I don’t usually have slow internet, but lately it feels like it’s only bad when I actually need it. Sometimes I get a steady 30+ MB/s download, but most of the time it keeps dropping to 0 over and over. This has been happening for months, and I’m at my wit’s end. I wanted to share screenshots of the issue, but I can’t.
Speed tests show 500+ MB/s down and 50+ MB/s up, but when I try downloading something on Steam, it goes from 16 MB/s one second to 0 MB/s the next, and then back up. The worst part is it’s not just downloads—this also happens when I’m gaming, and the connection drops for a second, kicking me out of matches.
I’ve tried clearing the download cache on Steam and shutting down everything else in the house that uses the internet, but nothing works. Please help! It’s driving me crazy.
Are your drivers up to date? Are you using a wired or wireless connection?
Sometimes, Windows can turn off your network adapter to save power. I had the same issue—disconnections during games, and then the internet came back. Once I disabled that feature, it stopped happening.