace occur across different contexts.
I just ran an update for Apex on Origin and achieved about 30MB/s. I was nearing 250 Mbps regularly a week ago, but adjusting my router settings—turning off most monitoring and QoS features—seemed to boost speeds slightly.
Their speedtest.net is based in Perth, while Google Fiber uses Sydney. Those locations are about 4k km apart. I’m still confused why the same server gives such different results on the website versus the extension. Perhaps the extension has a stronger connection. I’m only able to download Star Wars and get just 12 Mbps. It’s really frustrating.
Check if the system is being installed on an SSD and review your CPU and HDD activity in Task Manager.
@Optane^ Are these speed tests being performed while directly wired into the ISP device over gigabit ethernet (Cat5e or better)? Or is this through a router/WiFi? Are you sure no other gadget is accessing the internet while performing theses tests? Please list all of the network hardware you're using (make/model). Different speed test websites might give you different results depending on how far they are from you and how busy the nodes are between you and the speed test servers. This is not under your control. Your connection might be faster than some segments you are connecting through. And never use task manager as a means of measuring your connection speed; its readings are delayed and what is being reported to you is at intervals in time. SpeedTest.net's browser extension or even the standalone app might yield better results because they claim to eliminate bandwidth overhead from the browser itself, but I don't see why the results should that significantly different. Finally, programs like Steam (and I'm sure other similar game managers) report download speed in MBps, not Mbps. Let's agree to use Mbps since that's what speed test websites report in.
The name Cox appears frequently here, which seems to be a recurring issue.
Their nodes don’t add much value since their name keeps coming up too often.
Every provider has you covered. Some just try to make it worse. Things might get even worse. You might be stuck with a 3 Mbps connection. My advice is to lower your plan to what they offer. Do you really need 1 Gbps?