Ps4 and my downloads

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Oct 13, , pm EDT. A router can only handle traffic demands on Wi-Fi sequentially, in a queue based system, and not simultaneously. More devices connecting equals more traffic demands, equals longer downloads, as the router can only do so much at once and has to keep everyone happy. However, there is a setting called Quality of Service or QoS, which you can try and use on your router to manage traffic and prioritize your PS4 on the home network.

This is a setting which can tell your router to handle all traffic demands from your PS4 first, before anything else. It is mainly used to reduce ping on busy networks; nevertheless you can try it if you like to see if it also improves download speeds as well at busy peak times. Nevertheless, it is good practice to use QoS to reduce ping at least on busy networks, and may offer some help with download speeds. More generally, it is also true that downloads can run slower more generally at peak internet use time evenings and weekends , when lots of people are indoors and using the internet.

One thing that can commonly catch people out is not realizing the difference between download speeds and file sizes. This is something that caught me out when I was expecting a patch download to be completed in seconds when in fact it took many minutes. Put simply, download speeds from your ISP are measured in megabits per seconds, whereas file sizes are measured in megabytes or gigabytes, a much larger unit of data.

A bit is eight times smaller than byte, and therefore a megabit is eight times smaller than a megabyte, and a thousand times smaller still than a gigabyte. There are megabits in a Gigabyte so this gives some idea of why large downloads can take so long. At a download speed of 50 megabits not megabytes per second we can expect to download megabits or just over a third of a gigabyte per minute. If you have a large game of 20 gigabytes or more to download you can now see why it will take so long.

A file that large will take around 1 hour to download at this speed. Online gamer and general home networking enthusiast. I like to create articles to help people solve common home networking problems. Skip to content. Entertainment Forget Spotify Wrapped, this website will shame you for your music tastes. Deals Get a free pair of Galaxy Buds 2 when you buy any of these Samsung phones. GameTechie The new Kirby and the Forgotten Land shows that the lovable pink ball will outlive us all.

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