Having problems with download speeds

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ThreeDogsToaster

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Hey guys. I just set up my new gaming computer, downloaded steam, etc. And am experiencing ridiculously slow download speeds for my games. This is not a particularly new issue, it seems to happen to my laptop as well, and I would think that is was just a slow connection due to the nature of my internet if not for that the internet is perfectly fine for everything else, streaming videos, online gaming, et cetera, but as soon as I start downloading a game, in this case TF2, it starts downloading at around 80 KB/s, which is going to take 13 hours, where if I went to say my friends house, it would take 3.

Anyways, I was wondering if any escapists could help me with this issue, or at least shed some light on it.
 

TheComedown

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http://www.speedtest.net/

Try that and see what kind of speeds you can get there. You really havn't given much information in your OP as to what kind of connection you have, how far you are from your exchange, servers etc. Loads of factors play into your speeds.