Awful Download Speeds - Blu-ray Forum

GeneD5 · 03-10-2010, 05:43 PM

Hi Everyone! Last night I had to download and install an update for uncharted two, and today I tried to dowload the latest update for the ps3 system. I connect to the same wireless network as my computer, however my computer internet connection and download speeds are terrific, whereas the ps3 download speed is unbelievably slow. After hours this morning the main ps3 update only downloaded to I think 58%. Is there any particular reason for this I don't know about?

mikejet · 03-10-2010, 05:56 PM

Is there something downloading on the computer? It could be using up the bandwidth.

jono_0101 · 03-10-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

Is there something downloading on the computer? It could be using up the bandwidth.

yeah, we have 2 ps3's on the network at home, and while one was DLing a TV episode last night, it made gaming on the other one nearly impossible, so much lag because the DL was taking up all the network bandwidth, if you have a lot of devices on there being used or if you are DLing a bunch of stuff on one of them, it can really slow down your network

Marine Mike · 03-10-2010, 07:18 PM

Also its good to have your router secure with encryption so you don't have people free-loading your bandwidth.

owa · 03-10-2010, 07:49 PM

What does the bandwidth test show? It's under the test network connection part, I think.

Boss Hogg · 03-14-2010, 01:18 PM

It's just slow, plain and simple - nothing you can do about it. I have the same thing - downloading 300MB on the computer doesn't take long at all but on the PS3 it takes forever. Always has.

owa · 03-14-2010, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Boss Hogg

It's just slow, plain and simple - nothing you can do about it. I have the same thing - downloading 300MB on the computer doesn't take long at all but on the PS3 it takes forever. Always has.

That's not his issue. The system update usually only takes a few minutes at most so if it's taking hours, something is definitely wrong.

Shin-Ra · 03-14-2010, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Boss Hogg

It's just slow, plain and simple - nothing you can do about it. I have the same thing - downloading 300MB on the computer doesn't take long at all but on the PS3 it takes forever. Always has.

Not really, depending on the regional game store and when I'm downloading from it, 300MB could take anywhere from 4 to 10 minutes wirelessly which ranges from great to pretty average for a free service download.

partridge · 03-18-2010, 12:32 PM

You could try a speed test website through the PS3 browser; but like me you'll probably find that it records similar speeds to your PC so I think it's just the PSN itself that is restricted.

Sony need to make more bandwidth available at their end so we can DL at the best speed our lines can offer.

SinnerSe7en · 03-18-2010, 01:00 PM

Ever try renting an HD rental 5 Gigs takes upwards of 2.5+ hours. It's the Playstation or PSN itself that takes awhile system updates take forever but I don't know about being at 58% in an hour or so that doesn't seem right...

StereoMike · 03-18-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by partridge

You could try a speed test website through the PS3 browser; but like me you'll probably find that it records similar speeds to your PC so I think it's just the PSN itself that is restricted.

Sony need to make more bandwidth available at their end so we can DL at the best speed our lines can offer.

I think the speed test in the network settings would be more accurate.

partridge · 03-18-2010, 04:23 PM

If you can get it to work! Mine fails.

StereoMike · 03-22-2010, 04:07 PM

I did some test

My internet speed: 30Mbps

Speed test on my Laptop: 28Mbps
Speed test on my PS3: 22Mbps

Speed test, Laptop+PS3 at the same time:
Laptop: 26Mbps
PS3: 10Mbps

So if you want to speed things up on your PS3, don't use your computer too much while downloading.

Rike255 · 03-22-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stereomike

I did some test

My internet speed: 30Mbps

Speed test on my Laptop: 28Mbps
Speed test on my PS3: 22Mbps

Speed test, Laptop+PS3 at the same time:
Laptop: 26Mbps
PS3: 10Mbps

So if you want to speed things up on your PS3, don't use your computer too much while downloading.

Big drop! I use both of my PS3's and laptop at the same time from time to time and have never noticed any drops...then again I'm not really paying attention or doing any tests. My connection seems to either be working, slow, or broken no matter what I throw at it.

StereoMike · 03-22-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rike255

Big drop! I use both of my PS3's and laptop at the same time from time to time and have never noticed any drops...then again I'm not really paying attention or doing any tests. My connection seems to either be working, slow, or broken no matter what I throw at it.

I was afraid to include my slim in the test...But don't forget that a speed test takes all your bandwidth so if we only surf on our Laptop, we should be good.

Rike255 · 03-22-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Stereomike

I was afraid to include my slim in the test...But don't forget that a speed test takes all your bandwidth so if we only surf on our Laptop, we should be good.

Yep I wasn't doing anything network intensive, although I have had both PS3's playing online games at the same time before with no issues.

