Download speeds are terrible

OK what type of connection fibre or satilite o r cable or DSL or lte modem

If anythimg but cable or DSL you need to work with your ISP to adjust your settings for gaming

Also does your account region match your actual location?

The download speeds are terrible. A 1GB download takes like 3 times longer than an Xbox 1GB download

That may be the case, however it's far more likely that the issue is on your end, if it wasn't then you'd see the forums flooded with the same issue.

I would suggest rebooting your router and possible setting up Port Forwarding (steps here:

support.xbox.com/.../network-ports-used-xbox-live) then seeing if your download speeds improve.

How is your console hooked up? Have you checked your internet service provider to ensure you don't have a bottleneck somewhere?

You should run a test a speedtest.com to see what your up and down speeds are.

When I download larger games or several games, I set it to do background downloads. That way I can turn the console off and it will continue to download.

Hi there,

Not wanting to reign in on onyx62is's very accurate information here, but I would just like to add a few extra things. Firstly, GTA V is a very large game download. The game comes down in two parts. The first part comes directly via the marketplace and is
7.6GB. Once this download is launched, the second part downloads - which is around 8GB. Note: You can not launch the game until the second download is completed. The total size is about 16GB.

How fast your game downloads is mostly dependant on the download speed your ISP provides. Do you know what this is? If not, please do as onyx62is's has suggested and complete a speed test at
www.speedtest.net. Then post your speed back here.

Thanks