Hellshingu
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I have network equipment worth maybe 6 times more than PS4. Hell, my internet monthly fees are almost half the cost of PS4. I have pretty fast fiber with complicated routing I like to tinker and screw around with, with IPv6 tunneling for all international connections going through dedicated "tier 1" Level3 line, straight through US fiber backbone (i.e. the name of ISP bellow). I give Sony every chance possible and they stumbled every time.
Speeds on my IPv6:
Speeds on IPv4 connection:
Both are tested to LA. Again, PSN speeds are greatly variable, with or without IPv6. It's the only device on my network I allowed 100% access from port 0 to port 65535, both in and out from my home, yet it can download at 600Kbps, then jumps to 30Mbps, then back to 2Mbps, then PSN randomly decides that tier 1 ISP is good enough for it and I have stable 200Mbps+ when I download Bloodborne in around 20 mins.
So no, I take "did you check your router" or "it might be your ISP" as an insult.
I wish we could get those speeds here in OC but 300 is the highest in my area at the moment. I also have the same issue as you with inconsistent speeds. Sometimes games download in minutes sometimes up to an hour. Don't know if it's because we are in a high traffic area or what but my PSN speeds are the only thing that is wonky. Steam speeds are fine and I download a few games a week/mods without a hitch.