Why is PSN so slow...?

[mjk45]

John2290 said:

pokoko said:

Those are FROM's servers, aren't they?  I wonder where they're located.

Lots of ISPs have dips during peak hours.  Mine does, as does pretty much anything with shared bandwidth.  It could be the server network Sony (or the publisher) is using, it could be your own ISP throttling large downloads, it could be any of the networks and ISPs between your console and the servers in question, or it could be any combination of those things.  That was the point I was trying to make with the post I quoted.

As far as Netflix goes, they pay the biggest ISPs for extra bandwidth consideration.

There are so many variables.  I remember reading a post by a guy who switched ISPs and his PS4 speeds surged.

On my laptop speeds vary from 60-90 MB/s but are pretty stable at 80ish for the most part. On the ps4 it is varying between 1MB/s - 30Mb/s but for the most part syas below 10Mb/s by the calculations of the ps4 and averages at 15Mb/s by my calculation from what I've downloaded and how long those downloads have taken. This is not just inconsistant its about 10% of what I'm getting on pc and laptop. Also, I never have anything running at the same time and I'm using the internet right now on 3g just to use up my prepaid data which will expire soon.

 I know you know the difference between byte and bit, so why are you using a combination of B and b instead of one or the other.