Shouldn't Steam have an option that limits your download speed?

Sasso · 09-30-2008, 04:27 PM

Just today I've been downloading Hitman: Blood Money from Steam. And my brother complained I was making the rest of the internetz slow. Which is understandable.
He said to limit the speed but then it struck me. Steam doesn't have a speed limiter.

Do you think Steam should have a download speed limiter?
I do.

Discuss.

masta121 · 09-30-2008, 04:28 PM

It does have a limiter...Under settings there's a tab called "downloads" in which you can select your internet speed.

Sasso · 09-30-2008, 04:30 PM

Ahh, that's not a limiter.

WocHie · 09-30-2008, 04:43 PM

Pause them.

Redbull · 09-30-2008, 04:51 PM

Tell him that steam owns whatever he is playing with.

Then laugh, while running around the house naked.

BS_1 · 09-30-2008, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbull

Tell him that steam owns whatever he is playing with.

Then laugh, while running around the house naked.

lol agreed, do it.

evanjackman · 09-30-2008, 04:58 PM

Yeah, I sit around all the time and say, "Man, I sure wish this would download slower!"

Then I go and kick the router.

Sasso · 09-30-2008, 05:08 PM

Hey I don't want it to download slower, my brother does, so I don't use all the bandwidth.
Anyway my brother has now just given up on the matter so it's fine

But I still think Steam should have a download limiter for instances like this.
uTorrent has one and that's good.

.ernest · 09-30-2008, 05:46 PM

Do it overnight?

WocHie · 09-30-2008, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasso

Hey I don't want it to download slower, my brother does, so I don't use all the bandwidth.
Anyway my brother has now just given up on the matter so it's fine

But I still think Steam should have a download limiter for instances like this.
uTorrent has one and that's good.

PAUSE THEM SERIOUSLY

NocturnalGhost · 09-30-2008, 06:11 PM

You can use programs such as Netlimiter to set the maximum speed you wish an application or connection to have.

I'm not sure if there are any freeware alternatives, but there may be.

Modiga-Disabled · 09-30-2008, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WocHie

PAUSE THEM SERIOUSLY

See, the problem with that is then Sasso's game won't download at all. I'm guessing the idea is to find some middle ground between using all the household's bandwidth up and using none of it.

09-30-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasso

Just today I've been downloading Hitman: Blood Money from Steam. And my brother complained I was making the rest of the internetz slow. Which is understandable.
He said to limit the speed but then it struck me. Steam doesn't have a speed limiter.

Do you think Steam should have a download speed limiter?
I do.

Discuss.

If you have comcast, thats your problem. they throttle people down.

Shadoww0lf · 09-30-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magic mushroom

If you have comcast, thats your problem. they throttle people down.

Such a random comment.

levitate · 09-30-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magic mushroom

If you have comcast, thats your problem. they throttle people down.

They don't anymore, unless you have gone over 250GB cap, which is a pretty hefty amount in its own right, I have Comcast and download games from steam at around 2.1MB/s, while still being able to browse the internet and play other games just fine, so I don't believe it can be blamed on Comcast.

09-30-2008, 04:27 PM	#1
Sasso Join Date: Apr 2007 Reputation: 3180 Posts: 4,425	Shouldn't Steam have an option that limits your download speed? Just today I've been downloading Hitman: Blood Money from Steam. And my brother complained I was making the rest of the internetz slow. Which is understandable. He said to limit the speed but then it struck me. Steam doesn't have a speed limiter. Do you think Steam should have a download speed limiter? I do. Discuss.

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09-30-2008, 04:28 PM	#2
masta121 Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 670 Posts: 4,068	It does have a limiter...Under settings there's a tab called "downloads" in which you can select your internet speed.

09-30-2008, 04:30 PM	#3
Sasso Join Date: Apr 2007 Reputation: 3180 Posts: 4,425	Ahh, that's not a limiter.

09-30-2008, 04:43 PM	#4
WocHie Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 20 Posts: 1,373	Pause them.

09-30-2008, 04:51 PM	#5
Redbull Join Date: Apr 2007 Reputation: 17 Posts: 314	Tell him that steam owns whatever he is playing with. Then laugh, while running around the house naked.

09-30-2008, 04:58 PM	#7
evanjackman Join Date: Mar 2007 Reputation: 524 Posts: 1,316	Yeah, I sit around all the time and say, "Man, I sure wish this would download slower!" Then I go and kick the router.

09-30-2008, 05:08 PM	#8
Sasso Join Date: Apr 2007 Reputation: 3180 Posts: 4,425	Hey I don't want it to download slower, my brother does, so I don't use all the bandwidth. Anyway my brother has now just given up on the matter so it's fine But I still think Steam should have a download limiter for instances like this. uTorrent has one and that's good.

09-30-2008, 05:46 PM	#9
.ernest Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Reputation: 44 Posts: 345	Do it overnight?

09-30-2008, 06:11 PM	#11
NocturnalGhost Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 10 Posts: 719	You can use programs such as Netlimiter to set the maximum speed you wish an application or connection to have. I'm not sure if there are any freeware alternatives, but there may be.