Shin-Ra · 03-22-2010, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Stereomike

I did some test

My internet speed: 30Mbps

Speed test on my Laptop: 28Mbps
Speed test on my PS3: 22Mbps

Speed test, Laptop+PS3 at the same time:
Laptop: 26Mbps
PS3: 10Mbps

So if you want to speed things up on your PS3, don't use your computer too much while downloading.

That's still over 1MB/sec which I doubt anyone would be complaining about and this isn't representative of everyone's network setup.

partridge · 03-22-2010, 05:39 PM

I can only dream of such speeds! I typically achieve a speed of about 690Kps on a speed test; but as a matter of course I tend to leave my PS3 to download large files over night and switch itself off - despite this it has still taken many, many hours to download some files.

Far longer than my line speed suggests, which leaves me to believe it has to be the PSN itself that is the throttle, not my ISP

Shin-Ra · 03-22-2010, 05:54 PM

I pretty much always get over 1MB/sec from the Japanese (Game) store and the last couple of Thursday's at least, the same from the Euro and US stores but it's been like that in the past, then dropped to 400-600KB/sec normality again the next week.

I can only use the UK video store, only used it once to rent and the download speed was poor, between 100-200KB/sec.

With a free service they should prioritise paid-for downloads with the highest bandwidth and then provide the best service possible for other free downloads.

partridge · 03-22-2010, 06:25 PM

I agree; I pay for rentals but they take longer to download than a game demo! SD movies weigh in at about 1.5Gb while some demo's are closer to 2Gb but they download far faster.

It once took me close to 7 hours to download a 1.5Gb movie rental, but only 2 and half hours to download 2.5gb of game videos! How does that work?!?!

03-10-2010, 05:43 PM	#1
GeneD5 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:244 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:168	Awful Download Speeds Hi Everyone! Last night I had to download and install an update for uncharted two, and today I tried to dowload the latest update for the ps3 system. I connect to the same wireless network as my computer, however my computer internet connection and download speeds are terrific, whereas the ps3 download speed is unbelievably slow. After hours this morning the main ps3 update only downloaded to I think 58%. Is there any particular reason for this I don't know about?

03-22-2010, 05:54 PM	#19
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	I pretty much always get over 1MB/sec from the Japanese (Game) store and the last couple of Thursday's at least, the same from the Euro and US stores but it's been like that in the past, then dropped to 400-600KB/sec normality again the next week. I can only use the UK video store, only used it once to rent and the download speed was poor, between 100-200KB/sec. With a free service they should prioritise paid-for downloads with the highest bandwidth and then provide the best service possible for other free downloads. Last edited by Shin-Ra; 03-22-2010 at 05:58 PM.

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03-10-2010, 05:56 PM	#2
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Is there something downloading on the computer? It could be using up the bandwidth.

03-10-2010, 07:18 PM	#4
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Also its good to have your router secure with encryption so you don't have people free-loading your bandwidth.

03-10-2010, 07:49 PM	#5
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	What does the bandwidth test show? It's under the test network connection part, I think.

03-14-2010, 01:18 PM	#6
Boss Hogg Active Member Member since:Dec 2006	It's just slow, plain and simple - nothing you can do about it. I have the same thing - downloading 300MB on the computer doesn't take long at all but on the PS3 it takes forever. Always has.

03-18-2010, 12:32 PM	#9
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	You could try a speed test website through the PS3 browser; but like me you'll probably find that it records similar speeds to your PC so I think it's just the PSN itself that is restricted. Sony need to make more bandwidth available at their end so we can DL at the best speed our lines can offer.

03-18-2010, 01:00 PM	#10
SinnerSe7en Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Chicagoland	Ever try renting an HD rental 5 Gigs takes upwards of 2.5+ hours. It's the Playstation or PSN itself that takes awhile system updates take forever but I don't know about being at 58% in an hour or so that doesn't seem right...

03-18-2010, 04:23 PM	#12
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	If you can get it to work! Mine fails.

03-22-2010, 04:07 PM	#13
StereoMike Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Coldth Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:40	I did some test My internet speed: 30Mbps Speed test on my Laptop: 28Mbps Speed test on my PS3: 22Mbps Speed test, Laptop+PS3 at the same time: Laptop: 26Mbps PS3: 10Mbps So if you want to speed things up on your PS3, don't use your computer too much while downloading.

03-22-2010, 05:39 PM	#18
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	I can only dream of such speeds! I typically achieve a speed of about 690Kps on a speed test; but as a matter of course I tend to leave my PS3 to download large files over night and switch itself off - despite this it has still taken many, many hours to download some files. Far longer than my line speed suggests, which leaves me to believe it has to be the PSN itself that is the throttle, not my ISP

03-22-2010, 06:25 PM	#20
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	I agree; I pay for rentals but they take longer to download than a game demo! SD movies weigh in at about 1.5Gb while some demo's are closer to 2Gb but they download far faster. It once took me close to 7 hours to download a 1.5Gb movie rental, but only 2 and half hours to download 2.5gb of game videos! How does that work?!?!

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