Gaming Steam wont reach my download max

[XpertNoobhacker]

so i recently bought the elder scrolls on steam.
I tested my new internet connection with online speed tests.
They come back at 10/12 Mega bytes per sec (Im gonna type it like that so I dont get confused bytes/bits)
when i download off steam on PC or laptop its very slow (1.4 Mega bytes) absolute max.
I dont have any torrent applications or anything else open to be slowing it down and no matter what i seem to do nothing changes
if anything its slower. now im unsure how to proceed as first id suspected my connection but after testing i get the same 10/12 Mega bytes a sec no matter wifi or wired. Also all throttling options are disabled and changing servers does nothing but make the problem worse.

So any seasoned steam veterans that could help here would be much appreciated.

 

[TheCasualties]

I get around the same speed when downloading from steam. I've gotten lucky a few times and seen it reach ~30, but that's kind of rare.

I'd guess it's a limitation on Steam's side. Maybe someone else can come in with more info but I've not found reliable way to speed it up.

 

[XpertNoobhacker]

Sorry may have pulled the trigger to soon on the question I was hesitant to contact my ISP as I just had the router and line installed and hacked up but as it turns out it is on they're end 'problem at the exchange' so I'd encourage anyone reading this wondering the same to contact they're ISP tech support thanks though for the advice and I thought I was missing somthing being a noob haha

 

[Mythical]

Pretty sure isps limit the traffick of things like steam to prevent large spikes on their servers. You usually get 10-20% download on steam compared to that of your maximum download speed of your network

 

[vagabond139]

The ISP or Steam is usually what will limit you.