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harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
Re: Steam related discussions

Hey guys, I've installed steam on my PC and successfully logged in. I ran it a few days back, but now its not openning. its stuck at "connecting account..." screen. I can see in the Resource Monitor that its downloading something, but when it first starts, it searches for updates ans days no update available. I have lots of steam games waiting to be installed but I just cannot start the Steam client. Please suggest a solution.

I dont have broadband, just a 2G connection.
 
ACidBaseD

ACidBaseD

ACid DrinkeR
Re: Steam related discussions

harshilsharma63 said:
Hey guys, I've installed steam on my PC and successfully logged in. I ran it a few days back, but now its not openning. its stuck at "connecting account..." screen. I can see in the Resource Monitor that its downloading something, but when it first starts, it searches for updates ans days no update available. I have lots of steam games waiting to be installed but I just cannot start the Steam client. Please suggest a solution.

I dont have broadband, just a 2G connection.
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Simple. Get a broadband. :)
 
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Digital Fragger

A Functioning God
Re: Steam related discussions

it does use some bandwidth while connecting.. minimum of 256kbps is recommended for quick start.. else it may take too long or get stuck while logging in.
 
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Vignesh B

Youngling
Re: Steam related discussions

Even on a 512kbps connection, it takes around a minute to connect.
Btw what does it do for consuming so much bandwidth just to log in?
 
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Digital Fragger

A Functioning God
Re: Steam related discussions

i guess ownership checks, installation checks, friends online, friends status, inventory check, pending invites and events etc..
just checked now and it took exactly 9 secs for me on 512kbps.. :D
 
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Digital Fragger

A Functioning God
Re: Steam related discussions

I'm on bsnl too now.. 512kbps.. <10 secs for steam startup..
try these two steps..

1. See if the automatic detection box in lan settings is checked. Uncheck it.

*i.imgur.com/05HaIAE.png

2. Delete everything in the highlighted folders.. you may even add those to automatic cleanup in ccleaner.

*i.imgur.com/52Afatc.png
 
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arijitsinha

﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿ O'RLY?
Re: Steam related discussions

Vignesh B said:
^^ Thanks a lot. The second step solved the issue. Now the starting time is around 10 secs.
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The first one will boost the performance of steam browser. Load any webpage in that browser now. And see the magic. ;)

Piyush said:
steam sale starts tomorrow/
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I found a way to get the games cheaper. Trade with russians. :p

I got HL Complete arount $6(in russian store it is $4.5), where our price is $10.

Till date we abused them in Dota 2, but now I think I have to make some russian friends ;)

But be carefull of the region lockings.
 
thetechfreak

thetechfreak

Legend Never Ends
Re: Steam related discussions

^^ If Steam detects too much of cross region gifting then your friend will have his Steam profile permanently banned :wink:
 
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arijitsinha

﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿ O'RLY?
Re: Steam related discussions

thetechfreak said:
^^ If Steam detects too much of cross region gifting then your friend will have his Steam profile permanently banned :wink:
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Is it? There are many russian people trade on reddit, I guess per day they trade around 40-50 games. I have not seen anyone reported a ban or something.
 
Shah

Shah

Cyborg Agent
Re: Steam related discussions

arijitsinha said:
Is it? There are many russian people trade on reddit, I guess per day they trade around 40-50 games. I have not seen anyone reported a ban or something.
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Read this year old article Steam proves we don’t own the games we buy | Games | Geek.com
 
Vyom

Vyom

The Power of x480
Staff member
Admin
Re: Steam related discussions

How to decide, if you need to buy a game from steam from sale?

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Bhargav

Bhargav

In the zone
Re: Steam related discussions

KF wid Steam treading Cards :hyper::doublethumb::doublethumb::doublethumb:

Steam Community :: Group :: Steam Trading Cards Group
 
Niilesh

Niilesh

Padawan
Re: Steam related discussions

Hey do we need a minimum speed to download games in steam? My DOTA 2 download is stuck at 3.3/3.5 GB :( my Data card interference shows that i have downloaded 110+ MB since i started the download at 3.3 GB

Edit : I found on google that stucking of downloads is a common problem in steam with no proper solution :(
Anyone else had similar experience ?
 
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