I've been trying to get today's patch, but it's taking forever.
First time, after an hour I still only had 20%. Canceled and restarted, and it's still slow as sin. Not having any other download issues, I can pull in other stuff at 3 MB/s easily.
I WAS having same issue, not sure if it's coincidence or this worked but after doing the following, the patching shot up to expected speeds;
Renew IP Address
Go to Start Menu
Search for cmd
Right-click and "Run as Administrator"
Type the following: ipconfig /release
Hit Enter
Now, type ipconfig /renew
Hit Enter
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Renew IP Address
Go to Start Menu
Search for cmd
Right-click and "Run as Administrator"
Type the following: ipconfig /release
Hit Enter
Now, type ipconfig /renew
Hit Enter
(Taken from http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1192081 )