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Posted May 22, 2021
I did an update with GOGRepo last night, and it showed nearly 600GB of new updates. I started downloading it at about midnight, and 12 hours later, when I should have about 80-100GB left, it's not even halfway done. Pretty sure it's not on my end....

Sorry, just venting here. Don't get too excited.

Just frustrated as this is the first time GOG has been slow or throttled for me. So thanks GOG.
Posted May 22, 2021
The thing with download speeds is that there are way to many possibilities to put blame on just one.

An example I have is a few months ago my household was experiencing slow download speeds, we checked with our provider and they stated that everything was running fine however we were still getting periodic slowdown or drops. They then called us back a day or two later and asked to put a device on our end to monitor the bandwidth. After a few days with more periodic drops it was discovered it was the company that installed/owned the lines to our house that were sending pulses into the system which were causing the drops among other providers.

Once we contacted them directly and commented on how odd it was to find this happening just as they were doing a promotion to get people to sign to there Internet service it stopped.


Not saying this happened to you but shows that there are many possibilities .
Posted May 22, 2021
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wolfsite: The thing with download speeds is that there are way to many possibilities to put blame on just one.

An example I have is a few months ago my household was experiencing slow download speeds, we checked with our provider and they stated that everything was running fine however we were still getting periodic slowdown or drops. They then called us back a day or two later and asked to put a device on our end to monitor the bandwidth. After a few days with more periodic drops it was discovered it was the company that installed/owned the lines to our house that were sending pulses into the system which were causing the drops among other providers.

Once we contacted them directly and commented on how odd it was to find this happening just as they were doing a promotion to get people to sign to there Internet service it stopped.


Not saying this happened to you but shows that there are many possibilities .
I know. However, I don't experience these slow DL speeds anywhere else. And I've DL'd TB of data from different places. A few throttle to keep their own bandwidth low. If GOG does so, I'd love confirmation of that, and consistency with the speeds.
Posted May 22, 2021
Just as a note on how variable this seems to be, I've never had an issue (Northeast US). GOG downloads pretty much as fast as Steam or Epic for me. Granted I use Galaxy to download the offline installers, maybe using a browser is slower.
Posted May 22, 2021
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wolfsite: The thing with download speeds is that there are way to many possibilities to put blame on just one.
This.

A bit off topic:
I'm pretty tech savvy, but I still encounter things that seem like 'magic'. We recently moved to a new apartment - and the bedroom turned out to be a wifi "black hole". Connection in the room next to it is fine, even though there are more walls between that room and the modem/router/AP.
A wifi powerline adaptor solved it... most of the time. I've noticed that, when it loses the powerline connection, often it's when it's raining outside.

Note: Like I said, it's off-topic. When I download games from GOG, I use my main PC, connected to the modem/router via ethernet cable. I've had times when downloading from GOG was slower than usual - but it was always temporary.
Posted May 22, 2021
@OP: You could try limiting your download speed for testing.
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teceem: A bit off topic:
I'm pretty tech savvy, but I still encounter things that seem like 'magic'. We recently moved to a new apartment - and the bedroom turned out to be a wifi "black hole". Connection in the room next to it is fine, even though there are more walls between that room and the modem/router/AP.
A wifi powerline adaptor solved it... most of the time. I've noticed that, when it loses the powerline connection, often it's when it's raining outside.
That's interesting. Maybe there's something inside those bedroom walls? Maybe some material used for soundproof, or anything like it that could worsen wifi signal?
Posted May 22, 2021
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teceem: snip
Was having the same issue too with wall material and thickness and bathrooms absorbing the wifi's EMR.

Another cheap solution to this is converting an old router into a WAP or ethernet switch.
Posted May 22, 2021
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teceem: We recently moved to a new apartment - and the bedroom turned out to be a wifi "black hole".
Neat. Unintentional faraday cage! ... Just curious whether you can make and receive calls on a cell phone there.
Posted May 22, 2021
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.Keys: That's interesting. Maybe there's something inside those bedroom walls? Maybe some material used for soundproof, or anything like it that could worsen wifi signal?
There's only one wall that's different from the walls in the room next to it - a side wall that's not in-between the room and the router.
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Canuck_Cat: Another cheap solution to this is converting an old router into a WAP or ethernet switch.
Of course, but this DIY solution is not cheap at all - it means that I have to hire someone to install ethernet in the walls. I don't have any spare routers and a WAP or switch by itself is cheap enough.
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Mr.Mumbles: Neat. Unintentional faraday cage! ... Just curious whether you can make and receive calls on a cell phone there.
Mobile network coverage is fine within the room, as is wifi from the powerline adaptor (when it doesn't lose connection to its sibling that's connected to the modem/router).
Posted May 22, 2021
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Canuck_Cat: Another cheap solution to this is converting an old router into a WAP or ethernet switch.
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teceem: Of course, but this DIY solution is not cheap at all - it means that I have to hire someone to install ethernet in the walls. I don't have any spare routers and a WAP or switch by itself is cheap enough.
Old router = already free or you can buy a used AC router for 15-20 EUR based on ~33% theoretical max speeds matching your internet speed plan. Just have to buy one or two flat ethernet cable(s) and route them along baseboards or ceiling to your WAP. No need to hire someone to route behind walls unless you're very strict with appearances.
Post edited May 22, 2021 by Canuck_Cat
Posted May 22, 2021
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if only you could update the installers instead of downloading them all over again :=
Posted May 23, 2021
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Canuck_Cat: Old router = already free or you can buy a used AC router for 15-20 EUR based on ~33% theoretical max speeds matching your internet speed plan. Just have to buy one or two flat ethernet cable(s) and route them along baseboards or ceiling to your WAP. No need to hire someone to route behind walls unless you're very strict with appearances.
Even when forgoing aesthetics (but not ignoring ergonomics/safety), I don't have the skills to put a cable in that room. If I could, the WAP would already be there. ATM, the powerline adaptor is the cheapest solution; the next best thing is investing in a mesh router.

"based on ~33% theoretical max speeds matching your internet speed plan"
-> I have my own network (for file transfer and such). "internet speed plan" is irrelevant.
Post edited May 23, 2021 by teceem
Posted May 23, 2021
I'm in the US and the download speeds are fast via browser. Perhaps it's your ISP?
Post edited May 23, 2021 by Arcadius-8606
Posted May 23, 2021
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Arcadius-8606: I'm in the US and the download speeds are fast via browser. Perhaps it's our ISP?
Your ISP can throttle a protocol or data via certain ports (even certain packets, but that's not a nice thing to do (sniffing)), not the program you locally use.
Posted May 23, 2021
i'm not quite sure if i remember this right. has there been often complaints about gogs slow download speed of offline installers on the forum over the past 5 years or so?
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