steam download problem?

[Diamicles]

I just installed steam a couple of weeks ago, and am trying to download a game on there (yes, I'm a bit behind the times on this one).

The problem that I am having is that my download starts off a a decent clip (~50kbps) and drops off after about 10 minutes (to about 10kbps). I'm using a DSL connection, so I know it's not very fast anyway, but why would it be dropping off, and what can I do to remedy this? Are there specific ports to open on hardware firewalls?

[Pikarya]

Set your region in settings to the appropriate area. This usually fixes this problems. If all else fails, make sure firewalls/port blockers/etc. are turned off.

[Diamicles]

Well I checked to make sure that I was in the right zone, and it was.

It seems like it trucks along for a while, but then it just stops. Firewall is setup to allow steam and steam downloads, so I'm a little lost. Might have to call tech support I suppose.