I currently have the 22mps cable internet(along with a silly boost thing that ups my speed at the initial start of a download). The connection test in the XMB settings says I have 24mps download. I go to download the Ratchet demo and it is coming in at 3mps. Taking about 15min to download. That seems to be about standard for me. A 1-2 gig download takes me about 10 or so minutes. I can watch movies as I am downloading them off the store without ever having to wait for buffering. I've done everything I know to ensure a good connection. My PS3 is wired with a static IP, and opened all of the ports in the router for it. Media servers are turned off, and I have NAT type 2 settings.
While I seem to get everything off the network in a timely manner, I am not exactly downloading with the full speed of my connection. Does the PSN have a limit of about 3mps? I realize that the connection speed will go up and down depending on how busy the network is, but is there really that much more it can go up? What about with playing games like CoD and Uncharted 2 online, are they ever going to use the full potential of my bandwidth? My house only has one other computer, and it's mine. So there aren't going to be multiple downloads going on to eat up the bandwidth.
I am thinking of switching to a much more stable fiber optic connection with a 12mps connection. I am dropping my speed by 10mps, but I will still be above any speeds I get on PSN. Could that drop still for some unforseen reason effect my PSN connection for the worse?
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