Slow download speeds on consoles

If you have a fast internet speed but a slow download, try closing all open games and apps. Your console slows the download whenever you're using the console, so try making sure you have nothing open!

Please check the troubleshooting steps for slow downloads here: https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/...eshoot-slow-game-or-app-downloads-on-xbox-one

Also be aware, that if you are playing an online game, or streaming a video, the Xbox automatically throttles the download in the background to give you more bandwidth for your actual game you're playing or video you're watching.

Additionally, sometimes the console verifies parts of the download and unpacks them, and depending on what else your hard drive is doing, that verification and unpacking can take some time, during which the console is not actually downloading from the net,
"confusing" the download speed indicator, as nothing is downloading currently, and it shows "slower" download speeds, as there is no new data incoming.

Is that slow download speed specific to CoD or are other downloads also slow?

Hello!

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Are you connecting the console to the network through an ethernet cable or WiFi? The ethernet cord will give a better download speed. There are different categories of ethernet cords that allocate different
speeds. An example is the CAT6 which allows a Gigabit of download speed. We recommend making sure there are no applications, games or other downloads that are active as this can slow down the overall download speed. The article entitled

Troubleshoot Slow Game or App Downloads is able to provide more information about this issue. Be sure to let us know the results!

If your broadband/internet speeds are slow then that's down to you to sort out if you can.It's not Microsofts problem.

The way gaming is now with updates,patches etc. you are going to have issues if you have slow internet speeds.

You can set your console to download updates etc. if it's in "instant on" mode in the power settings & it will download updates when they are released,even if the console is off.

Hey there Bigs XXL,

Are you seeing this when playing another game online or using a streaming service like Netflix or Hulu? The download speeds prioritize based on what you're doing on the console during the download. So if you're playing online or watching Netflix, your download
speeds will vary due to the console trying to ensure you have a lag free experience in multiplayer.
This guide can also help with slow speed troubleshooting.