Download/Installation speed inconsistencies

R_Corazon · Apr 29, 2020

Hello, I'm trying to download the update for Modern Warfare and I'm having really inconsistent download/installation speeds. It fluctuates between 200kbps and ~110mbps but most often it stays at 8mbps. I'm not sure why this is since I've tested my network
speed on both ookla on my PC and through the Xbox settings and I get 50-100mbps download each time. I've gone through the usual network troubleshooting (ethernet vs wireless, resetting the modem router and xbox, checking for software updates on both my router
and xbox, etc). Will this low speed affect the speed/lag of online games as well or is it mainly just for large downloads, and if so what can I do to try and maintain higher speeds?

Any help would be greatly appreciated and I hope you have a wonderful day!

:)

kief of police

Im having. Same issue, its been 2.5 hours and i just got half way through the 2gb Fortnite update. I have a fiber connection with 1gb down/ up and other app updates downloaded instantly as usual. I use 1.1.1.1 cloudfare as my DNS so tried just using automatic
and im still not getting above 900kbps....kbps, not mbps lol. Only thing different than yesterday is an xbox insider alpha ring update installed at 11am . I work in IT so ive tried resetting router and tried using my VPN to see if anything changed. My internet
speed is fine on every other device and even updating other games /apps is normal speed (100mbps+)

R_Corazon

Yeah I would imagine the servers at Activision are sucking wind pretty hard right now lol. My NAT type is open but I did have my DNS set to automatic since I was unfamiliar with how it worked and didn't want to break anything. Since you asked though I
read up on it some more and set my primary DNS as 208.67.222.222 and the secondary as 208.67.220.220 and I'm getting almost 160mbps, thank you so much!

BakyOsijekHr

It can be a lot of issues. I think it is a overload of Activision servers. Your DNS settings on Xbox? Your NAT type?

NxtDoc1851

These inconsistencies show it is not about speeds. Something is off.

mykreau

Thanks Paul,

Typically, the speed starts off strong... full speed within the initial 30 seconds to one minute or so. That's an estimate. It's pretty inconsistent. I have had some updates stay consistently strong for 75-80% of the download then plummet for the remainder.

Almost always tho, once the speed lowers, it never recovers back to initial speeds.

Download/Installation speed inconsistencies