Slow upload speed when using OBS for twitch
I pay for the 2 gig service from cox which is advertising as 2 mbps download and 40 Mbps upload. Download is great but my upload is literally a 16th of what advertised and its not stable, i unplugged...
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im using cat 6E and in the correct port
Have you verified your settings for the network? I have an Alienware R16 with a 2.5gbps Killer ethernet port, and the default setting was for 1gbps. I had to manually change the settings. ALSO, my original ethernet cable a Cat 6E was bad, replacing it and fixing the settings were BOTH required for me to get 2.5 gbps speed from my ethernet.
Go into network and internet/ethernet can verify the link speed. I am currently on 500 down/50 up, but yes my equipment can handle MUCH faster. Even though -
I verified my network card in my PC it's a 2.5 GbE internet card. My download isn't the issue. My upload is speedtest shows it's 40 mbps for me. But whenever I'm sending a constant stream for twitch why wouldn't my upload be that. It's why I used OBS provided twitch bandwidth program. It takes the servers they specifically use for hosting and allows me to see what my upload is for streaming.
When you are connected to any server, you are at the mercy of the server as to the actual upload speed. They can and will limit bandwidth based on the number of concurrent connections; however, seeing the variation in the various test sites for upstream makes me think there may be an issue on our end. Please reach out to us on Twitter at CoxHelp, visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/coxcommunications, or email us at Cox.Help@cox.com so we can investigate this for you.
If you are getting 40 mbps upload speed then you are fast enough to support 4K streaming. I know it's not the speed you want to see, and there can be a number of reasons why it's at 40, but that speed IS fast enough to support 4K.
Again, have you tried swapping your ethernet cable? I know you said you are using a 6E, but I have see new cables be bad cables.
You are misunderstanding me, I don't need faster upload speed, i need the current amount that I'm paying for which is 40 mbps, I'm only getting 3-4 mbps when I'm streaming and it's highly inconsistent at that. I ended up getting a new cat cable and that didn't improve it at all. I got a technican coming out tomorrow to check in the home to see if any wires need replacing. I will re-iterate what i said earlier. I don't even expect to get 40 mbps for upload but I should be getting way more then the 3-4 mbps I'm getting right now if I'm paying for 40 mbps. Especially if I'm streaming at 4 am in the morning because there isn't any congestion
