Yeah than it is probably because of the poor WLAN module in the PS3 or some of your router settings. Hopefully PS4 will be better in this regard, because Sony's servers are not the issue most of the time.It was fast.
Yeah than it is probably because of the poor WLAN module in the PS3 or some of your router settings. Hopefully PS4 will be better in this regard, because Sony's servers are not the issue most of the time.
Downloaded GT Academy today in 3 min (1gb)
PSN is 90% of the time fast for me
I was downloading same demo it was fast (2MB/s) but then I tried to download BattleField 3 my speed was less than (1MB/s) it also depends on what content you download of PSN. Xbox LIVE yesterday was also slow during the summer sale.
All digital future is a long ways off if its going to take people a full day to download a game.
So I was previously configuring my router to use Google DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4) instead of my ISP's DNS servers. PS3 Network Settings > Connection Test was showing 5Mbps download speed. I'm provisioned for 15Mbps down. Switched my DNS settings back to my ISPs and magical the speed test is 15Mbps. Weird right? Speedtest.net via PS3 browser both showed 15Mbps.
Just as an aside, took me a day to download BF3 12GB off PSN. 2GB patch (downloaded after DNS server change)took me 30 minutes to download. wtf? lol
I'm going to try some more downloads to see how they look. But yeah PSN has always been notoriously slow for me. Even firmware and app updates which are usually less than 200MB are slow as hell. Hilarious when you use Google to try and look up PSN download speed issues and there is ALWAYS one person in a thread who posts "get a better router"...
Any network saavy guys know why a modification to my DNS settings might cause this change? DNS servers just translate hostnames to IPs so was this just a big coincidence? Or is there a difference in speeds when downloading from Playstation Store versus updates?
It's because when using Google DNS you will be connected to the PSN content server nearest to Google. When using your ISP's DNS you will be connected to the content server nearest your ISP. One obvious problem with the former is that everybody using Google DNS will all be hitting the same PSN content server!
I've mentioned DNS configuration in a few of the recent "PSN is slow" threads. I think this is actually a big factor on PSN because from what I can tell a LOT of people use OpenDNS or Google DNS on PS3, or they use something like unblock-us to get around Netflix region locking. All of these things will screw with the way you get connected to PSN content servers.
Sounds like you need to switch ISP if you get 300 kbpsSo how besides background downloads is Sony going to fix this slow download issue? I have never owned a PS3, but if I turn on my PS4 and try to download a FTP game and I get 300 kbps down, I won't keep the console.
I don't do any of that and PSN is still slow as balls for me.It's because when using Google DNS you will be connected to the PSN content server nearest to Google. When using your ISP's DNS you will be connected to the content server nearest your ISP. One obvious problem with the former is that everybody using Google DNS will all be hitting the same PSN content server!
I've mentioned DNS configuration in a few of the recent "PSN is slow" threads. I think this is actually a big factor on PSN because from what I can tell a LOT of people use OpenDNS or Google DNS on PS3, or they use something like unblock-us to get around Netflix region locking. All of these things will screw with the way you get connected to PSN content servers.
It's not the ISPs fault if he's getting good speeds using every other service.Sounds like you need to switch ISP if you get 300 kbps
Sounds like you need to switch ISP if you get 300 kbps
That's a severe downgrade from a "good" speedI don't do any of that and PSN is still slow as balls for me.
Battlefield 3 took 2 FULL days to download, not an exaggeration; that's just crazy.
I know it's not my connection either, because Battlefield 3 downloads on Origin in a few hours using Wifi.
I'm using the PS3's Wifi, so maybe launch units just have shit Wifi. Or the PSN servers near me are shit.
It's not the ISPs fault if he's getting good speeds using every other service.
And he's saying he doesn't want to use PSN if that's the kind of speeds he gets with it. I agree, getting those speeds on PSN is shit.That's a severe downgrade from a "good" speed
I was getting 6 Mbps with my 26mbps speed
That's a pretty good download speed that was being brought down to a bad speed
500kbps is as shit as you can get
Nope. It's always been super fast for me.
I suggest opening your ports I was getting 5-8 MbpsAnd he's saying he doesn't want to use PSN if that's the kind of speeds he gets with it. I agree, getting those speeds on PSN is shit.
I personally get speeds worse than that on PSN; it's disgraceful but it's free.
I've tried that, and I've tried switching my wireless channels just incase the PS3 didn't like the one I was using. I've tried all sorts of stuff, the problem isn't on my end.I suggest opening your ports I was getting 5-8 Mbps
Now I get 12-18
Area? Yea it's a terrible situationI've tried that, and I've tried switching my wireless channels just incase the PS3 didn't like the one I was using. I've tried all sorts of stuff, the problem isn't on my end.
My friends get shit speeds too; I guess Sony's servers in my area are just shit.
never slow for me
but I hear it's faster if you avoid using wifi
I'm hoping they'll let us choose our download servers on PS4.Area? Yea it's a terrible situation
The ps3 network card is also very outdated
I don't think it's a space issue, as I installed a 500gig hard drive myself.Does the available free hard drive space affect speeds? I have no clue when it comes to tech issues, but found out something interesting the other day whilst grabbing Saints Row 3.
I have a slim 120gb PS3, my housemate an old 60gb fat, and we have fibre-optic broadband.
After years on XBLA, after seeing all my free games, he signed up for PS+ last month.
Downloading XCOM was pretty quick on both machines. LoTR: WitN took about an hour on my PS3. He then started to d/l it on his machine. d/l speeds seemed identical for the first 20%, but then it took over 5 hours to dl the rest of it. We assumed it was just his older hardware.
Now this month he wanted to get Saints Row 3, which is about 7gb. He had to delete LoTR to make enough space (he actually needed about 15gb free space before it would start the dl). Again it was the same story, the dl got around 25% done at regular speed, but then slowed to a crawl. So as an experiment, he paused the dl, went and deleted some game data installs and freed up about 3gb. He then resumed the dl and it was back to normal speed, and stayed that way until the dl finished.
FWIW, I have never had dl speed problems on my machine, and I've always had at least 30gb free space. He has said that one of the reasons he barely used his PS3 (before we were housemates) was because of the painfully slow dl speeds. If he's always had little free space available, could that be the reason why?
This could probably have been said a lot more succintly, and I'll look like an idiot if this has already been mentioned in this thread, but thought it was worth sharing for those having issues.
Yeah, it's not an issue at my end sadly; all the correct ports are forwarded.Have you tried this http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=501177 ?
PSN is always slow. ALWAYS.