This issue has been going on for years, and it’s clearly a problem caused by Microsoft and Asobo. I’m currently re-downloading the game, and it’s absolute torture. I’m downloading a 120+ GB game at only 12 Mbits/s! (around 1 MB/s), and I’m really tired of this. It takes DAYS to download the game. Everyone is experiencing this problem, and it’s definitely not a user issue. Microsoft and Asobo are deliberately limiting download speeds. This needs to be fixed immediately!
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Take a look here. Hopefully it will help.
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I was suffering the same problem and tried countless ‘fixes’ to supposedly improve the situation. Quite frankly none of the, worked.
In the end I took a punt and tried a VPN, despite saying I would not. I still think the use of a VPN should not be necessary however it has resolved the issue for me. Updates and content manager downloads now download at a decent rate. The checking for updates while the sim is loading completes within a second or so whereas it was literally taking a minute or so before.
I suggest doing a search online for VPN recommendations. If I recall correctly all that I looked at had a 30 day money back guarantee. I figured if it made no difference I would simple get a refund. While I still do not think it should be necessary the cost of the VPN is about £2-3 per month for a 2 year subscription. I intend to review in a few months and will likely try MSFS now and then without the VPN.
I use Netflix nearly everyday so I did start to wonder if my ISP was throttling my revive even though it is not supposed to be capped. But then no doubt there will be a get-out clause in the ISP under fair usage that no doubt gives them the right to cap speeds.
Anyway, worth trying a VPN if you have run out of other ideas.
Having to use a VPN shows just how terrible this situation is, because it means they’re applying regional restrictions on download speeds. VPN used to work for me too, but now it doesn’t anymore.
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Also check with your ISP to make sure you have their latest equipment. I just recently discovered that the cable modem I had for years was obsolete, and not capable of handling the speed that I was already paying for. After the painful activation process on the replacement modem, my speeds nearly doubled on the Google speed test. Spectrum said I was paying for 400 Mb/s, but at one point, it came closer to 500.
Well, it seems I may have found the issue - for me at least.
After my previous post I start searching again for possible fixes, the below was tested using an online speed test, with my VPN disabled…
Download new drivers for my network adaptor from the manufacture - that did not work.
Restart the network adaptor - that did not work.
Plugged my network cable into a different network adaptor on my motherboard - that did not work.
Plugged the network cable into a different port on my router - BINGO!
Yes, it would seem there must be some kind of fault with my router or setting I have not found. But with the cable plugged into port 1 I get a download speed of just 15 mbps, in any other the other 3 available ports the speed goes back to where it should be at around 250-280 mbps!
I have also tested this with MSFS. The checking for update check now clears quickly… and I also downloaded some free content from the market place and had download speeds of around 170 mbps. Before I was getting just 2 mbps without the VPN.
So - worth trying different connections on your router/modem. NO idea what the issue is but using a different port on the router is working for me!
Hope this helps someone..
the last time i reinstalled, between the game and all the world updates and aircraft, and given that i work full time, it must have been about a week before i got everything the way it was before
i tried a few of the fixes, i didnt see any difference, i always download at between 0 and 12 mbps, thats just how it is for me
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I will just count my blessings: reinstalled the game (for no good reason: don’t know what got into me!) a couple weeks ago. The basic 130-ish GB downloaded and installed in 1 hour 20 minutes. Optional content manager stuff (updates etc., around another 130Gb) in about the same time.
A little additional information…
I am in the UK and use Virginmedia as my ISP supplier.
My modem/router is supplied by Virgin and appears to be manufactured by Sagemcom.
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because it means they’re applying regional restrictions on download speeds.
“They” would be your isp or your isp’s isp, depending on who you use…