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Hey everyone, Recently I have noticed that my PS4 is not downloading content at a normal speed. I have internet speed of 15Mbps, (I know that is not the best, but still going way too slow even for those speeds).
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So right now I am trying to download the Dying Light DLC, which is about 2GB. Usually that will take somewhere around 30 minutes or so. However my PS4 is downloading it very slow and it's telling me 4 hours left. There is no way that is possible.
I run speed tests and my tests on my laptop and phone to check my wifi here at home and the speed results are fine.
Something I have noticed though is that whenever I boot my ps4 off and turn it back on it will start downloading the content at it's normal speed, so when it would tell me 4 hours left, it now tells me 13 minutes left (which should be normal as it's already downloaded over 1GB), but then after about 10 minutes, the download speed will slow down again and it would give me the long wait time again.
Does anyone know what's going on here? I'm afraid to even think that my PS4 is going bad on me already.. Please Help. Thanks.
EDIT: I'm putting it in rest mode for 10 minutes to see how much downloads.
Do downloads run faster when on rest mode? Do they run slower when I have a game opened on the main menu?
Just questions I'm thinking about as to trying to figure out why the speed is so slow.
Also. there is a second PS4 is the house here and it downloaded this 2.2GB download in about 35 Minutes.
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As someone who's had PSN download speed problems for years -- especially on the day of a release or major update -- I found myself frequently Googling for and testing out potential fixes that never worked. Changing DNS servers, ritualistically switching between WiFi and Ethernet, superstitiously pausing and unpausing downloads at different completion percentages, and even trying to let all downloads progress while the PS4 is in Rest Mode. Nothing ever worked. I finally landed on this potential fix from Redditor TheTigerbite, which described a very simple four-step process that only took a couple of minutes and basically completely uncapped my PSN download speeds. I'm just here to let you know that, if you fall into the camp I've been stuck in for years -- every fix you come across not working -- this one actually works.
What You'll Need
- Proxy server software (far easier than it sounds, don't worry)
- A computer
- Your PS4 and computer running on the same network
What To Do
- Download and install a proxy server on your computer. CCProxy is simple and has a free version for Windows computers. You can try Squidman for Macs
- After launching your proxy server, get its IP and port number (from the HTTP port listing). In CCProxy, you can just hit the Options menu to get this info
- Now, on your PS4, set up a new internet connection. Use the custom setup instead of the easy setup. Select auto for everything except the proxy
- Plug in the IP and port number you previously got from your proxy server. (When I set this up using CCProxy, the port was listed as '8080,' but you can try '808' if that doesn't work)
That's it. After literal years of intermittent Googling and tinkering with my router and internet settings, this solution actually worked. My PSN download speeds now reflect what I'm paying my ISP to provide. Downloading Mass Effect: Andromeda's 1.9 GB day-one update went from three hours to three minutes after the fix.
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Ps4 How To Speed Up Downloads
It's worth noting that, for as long as your PSN internet connection is set up like this, it can only connect to the internet via your proxy. So, since I've never had a problem with actual ping or lag when playing online (only having the speed problems when downloading), I simply turn off the proxy after a large download has completed and reconfigure my PS4's internet connection back to my router. I don't download large files too often on the PSN, but if you do, it's up to you to decide if you want to switch between your proxy or not.
Does Ps4 Download Faster In Rest Mode
If you're wondering why this works, Redditor tibiazak explains it well. Basically, the PS4 doesn't grab a lot of data at once, but running it through the proxy makes it grab little amounts of data a lot faster.