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So I finally decided to get a Steam account setup, downloading a game right now and I've noticed that while the speeds do not max out my connection, but sometimes the download drops to 0 KB/sec for a while sometimes, then goes back up to it's normal 500ish KB/sec speed. Is it normal for the download to drop like that?
 
Steam is getting Hammered right now with all the Sales going on. Ive been using steam for years & my normal speed is 1.6mbps sometimes higher. I downloaded mass effect 2 in 10 hours wich is not normal at all & a friend of mine is downloading Dragon age Ultimate Ed & it sais around 1.5 days.

as of right now im seeing speeds around 200-600ish KBPS
 
Change your Download Location.
Go to Settings > Downloads> Download Region: Choose something close to you or next-closest to you.
 
Yeah, it's a busy time for the Steam Servers. A lot of popular titles on sale, plus all the people who got new computers for Christmas and are re-downloading the games from their account. It'll get better in a few days. Steam servers can usually max out most modest internet connections under normal conditions.
 
Getting hammered by all of the deals for the holidays.Will likely be that way for a few more days.
 
WhiteZero said:
Change your Download Location.
Go to Settings > Downloads> Download Region: Choose something close to you or next-closest to you.
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Or something far away. Sometimes my local server is the slow one and changing it to somewhere in Europe or Asia helps.
 
Ah, download location. Will play with that now.
 
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