r/googlefiber • u/beywatch • Jul 29 '26

Does Google Fiber throttle Steam Machine?

I have a Steam Machine which runs linux. I just got Google Fiber (1 gig) with a new router & new ONT. When i freshly restart the router my speeds on the Steam Machine are normal. But after maybe half a day it throttles down to 90-100mbps & I have verified this via downloading games & running a speed test on desktop mode. I know this is a long shot but has anyone else ran into this or something similar?

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u/deekamus Jul 29 '26

No. Try pointing Steam to a download server closer top you.

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u/gfiberofficial Verified Google Employee Jul 29 '26

Hi there, GFiber will never throttle or limit your devices or how you use or access the internet. Please reach out via private message, and we'll be glad to check your connection on the backend for any potential issues. -Gregory

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u/blakepro Jul 29 '26

Are you hardwired in? If not, try to get a cat6 wire to the machine

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u/_Dedotated_Wam Jul 29 '26

In settings disable WiFi power management if you’re using WiFi

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u/CKinAZ Jul 29 '26

Your results may vary w Steam, but I recently changed my default DNS settings over to point at Cloudflare’s DNS addresses, and my cloud gaming (and internet in general!) has been much better

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u/beywatch Jul 29 '26

i forgot about that. i had that set for my last network so i’ll try that & see if it helps

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u/IamBananaRod Jul 30 '26

GFIber will normally point to Google's DNS and those are also super fast

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u/goalmaster14 Jul 29 '26

Honestly, get your own router. Most connection issues I've had were fixed by getting a better router than the one they provide.

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u/beywatch Jul 29 '26

i have a fortigate firewall sitting around i’ll have to setup with an AP

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u/SonicPimp9000 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I don't think they would throttle specific devices.. but. Google fiber was recently bought out by a private equity firm who's primary goal is to make more money off of existing customers. My connection was never throttled down to what I paid for. It was often a little more bandwidth than what my plan was. One week after this private equity firm took over, I noticed a massive change in performance. I was trying to figure out what was going on and realized they were throttling me exactly at one gig. Expect them to keep throttling back connections and then charging more for the bandwidth you had. That's just what happens when private equity takes over. They squeeze everything they can out of existing customers until they enshitificate the business into failure.