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Thread ID: 93356 2008-09-13 05:54:00 Does Xnet Throttle torrents? Or is something worse going on? Mirddes (10) Press F1
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704930 2008-11-02 04:03:00 AHHA!
I'm not just imagining it.
Yes yes yes.
I'm having similar issues with xnet in the last couple of weeks.
EVERYTHING is slower.
www.speedtest.net initially when testing 4500d/130u cuz i'm limited and now i'm pushing it for 3000d. the xnet speedtest only gives me like 1500d.
I asked what's up and the bloke didn't know squat!
LOVED xnet when i first got it. now it's annoying. picked up yesterday for torrents 50k + down spread but otherwise 30k spread!!! was really happy with 100+ at first signup :)
Conspiracy lovers unite.
Conspiracy haters contact me or just straight to the source....xnet.

oh and i'm on river or something. ul/down/128up
Bangbug (14176)
704931 2008-11-02 05:15:00 Im on naked dsl.

I've been asking my dad in hong Kong to download for me because data and broadband is just so expensive here
Ninjabear (2948)
704932 2008-11-02 11:40:00 nerd, with that many seeds, its unlikely that its an issue with the other peers.

Its most likely either:
1) Router - Ditch the D-Link router.. Get yourself a half-decent Linksys one perhaps?
2) Port-Forwarding - Pick some non-standard ports to run your stuff on
3) Encryption settings - Try turning them on / off / whatever...

What speeds do you get from testmyspeed.co.nz? Im getting 4100kbps down & 140kbps up (Not bad for a plan thats s'posed to limit me to 128kbps upload!)
Torrents come down semi-slow to be honest at times, but a download with a MegaUpload premium account (Got one for a month to test with and see if it was just torrents) and they rocket down at around 600KB/s!
Same deal with a Usenet account, they frequently reach over 500KB/s!

BTW - I know its not the port-forwarding settings on my SMC router, they worked just fine when I was with Ihug / Vodafone a few months ago and got super-nice speeds there (Frequently 200KB/s+), not to mention Ive had a mate in Aus grab the same torrent I was testing with now Im with Xnet, 2 mins after I used it, and he pulled it down at over 900KB/s!
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