Everything has to stop for steam?

07-21-2011, 02:26 AM

Cmon steam/valve, who ever.

When i download a game it stops me doing anything else with my 3 mg line, soooooooo i turn steam on and start downloading and i cant do anything else on the web without it take 10 feking minutes to load up.

We NEED a download limit adding so we can set the limit to 100kb/s or whatever speed we choose, so it allows us to do other things on the net other than the most important thing in the world, downloading steam games......

geeeeeez, Sort it out steam.

How many threads of this nature need to be posted be4 u do somthing about it??

kakkerlak · 07-21-2011, 02:35 AM

I don't have this problem at all steam always leaves me plenty.
maybe you need to select a better bandwidth setting in steam , but that never created a problem for me either.

07-21-2011, 02:58 AM

Iv got my Approximate speed of ur internet connection set to DLS> 265k????

When i download a game it downloads it at full speed and leaves me nothing??

What speed internet do u have kakkerlak?

kakkerlak · 07-21-2011, 03:03 AM

does not really matter what line I have now , I have a 1.2MB/s speed now but before this line got a free upgrade it was 300kb/s.
before that I had a 2.7MB/s connection and had many others.
even if I tether my mobile phone to the PC and download with that I can browse the internet(just).

try putting it on 56k in steam maybe it helps.

07-21-2011, 03:04 AM

k ill try that.

07-21-2011, 03:07 AM

it makes no difference and it still downloads at 298kb/s(ish)

kakkerlak · 07-21-2011, 03:09 AM

just thinking out of the box but if you are australian and use one of those tools for steam downloads try disabling that.

I do not think you are australian but you could be in it(the country).

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Originally Posted by pangasuis

it makes no difference and it still downloads at 298kb/s(ish)

but can you browse the web better?

07-21-2011, 05:43 AM

No m8 im a brit and have no tools apart from a Roccat skin.

its the same because steam is downloading at my full speed.

kakkerlak · 07-21-2011, 05:48 AM

steam will download at my full speed too but if I do anything else that uses bandwidth I can do that without problems.
I watch a lot of tv online and what not and never noticed a problem.

are you on a wireless connection?
try it wired I bet that will fix it.

The LaughingMan · 07-21-2011, 05:57 AM

Maybe use some sort of network manager or your router to prioritize web traffic over steam's traffic. QoS styles. I use a killer nic 2100 so I think it does that for me

Epsilon · 07-21-2011, 07:46 PM

This sort of feature is coming in the soon-ish future: http://store.steampowered.com/news/5856/

Doesn't really help you right now, though.

07-22-2011, 12:59 PM

Not a problem for many of other users, so maybe play around with your internet settings or ring up your internet provider.

07-21-2011, 02:26 AM	#1
pangasuis Guest Posts: n/a	Everything has to stop for steam? Cmon steam/valve, who ever. When i download a game it stops me doing anything else with my 3 mg line, soooooooo i turn steam on and start downloading and i cant do anything else on the web without it take 10 feking minutes to load up. We NEED a download limit adding so we can set the limit to 100kb/s or whatever speed we choose, so it allows us to do other things on the net other than the most important thing in the world, downloading steam games...... geeeeeez, Sort it out steam. How many threads of this nature need to be posted be4 u do somthing about it??

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07-21-2011, 02:35 AM	#2
kakkerlak Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Reputation: 2165 Posts: 24,014	I don't have this problem at all steam always leaves me plenty. maybe you need to select a better bandwidth setting in steam , but that never created a problem for me either.

07-21-2011, 02:58 AM	#3
pangasuis Guest Posts: n/a	Iv got my Approximate speed of ur internet connection set to DLS> 265k???? When i download a game it downloads it at full speed and leaves me nothing?? What speed internet do u have kakkerlak?

07-21-2011, 03:03 AM	#4
kakkerlak Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Reputation: 2165 Posts: 24,014	does not really matter what line I have now , I have a 1.2MB/s speed now but before this line got a free upgrade it was 300kb/s. before that I had a 2.7MB/s connection and had many others. even if I tether my mobile phone to the PC and download with that I can browse the internet(just). try putting it on 56k in steam maybe it helps.

07-21-2011, 03:04 AM	#5
pangasuis Guest Posts: n/a	k ill try that.

07-21-2011, 03:07 AM	#6
pangasuis Guest Posts: n/a	it makes no difference and it still downloads at 298kb/s(ish)

07-21-2011, 05:43 AM	#8
pangasuis Guest Posts: n/a	No m8 im a brit and have no tools apart from a Roccat skin. its the same because steam is downloading at my full speed.

07-21-2011, 05:48 AM	#9
kakkerlak Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Reputation: 2165 Posts: 24,014	steam will download at my full speed too but if I do anything else that uses bandwidth I can do that without problems. I watch a lot of tv online and what not and never noticed a problem. are you on a wireless connection? try it wired I bet that will fix it.

07-21-2011, 05:57 AM	#10
The LaughingMan Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 75 Posts: 243	Maybe use some sort of network manager or your router to prioritize web traffic over steam's traffic. QoS styles. I use a killer nic 2100 so I think it does that for me

07-21-2011, 07:46 PM	#11
Epsilon Join Date: Jan 2003 Reputation: 1795 Posts: 5,302	This sort of feature is coming in the soon-ish future: http://store.steampowered.com/news/5856/ Doesn't really help you right now, though.

07-22-2011, 12:59 PM	#12
Bladed Guest Posts: n/a	Not a problem for many of other users, so maybe play around with your internet settings or ring up your internet provider.