# Launcher download speed extremely slow and slowing down

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**Category:** EVE Launcher\
**Created:** [July 22, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/launcher-download-speed-extremely-slow-and-slowing-down/256218 "2020-07-22T09:52:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kane\_Orsito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kane_orsito/32/275351_2.png) [@Kane\_Orsito](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kane_Orsito)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/launcher-download-speed-extremely-slow-and-slowing-down/256218/1 "2020-07-22T09:52:18Z")

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I have a 350mbps connection (tested with both speed testers and other downloads). When I attempt to download a patch, the download speed first spikes to 800kb/s (Not very good for an internet that usually downloads at 40mb/s, but is acceptable, because most of the patches only take 5 or 6 minutes at that speed).  
The issue is, soon after, the download speeds start to plummet. They drop about 6-8kb/s every second, meaning that in a minute or two, I end up with 50kb/s and a 2 hour download time. This phenomenon has happened before, but it has never been so serious, as the slowdown rate before was slow enough that I was able to download the patch eventually. Now, its basically impossible for me to download a patch. How can I fix this?

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**Author:** ![Kane\_Orsito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kane_orsito/32/275351_2.png) [@Kane\_Orsito](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kane_Orsito)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/launcher-download-speed-extremely-slow-and-slowing-down/256218/2 "2020-07-22T10:03:17Z")

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A reinstall seems to have fixed the problem, however, I would still like a workaround in case it happens again. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Dravick\_Afterthought](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dravick_afterthought/32/282017_2.png) [@Dravick\_Afterthought](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dravick_Afterthought)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/launcher-download-speed-extremely-slow-and-slowing-down/256218/3 "2020-07-22T11:22:12Z")

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I see this sometimes on all downloads, not just Eve - the fix for me seems to be switching the router off for 30 seconds then on again. YMMV

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/launcher-download-speed-extremely-slow-and-slowing-down/256218/4 "2020-10-20T11:23:11Z")

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